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Darlington Elementary/Middle

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Darlington Elementary/Middle ranks 549 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Darlington Elementary/Middle is a public school serving 633 students in grades PK-8 in Darlington, Wisconsin, which is part of the Darlington Community School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years, typically ranking between 380-629 out of over 1,000 schools, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Wisconsin elementary schools.

Darlington Elementary/Middle performs relatively better for female students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top half of Wisconsin schools for these subgroups. However, the school struggles with male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Wisconsin schools for these subgroups. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state average, though they perform better in Social Studies and Science, with 8th-grade students scoring above the state average in these subjects. Darlington Elementary/Middle also experiences relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, ranging from 0.7% to 2.4% and 3.8% to 19.5% in recent years, respectively.

Nearby schools like Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center, Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary, and Mineral Point Elementary generally outperform Darlington Elementary/Middle on key metrics such as statewide ranking, test scores, and student group performance. These nearby schools also tend to have lower dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates compared to Darlington Elementary/Middle, which has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.82% to 46.6% in recent years.

636

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,558

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11630 Center Hill Road
Darlington, WI 53530

(608) 776-4021

District: Darlington Community School District

Students who attend Darlington Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:

Darlington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2018 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2018) to 47th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

549^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

240^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 426Darlington Community School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	549 of 1044	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	626 of 1061	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	629 of 1067	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	380 of 1067	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	373 of 1050	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	387 of 1037	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	253 of 1025	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	45.4	653 of 1071	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	585 of 1075	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	643 of 1076	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	820 of 1061	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.1	625 of 1053	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	549 of 1045	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	567 of 1046	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	676 of 1045	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	678 of 1030	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	521 of 1021	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	329 of 712	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	112 of 255	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	94 of 269	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	101 of 249	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	97 of 248	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	31 of 222	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	92 of 275	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	43 of 287	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	475 of 1001	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	632 of 1011	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	637 of 1010	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	350 of 1017	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	369 of 1004	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	276 of 1002	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	171 of 997	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	184 of 322	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	223 of 331	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	116 of 290	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	174 of 296	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	134 of 274	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	67 of 271	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	449 of 870	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	548 of 866	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	482 of 871	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	288 of 859	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	144 of 847	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	448 of 874	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	230 of 854	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	551 of 1000	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	559 of 1012	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	550 of 1011	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	359 of 1017	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	347 of 1003	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	426 of 1002	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	318 of 997	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	481 of 802	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	318 of 790	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	454 of 770	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	218 of 748	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	276 of 746	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	337 of 742	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	102 of 721	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	309 of 718	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	347 of 727	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	406 of 715	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.9	146 of 704	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	120 of 699	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	200 of 718	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	213 of 686	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	240 of 628	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	232 of 641	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	126 of 640	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	73 of 617	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	121 of 613	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	161 of 594	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	142 of 579	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	36.7	424 of 612	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.8	192 of 609	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.0	108 of 612	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	71 of 585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.7	53 of 569	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	72.3	107 of 559	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	56 of 549	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.1	251 of 539	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	78 of 521	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	61.3	229 of 519	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	120 of 178	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	74 of 173	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	62 of 170	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.7	1 of 158	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	71.9	14 of 140	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	177 of 573	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	226 of 580	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	111 of 579	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	68 of 576	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	113 of 574	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	147 of 557	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	123 of 551	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	77 of 237	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	144 of 239	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.3	44 of 229	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	39 of 225	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	188 of 509	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	194 of 520	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.9	42 of 525	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	17 of 522	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	86 of 499	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	214 of 487	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	89 of 489	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	276 of 577	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	218 of 585	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	117 of 591	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	63 of 577	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	115 of 572	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	148 of 557	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	188 of 551	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	9 of 421	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	46.2	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	153 of 417	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	105 of 399	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	106 of 407	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	86 of 412	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	44 of 397	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	57 of 393	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	113 of 382	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	151 of 375	59.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2022)98th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+4 vs state

Science56%+6 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77	52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3	40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675
Shullsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 965-4427	143	15	9.3	53.8%	112 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%		56.8	540^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.1%	265	47.4	40.0	29.2				26.3	50.0	37.5				55.6		50.0		$12,671	$1,270	$11,401
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 732-5581	213	21	10.3	34.7%	179 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.4	587^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.7%	65	76.2	48.2	40.7	60.7			90.5	66.7	44.4	64.3			51.9		33.3		$12,300	$1,441	$10,859
Argyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 543-3318	150	15	10.2	36.7%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.8	191^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.0%	88	71.4	63.0	71.4				57.1	77.8	76.2				70.4		48.2		$15,904	$1,139	$14,765
Mineral Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cothern St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 987-0711	377	28	13.3	20.4%	355 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	77.3	203^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.7	227^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.6%	24	65.2	67.4	60.0				57.6	72.1	74.6				88.4		79.1		$13,617	$566	$13,051
Black Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5444	163	16	10.0	46.6%	157 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.3	263^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.1	265^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.0%	2	52.9	74.1	47.4				64.7	77.8	52.6				77.8		74.1		$16,746	$1,189	$15,557
Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 759-4002	131	13	9.7	48.1%	120 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.3	431^st of 1061 public elementary schools	59.4%	25	59.1	71.4	36.4	45.0			68.2	71.4	45.5	50.0			85.7		71.4		$13,201	$932	$12,269
Cuba City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	518 W Roosevelt St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 744-2174	288	25	11.4	30.9%	267 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	52.3	560^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.4%		53.6	586^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.8%	26	68.6	56.0	29.0				85.7	52.0	36.8				56.0		52.0		$14,258	$949	$13,309
Pecatonica Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 School Rd	Hollandale	53544	Iowa County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 523-4283	171	19	9.0	36.8%	162 (94.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	49	594^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.6	571^st of 1061 public elementary schools	46.2%	23	76.7	44.8	33.3				70.0	44.8	36.7				62.1		48.3		$15,542	$1,151	$14,391
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	425 Broadway St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4040	205	17	11.8	47.8%	153 (74.6%)	14 (6.8%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)								(n/a)																	$14,935	$1,022	$13,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Darlington Elementary/Middle

How many students attend Darlington Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Darlington Elementary/Middle.

Is Darlington Elementary/Middle a good school?

Darlington Elementary/Middle ranks 549^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Darlington Elementary/Middle?

Students at Darlington Elementary/Middle are 64% White, 35% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Darlington Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Darlington Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Darlington High

What district is Darlington Elementary/Middle in?

Darlington Community School District

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