Summary:
The Delavan-Darien School District in southeastern Wisconsin serves roughly 1,672 students across five schools — two elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools — covering grades PK through 12. As a whole, the district ranks near the bottom of the state: 412th of 432 districts, or the 5th percentile, with 0 stars. Enrollment is split fairly evenly across levels, with the largest school being Delavan-Darien High at 511 students and the smallest being Delavan Darien Technical School Inc at 93.
At the high school level, Delavan-Darien High is the stronger of the two, with a 96.8% graduation rate and a 0.1% dropout rate — both better than the state. Its chronic absenteeism, however, is the highest in the district at 17.5%, just above the state's 17.3%. Delavan Darien Technical School Inc graduates 93.3% of students with no dropouts and lower absenteeism (11.5%), but its test proficiency is the lowest in the district by a wide margin, and it spends far less per student ($5,950) with a much higher student-teacher ratio (23.8). Phoenix Middle stands out for the best attendance in the district — 8.7% chronic absenteeism, about half the state rate — though its test scores remain below state averages, especially 8th grade math.
Among the elementaries, only Darien Elementary has state test scores, since Turtle Creek Elementary serves PK–2. Darien's scores are below the state in every subject, and its state percentile has slipped from 31% to 22% over three years. Darien also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 65.92%. Turtle Creek has the highest per-student spending ($19,882) and the smallest classes (10.1 students per teacher), but no test data to judge. Across the district, the main challenge is clear: every reported test subject and grade falls below the state average, even as graduation and dropout numbers look strong.
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