Enrollment
75
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINN J4 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550804000898
Traver Elementary
W3490 Linton Rd, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 · (262) 248-4067 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
5.2:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
42 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 11% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 57.1% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Traver Elementary
Traver Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traver Elementary this school | 75 | 56.0% | 51.1% |
| Cleveland Elementary Cleveland | 117 | 58.1% | 41.1% |
| Watertown 4 Kids Watertown | 155 | 53.5% | N/A |
| Jones Elementary Cudahy | 171 | 50.9% | 43.3% |
| Shullsburg Elementary Shullsburg | 143 | 53.8% | 49.5% |
| Kansasville Elementary Kansasville | 81 | 44.4% | 76.8% |
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 Traver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #1,112 of 1,157 | #23 of 24 |
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
75
-32 (-30%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 79
Student : Teacher
5.2:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 75 | 14.4 | 5.2:1 | 56% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 14 | 6.2:1 | 57% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 14 | 6.8:1 | 41% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 14 | 7.6:1 | 12% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 94 | 13 | 7.2:1 | 40% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 13 | 8.2:1 | 45% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 12 | 10.2:1 | 51% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 10 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 79 | 8 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Traver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (94 to 75); teachers up 11% (13 to 14.4).
About Traver Elementary
Families in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, are served by Traver Elementary, a very small elementary school. It teaches 75 students in pre-K through 8. It has 77% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Traver Elementary is a school in Linn J4 School District.
White students are 57% of those enrolled at Traver Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Walworth County overall, about 85% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 5.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%. Among public schools in Walworth County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Traver Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Traver Elementary is 7.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.1%. Predicted: 43.3%.
Walworth County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,520, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,383, Traver Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Reek Elementary is closest at about 1.5 miles. Traver Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Traver Elementary comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Traver Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 75, compared with 107 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 7.6 in 2020-21 to 5.2 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Traver Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lake Geneva
- Badger HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Lake Geneva MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Central - Denison ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Star Center ElementaryElementary · 339 students
- Eastview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
- Reek ElementaryElementary · 176 students
Other Traver Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Traver Elementary. Traver Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Traver ElementaryTraver, CA · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Reek Elementary1.5 mi · 176
- Woods Elementary3.0 mi · 148
- Badger High3.4 mi · 1,240
- New Visions Charter School3.4 mi · 31
- Lake Geneva Middle3.6 mi · 551
- Central - Denison Elementary3.9 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Traver ElementaryHow large is Traver Elementary?
Traver Elementary enrolls approximately 75 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Traver Elementary serve?
Traver Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Traver Elementary have?
Traver Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
How diverse is Traver Elementary?
Traver Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Traver Elementary in?
Traver Elementary is part of Linn J4 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.