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Delavan-Darien High

Public Grades 9-12

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Delavan-Darien High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Delavan, Wisconsin, with a student population of 576. The school is part of the Delavan-Darien School District, which is ranked 400 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delavan-Darien High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin high schools, with a statewide ranking between 343 and 424 over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.17% of 10th-grade students were proficient in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.62%. Delavan-Darien High's performance on the ACT/SAT is also consistently lower than the state averages across all subject areas. While the school's four-year graduation rate is comparable to the state average, its dropout rate is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Delavan-Darien High performs significantly worse than nearby schools, such as East Troy High, Whitewater High, and Badger High, which are all ranked higher and have better academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, the nearby Delavan Darien Technical School, which is also part of the Delavan-Darien School District, has even lower academic performance than Delavan-Darien High.

511

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,249

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Cummings St
Delavan, WI 53115-1673

(262) 233-6601

District: Delavan-Darien School District

Feeder schools for Delavan-Darien High:

Elementary:	Darien Elementary
	Turtle Creek Elementary
Middle:	Phoenix Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

46.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

Wisconsin avg46%

389^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

400^th of 426Delavan-Darien 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	389 of 431	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	343 of 431	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	379 of 391	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	359 of 390	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	386 of 400	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	383 of 410	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	373 of 410	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	392 of 408	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	424 of 466	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	417 of 462	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	399 of 457	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	398 of 452	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	377 of 445	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.7	230 of 450	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.5	392 of 438	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.8	222 of 281	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	237 of 292	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.2	228 of 287	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.4	184 of 275	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	339 of 353	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	295 of 329	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	287 of 332	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	315 of 343	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	333 of 355	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	70 of 76	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	211 of 226	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	232 of 251	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	224 of 255	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	316 of 380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	224 of 365	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	290 of 359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	326 of 347	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	323 of 334	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	335 of 354	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	353 of 373	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	39 of 93	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	238 of 285	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	200 of 300	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	190 of 271	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	232 of 266	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	135 of 261	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)10th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies34%-14 vs state

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

Science28%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Delavan-Darien High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Delavan-Darien High	Public	9-12	150 Cummings St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6601	511	38	13.5	54.2%	237 (46.4%)	6 (1.2%)	248 (48.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	15.6	389^th of 431 public high schools	9.7%		27	343^rd of 431 public high schools	20.4%	46	30.2	27.6	28.5	33.8	$13,249	$819	$12,430
Delavan Darien Technical School Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Cummings St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 233-6661	93	4	23.8	57.0%	45 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)				10.5
Williams Bay High	Public	9-12	500 W Geneva St	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 245-6224	170	14	12.4	31.8%	142 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	65.3	132^nd of 431 public high schools	69.4%		39.7	279^th of 431 public high schools	35.3%	147	68.2	40.9	52.3	51.3	$13,507	$621	$12,885
Elkhorn Area High	Public	9-12	482 E Geneva St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-4920	953	64	14.9	28.6%	757 (79.4%)	4 (0.4%)	166 (17.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	75.3	77^th of 431 public high schools	82.1%		64.5	134^th of 431 public high schools	68.9%	57	62.0	49.3	54.3	65.2	$12,678	$438	$12,240
Career and College Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 County Road H	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 564-2970	246	10	25.8	38.2%	195 (79.3%)	5 (2.0%)	33 (13.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	6.8	411^th of 431 public high schools	4.6%					(n/a)	19.4	19.4	25.0	23.7	$10,612	$140	$10,472
Big Foot High	Public	9-12	401 Devils Ln	Walworth	53184	Walworth County	Big Foot Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-2116	437	30	14.7	33.2%	302 (69.1%)	5 (1.1%)	111 (25.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	27	344^th of 431 public high schools	20.2%		42.1	268^th of 431 public high schools	37.8%	76	34.6	29.1	40.9	41.4	$14,720	$759	$13,961
Clinton Senior High	Public	9-12	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	312	25	12.6	32.7%	250 (80.1%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	51.2	215^th of 431 public high schools	50.1%		36.9	297^th of 431 public high schools	31.1%	82	59.7	44.8	44.8	35.4	$13,776	$316	$13,460
Badger High	Public	9-12	220 E South St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-2000	1,240	80	15.5	26.7%	863 (69.6%)	18 (1.5%)	317 (25.6%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	63.3	146^th of 431 public high schools	66.1%		59	170^th of 431 public high schools	60.6%	24	59.1	47.8	50.2	48.2	$13,529	$389	$13,140
New Visions Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	220 E South St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 348-2000	31	0	250.0	48.4%	22 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)				0.0	$13,050	$331	$12,719
Whitewater High	Public	9-12	534 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8100	606	43	14.0	43.2%	326 (53.8%)	11 (1.8%)	240 (39.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	32.8	323^rd of 431 public high schools	25.1%		40.7	274^th of 431 public high schools	36.4%	49	44.2	34.1	38.8	39.9	$16,073	$1,461	$14,611

Frequently Asked Questions about Delavan-Darien High

What schools feed into Delavan-Darien High?

Delavan-Darien High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Darien Elementary
Elementary : Turtle Creek Elementary
Middle : Phoenix Middle

What is the racial makeup of Delavan-Darien High?

Students at Delavan-Darien High are 49% Hispanic, 46% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Delavan-Darien High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Delavan-Darien High.

Is Delavan-Darien High a good school?

Delavan-Darien High ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Wisconsin high schools.

What district is Delavan-Darien High in?

Delavan-Darien School District

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