Traver Elementary

Traver Elementary is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, part of Linn J4 School District, with 75 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Traver Elementary sits inside Linn J4 School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Traver Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest consists of 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.2:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walworth County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Traver Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 51.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Walworth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,520 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Traver Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Walworth County (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students).

Nearest neighbor: Reek Elementary, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Traver Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Traver Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 67.7%.

Traver Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Traver Elementary's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 94 (now 75). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 22% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 7.2:1 in 2018 to 5.2:1 in 2025.

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