Central - Denison Elementary

As a big elementary campus in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Central - Denison Elementary educates 522 students from grades pre-K through 3, run under Lake Geneva J1 School District. That puts it 62% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Lake Geneva J1 School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,683 students. Central - Denison Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Central - Denison Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Walworth County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Central - Denison Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Central - Denison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Central - Denison Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 74.5%, a residual of +21.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Walworth County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,520, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Central - Denison Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Walworth County (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eastview Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central - Denison Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 614 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025.

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