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Reek Elementary

W4094 S Lakeshore Dr, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 · (262) 248-4120 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
176
Elementary
STATE 323
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
29 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K137%
Kindergarten1911%
Grade 1169%
Grade 2127%
Grade 32011%
Grade 42011%
Grade 52213%
Grade 61810%
Grade 71810%
Grade 81810%

This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (18).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
White
15488%
STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
169%
STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
STATE 9% · US 15%
Two+
53%
STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
7945%
Female
9755%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
66.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.7%75.4%
2023-2472.4%76.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Reek Elementary

Reek Elementary's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Reek Elementary this school17616.5%74.0%
Fontana Elementary
Fontana
19717.8%65.8%
Mount Horeb Early Learning Center
Mount Horeb
16013.8%N/A
Brighton Elementary
Kansasville
19620.4%68.9%
River Falls Public Montessori Academy
River Falls
18916.9%57.5%
Honor Elementary
Neosho
18615.1%59.7%
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 Reek Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Walworth County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#122 of 982#4 of 20
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
75.4%#120 of 992
▼ 7
#3 of 20
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#201 of 992
▼ 86
#7 of 20
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
176#951 of 1,157#20 of 24
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
16.5%#934 of 1,064#22 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
176
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517614.612.1:116% (29)
2023-2415514.810.5:117% (27)
2022-2314813.810.8:125% (37)
2020-211741313.4:120% (35)
2017-181431410.2:123% (33)
2015-16122148.7:128% (34)
2010-111371211.4:130% (41)
2000-011161110.6:1N/A
1990-911401112.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reek Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 23% (143 to 176); teachers up 4% (14 to 14.6).

About Reek Elementary

Reek Elementary is a small elementary school in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, under Linn J6 School District. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 176 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.

Federal records list Linn J6 School District as the district for Reek Elementary.

Reek Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Walworth County is about 85% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Reek Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.

The school reports 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.1 students per teacher. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 16%. The 37% average for public schools in Walworth County is 21 points higher.

Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Reek Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Reek Elementary is 6.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.0% actual, 67.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.

In Walworth County (population about 105,657), median household income is 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%. Reek Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Walworth County, which together enroll about 14,383 students.

Of nearby public schools, Traver Elementary is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Reek Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Reek Elementary as Rural: Fringe.

In 2020-21, Reek Elementary enrolled 174; in 2024-25, 176. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.4 to 12.1 over 4 years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Reek Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Walworth County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Reek Elementary
District
Linn J6 School District
Address
W4094 S Lakeshore Dr, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone
(262) 248-4120
County
Walworth County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
176
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
29 (16%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
550807000899
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Reek Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Reek Elementary?
Reek Elementary enrolls approximately 176 students in grades PK-08.
Is Reek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Reek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Reek Elementary have?
Reek Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reek Elementary?
At Reek Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Reek Elementary in?
Reek Elementary is part of Linn J6 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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