Summary:
Traver Elementary is the only elementary school in the Linn J4 School District, serving families in the Lake Geneva, WI area. It is classified as an elementary school but actually serves grades PK–8 with just 75 students enrolled, and about 56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Because it is the district's only school, school and district figures are often identical, especially on the Forward Exam.
The school's clearest strengths are in engagement and resources. Chronic absenteeism is only 7.5%, less than half Wisconsin's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% compared with the state's 1.1%. Per-student spending is high at $27,340, and the student-teacher ratio is a very low 5.2 students per teacher. Academically, there are real bright spots: 3rd grade math at 77.78% proficient and 3rd grade ELA at 66.67% in 2025–26, 5th grade math at 85.71% in 2024–25, and 8th grade social studies at 75% in 2024–25 — all well above state averages.
Those highlights sit alongside significant challenges. The district is rated 0 stars and 9th percentile, and many tested grades fall below state averages, including 4th grade ELA and math at 25% and 8th grade math at 22.22% in 2025–26. The school's rank moved from 3 stars in 2023–24, down to 1 star in 2024–25, then up to 2 stars in 2025–26 — improved, but still below its earlier level. Note that with only 75 students, a single student can shift a grade-level percentage dramatically, so multi-year patterns matter more than any one result.
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