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Phoenix Middle

Public Grades 5-8

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Phoenix Middle in Delavan, WI is a public school serving 474 students in grades 5–8 within the Delavan-Darien School District, which ranks 412th of 432 Wisconsin districts (5th percentile, 0 stars). Phoenix Middle itself ranks 530th of 643 schools in 2025–26 (18th percentile, 1 star) and has sat in the bottom quartile for about a decade, never above 1 star.

Phoenix has a high-poverty student body: 62.66% receive free/reduced lunch. Attendance and dropout are bright spots—chronic absenteeism is 8.7% (better than district 13.1% and state 17.3%), and dropout is 0.0%. Resources are not obviously below peers ($16,512 per student, 11.6 student-teacher ratio). Yet achievement is persistently low. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency ranges from 48.21% in 5th grade to 34.43% in 8th grade; math ranges from 41.96% in 5th grade to 25.41% in 8th grade—far below state averages. Subgroup effectiveness is a concern: ELL students rank in the 4th percentile (0 stars), low-income students at 15th percentile, and special education students have fallen from 50th percentile in 2023–24 to 24th in 2025–26.

Compared with nearby schools, Phoenix is consistently among the lower performers. Lake Geneva Middle, Elkhorn Area Middle, East Troy Middle, Marshall Middle, and Northside Intermediate generally post math proficiency in the 50s–70s, while Phoenix’s middle-grade math is 25–37%. Whitewater Middle, Clinton Junior High, and Williams Bay Middle also outperform Phoenix in most areas. Palmyra-Eagle Middle has some similar results but is very small. The main challenge is not attendance or resources—it is improving classroom outcomes, especially in math and for ELL, low-income, and special education students.

474

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,512

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

414 Beloit St
Delavan, WI 53115-1599

(262) 233-6501

District: Delavan-Darien School District

Students who attend Phoenix Middle usually attend:

High:

Delavan-Darien High

Feeder schools for Phoenix Middle:

Elementary:	Darien Elementary
	Turtle Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

White:

41.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2017 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 26th-percentile peak (2017) to 18th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Wisconsin avg55%

530^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 432Delavan-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
2026	21.9	530 of 643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	490 of 628	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	531 of 641	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	468 of 617	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	465 of 613	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	452 of 594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	446 of 579	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	455 of 612	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	527 of 609	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	508 of 612	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	487 of 585	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	484 of 569	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	483 of 559	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	472 of 549	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	469 of 539	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	464 of 521	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	432 of 519	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	302 of 382	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	294 of 332	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	271 of 324	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	162 of 169	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	147 of 170	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	120 of 158	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.2	56 of 138	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	117 of 140	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	452 of 572	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	431 of 573	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	469 of 580	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	438 of 579	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	465 of 576	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	451 of 574	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	414 of 557	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	399 of 551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	183 of 236	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	180 of 237	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	124 of 221	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	124 of 225	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	132 of 209	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	126 of 204	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	437 of 513	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	406 of 509	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	429 of 520	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	366 of 525	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	376 of 522	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	355 of 499	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	351 of 487	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	298 of 489	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	477 of 577	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	474 of 585	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	434 of 591	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	386 of 577	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	414 of 572	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	433 of 557	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	437 of 551	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	333 of 439	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	346 of 414	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	214 of 425	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	239 of 439	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	165 of 421	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	237 of 437	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	281 of 414	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	166 of 417	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	289 of 399	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	333 of 407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	280 of 412	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	303 of 397	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	331 of 393	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	326 of 382	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	285 of 375	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies48%-16 vs state

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

Mathematics34%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix Middle	Public	5-8	414 Beloit St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6501	474	41	11.6	62.7%	197 (41.6%)	6 (1.3%)	252 (53.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	21.9	530^th of 643 public middle schools	17.6%		26.3	490^th of 628 public middle schools	22.0%	40	48.2	40.0	37.1	34.4	42.0	32.5	37.1	25.4	48.4	35.3	$16,512	$1,008	$15,504
Williams Bay Middle	Public	6-8	500 W Geneva St	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-6224	145	12	12.1	22.8%	128 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	46.3	385^th of 643 public middle schools	40.1%		51.4	337^th of 628 public middle schools	46.3%	48		70.6	62.0	51.1		64.7	52.0	26.7	46.7	37.8	$17,629	$398	$17,231
Elkhorn Area Middle	Public	6-8	627 Court St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-6800	659	43	15.3	34.1%	522 (79.2%)	10 (1.5%)	106 (16.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	60.9	256^th of 643 public middle schools	60.2%		61	255^th of 628 public middle schools	59.4%	1		65.2	63.3	53.8		61.5	54.8	56.1	66.5	49.3	$14,673	$393	$14,280
Clinton Junior High	Public	7-8	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	132	10	13.1	36.4%	102 (77.3%)	3 (2.3%)	24 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	52.2	342^nd of 643 public middle schools	46.8%		56.4	293^rd of 628 public middle schools	53.3%	49			53.5	39.7			51.7	48.3	74.1	58.6	$16,333	$328	$16,005
Lake Geneva Middle	Public	6-8	600 N Bloomfield Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-3000	551	41	13.3	37.2%	391 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (26.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	70.4	172^nd of 643 public middle schools	73.3%		72.1	154^th of 628 public middle schools	75.5%	18		66.8	62.7	63.5		69.5	69.6	61.1	72.5	50.3	$16,086	$455	$15,631
Whitewater Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8300	394	35	11.4	50.3%	202 (51.3%)	12 (3.0%)	159 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	42	418^th of 643 public middle schools	35.0%		44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%	21		54.4	45.3	46.3		45.6	45.3	46.3	59.4	44.7	$16,655	$619	$16,035
Maple Park Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	4-8	W1380 Lake Geneva Highway	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(262) 348-1000	14	1	23.6	57.1%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$20,612	$455	$20,157
East Troy Middle	Public	6-8	3143 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 642-6740	316	28	11.1	23.1%	275 (87.0%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	56.7	295^th of 643 public middle schools	54.1%		57.9	278^th of 628 public middle schools	55.7%	17		52.8	61.5	55.0		51.7	72.9	50.5	66.7	45.1	$16,902	$371	$16,531
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	747	57	13.1	45.1%	538 (72.0%)	31 (4.1%)	103 (13.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	58.1	280^th of 643 public middle schools	56.5%		53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%	47		65.4	53.1	51.7		62.2	62.8	51.7	67.8	45.2	$14,475	$370	$14,104
Palmyra-Eagle Middle	Public	6-8	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	96	12	7.8	33.3%	80 (83.3%)	3 (3.1%)	9 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	36.1	459^th of 643 public middle schools	28.6%		60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%	201		55.6	35.9	37.0		48.2	35.9	33.3	74.1	44.4	$20,024	$590	$19,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Middle

Is Phoenix Middle a good school?

Phoenix Middle ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Phoenix Middle attend?

Students who attend Phoenix Middle usually go on to attend Delavan-Darien High

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Middle?

Students at Phoenix Middle are 53% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Phoenix Middle in?

Delavan-Darien School District

How many students attend Phoenix Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Phoenix Middle.

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