Walworth J1 School District

Walworth J1 School District in Wisconsin is a single-school district: Walworth Elementary serves roughly 409 students in grades PK–8, so every district-level figure also describes this one school. About 47.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $15,577, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.6.

Climate and student-engagement measures are the school's clearest strengths. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, well below the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide. School rankings have also improved, from 752 of 1,061 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 669 of 1,039 (36th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, 6th grade was a bright spot: ELA at 60.00% proficient versus the state's 54.95%, and Math at 53.33% versus 53.60%. Third, 5th, and 6th grade ELA also beat the state.

Academics overall, however, trail the state. In 2025–2026 all six tested grades fell below the state in Math, where the school averaged 40.21% against 53.73% — a gap of about 13.5 percentage points; Science averaged 39.58% versus 52.66%, and Social Studies 56.55% versus 65.07%. Eighth grade was the hardest hit: ELA 40.48% vs. 54.38%, Math 33.33% vs. 53.67%, Science 33.33% vs. 51.86%, and Social Studies 54.76% vs. 64.63%, with Science and Math each falling about 22.2 points from 2024–2025. Across all tests the school averaged 46.19% versus the state's 55.13%, widening the gap from about 4.7 points a year earlier. Because these are different cohorts of students, year-over-year comparisons should be read with care.