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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Phoenix Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550364002241
Phoenix Middle
414 Beloit St, Delavan, WI 53115 · (262) 233-6501 · Walworth County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
297 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 23% |
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
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
37.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 33.9% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Phoenix Middle
Phoenix Middle's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Middle this school | 474 | 62.7% | 36.8% |
| Colby Middle Colby | 204 | 59.8% | 34.7% |
| Horning Middle Waukesha | 534 | 54.9% | 40.8% |
| Whitewater Middle Whitewater | 394 | 50.3% | 47.2% |
| Bullen Middle Kenosha | 754 | 69.1% | 32.2% |
| Independence Middle Independence | 101 | 60.4% | 54.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Phoenix Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #290 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #298 of 327 ▼ 5 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #286 of 327 no change | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #132 of 389 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #55 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #61 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #28 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #61 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
474
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 474 | 40.9 | 11.6:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 39.3 | 12.1:1 | 68% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 39.8 | 12.3:1 | 66% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 72% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 35.3 | 13.2:1 | 68% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 73% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 61% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 29% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phoenix Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (466 to 474); teachers up 16% (35.3 to 40.9).
About Phoenix Middle
Located in Delavan, Wisconsin, Phoenix Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. In all, 474 students attend the school in grades 5 through 8. The school is 24% larger than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Delavan-Darien School District has 1,672 students spread across 5 schools.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at Phoenix Middle. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% White and 3% multiracial. In Walworth County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Phoenix Middle are from different groups.
With 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Walworth County, the average is 37%.
Phoenix Middle earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Test results at Phoenix Middle are 2.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.8% actual, 39.2% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Walworth County show that median household income comes to about $80,520, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Walworth County counts 46 public schools with about 14,383 students.
Delavan Darien Technical School Inc sits about 0.3 miles from Phoenix Middle. Phoenix Middle has 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.0% proficiency; Phoenix Middle posts 36.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 46 students, from 520 to 474. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.0:1 to 11.6:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Phoenix Middle. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Turtle Creek ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Darien ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Delavan Darien Technical School IncHigh · 93 students
Other schools in Delavan
- Delavan-Darien HighHigh · 511 students
- Turtle Creek ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Delavan Darien Technical School IncHigh · 93 students
- Wisconsin School for the DeafCombined
Other Phoenix Middle schools
One other US public school is named Phoenix Middle. Phoenix Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Phoenix Middle SchoolWorthington, OH · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Delavan Darien Technical School Inc0.3 mi · 93
- Delavan-Darien High0.3 mi · 511
- Turtle Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 371
- Darien Elementary3.0 mi · 223
- Williams Bay High6.1 mi · 170
- Williams Bay Middle6.1 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Phoenix Middle?
Phoenix Middle enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Phoenix Middle serve?
Phoenix Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Phoenix Middle is approximately 11.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Phoenix Middle?
Student demographics at Phoenix Middle are roughly 42% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Phoenix Middle?
Phoenix Middle is overseen by Delavan-Darien School District in Walworth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.