Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550189000635
Lyons Center Elementary
1622 Mill St, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262)763-5380 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
50 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
63.9%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Where Lyons Center Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #351 of 982 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #317 of 992 | #10 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #528 of 992 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #980 of 1,157 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #716 of 1,064 | #14 of 22 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
159
+91 (+134%) vs 2017
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 9.4:1
% White
77%
was 88%
% Hispanic
20%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 159 | 11.1 | 14.3:1 | 31% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10.9 | 14.1:1 | 24% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 3 | 27.3:1 | 18% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 7.2 | 9.4:1 | 21% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 7 | 11.4:1 | 40% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 46% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 16% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyons Center Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 134% (68 to 159); teachers up 54% (7.2 to 11.1).
About Lyons Center Elementary
At 1622 Mill St in Burlington, Wisconsin, Lyons Center Elementary operates as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 159 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
The Burlington Area School District system has 9 schools and 3,035 students.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Lyons Center Elementary. Other students are 20% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Walworth County residents. By the diversity index, Lyons Center Elementary comes in at 37%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1 at Lyons Center Elementary, with 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 31% of enrollment.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lyons Center Elementary, the prediction is 58.4% and the result is 62.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Walworth County, median household income is about $80,520, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Lyons Center Elementary is among the 46 public schools in Walworth County.
Winkler Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 66.6% on proficiency, and Lyons Center Elementary is below that at 62.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Lyons Center Elementary had 68 students in 2017-18 and 159 in 2023-24, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 88% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.4:1 to 14.3:1.
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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
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- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
- Winkler ElementaryElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Wheatland Center ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Randall Consolidated SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Winkler Elementary3.7 mi · 207
- Dyer Elementary3.8 mi · 395
- Waller Elementary4.4 mi · 247
- Cooper Montessori4.4 mi · 225
- Wisconsin Connect Charter School4.6 mi · 78
- Burlington Alternative School4.7 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Lyons Center ElementaryHow many students attend Lyons Center Elementary?
Lyons Center Elementary enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lyons Center Elementary serve?
Lyons Center Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyons Center Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lyons Center Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyons Center Elementary?
At Lyons Center Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Lyons Center Elementary public or private?
Lyons Center Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Area School District.
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