Summary:
ZIP code 53940 contains one public elementary school, Lake Delton Elementary, serving grades PK–5 in Lake Delton, Wisconsin, as part of the Wisconsin Dells School District. With 203 students, it is the only elementary option for local families. The school earned 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from 3 stars in both 2024–2025 and 2023–2024. Its state rank moved from 463 of 1,061 (56th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 565 of 1,039 (46th percentile) in 2025–2026.
In 2025–2026, performance varied sharply by grade. Third grade was strong: English Language Arts was 70.97% proficient, 18.89 points above the state and 13.45 points above the district; mathematics was 64.52%, 9.77 points above the state. Fifth-grade mathematics was 66.67%, 14.86 points above the state. However, fourth grade lagged in every subject: mathematics 39.13% (13.74 points below state), science 34.78% (18.68 points below state), English Language Arts 43.48% (10.39 points below state), and social studies 56.52% (8.99 points below state). Science has been a persistent weak spot, dropping from 39.13% in 2024–2025 to 34.78% in 2025–2026, with the gap below state widening. Social studies fell from a strength (69.57% in 2024–2025) to a weakness (56.52% in 2025–2026).
The school’s chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9%, slightly better than the state’s 17.3% but worse than the district’s 11.4%. It reports 71.92% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending of $17,717, and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio. Cohort tracking suggests the fourth-grade weakness may be specific to that group: 2024–2025 third graders fell from 52.94% to 43.48% in ELA and from 61.76% to 39.13% in math as fourth graders, while 2024–2025 fourth graders improved slightly as fifth graders. Overall, the school has real strengths, especially in third-grade ELA and third/fifth-grade mathematics, but its overall trajectory has weakened relative to district and state benchmarks, driven largely by fourth-grade results and a persistent science gap. As the only elementary school in ZIP 53940, its improvement efforts are especially consequential for local families.
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