Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550364002239
Darien Elementary
125 S Walworth St, Darien, WI 53114 · (262) 233-6401 · Walworth County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
147 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 113 | 51% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 49% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Darien Elementary→Phoenix Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Delavan-Darien School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
41.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Darien Elementary
Darien Elementary's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darien Elementary this school | 223 | 65.9% | 46.2% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha | 321 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| Schurz Elementary Watertown | 223 | 67.3% | 42.1% |
| Turtle Creek Elementary Delavan | 371 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Independence Elementary Independence | 182 | 76.9% | 36.9% |
| Lake Delton Elementary Lake Delton | 203 | 71.9% | 58.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Darien Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #681 of 982 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #706 of 992 ▼ 14 | #20 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #704 of 992 ▼ 70 | #18 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #839 of 1,157 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #158 of 901 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #274 of 901 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #218 of 1,064 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #215 of 664 | #7 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
223
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 223 | 19.8 | 11.3:1 | 66% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 21.3 | 11.2:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 21.6 | 11.2:1 | 73% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 71% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 24.2 | 11.5:1 | 73% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 57% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 61% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 29% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darien Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (279 to 223); teachers down 18% (24.2 to 19.8).
About Darien Elementary
At 125 S Walworth St in Darien, Wisconsin, Darien Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 223 students in grades 3 through 4. The school's enrollment is 31% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Darien Elementary reports to Delavan-Darien School District, which has 5 schools and 1,672 students.
By race and ethnicity, Darien Elementary is 57% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 37% White and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Walworth County is about 12% Hispanic. Darien Elementary has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Darien Elementary was 11.3:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. Darien Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%. Among public schools in Walworth County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Darien Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Darien Elementary's results are 9.0 points above predicted: 46.2% against 37.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Walworth County show that median household income is about $80,520, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 46 public schools in Walworth County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,383.
Nearest public school: Turtle Creek Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Darien Elementary holds 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Darien Elementary at 5th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 234 in 2020-21 and 223 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delavan-Darien School District
- Delavan-Darien HighHigh · 511 students
- Phoenix MiddleMiddle · 474 students
- Turtle Creek ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Delavan Darien Technical School IncHigh · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Turtle Creek Elementary2.7 mi · 371
- Phoenix Middle3.0 mi · 474
- Delavan-Darien High3.3 mi · 511
- Delavan Darien Technical School Inc3.3 mi · 93
- Sharon Community6.4 mi · 197
- Fontana Elementary7.0 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Darien ElementaryHow many students attend Darien Elementary?
Darien Elementary enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Darien Elementary serve?
Darien Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Darien Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Darien Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Darien Elementary?
At Darien Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Darien Elementary?
Darien Elementary is overseen by Delavan-Darien School District in Walworth County.
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