Best Public Schools in Lake Delton, WI

Summary:

The city of Lake Delton, Wisconsin has one elementary school, Lake Delton Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 217 students. The school is part of the Wisconsin Dells School District, which is ranked 204 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Delton Elementary generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Forward Exam, with the school's 5th-grade students having the highest proficiency rates in 2023-2024 at 66.67% in ELA and 61.9% in Mathematics. However, the school's 4th-grade students had lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state in 2022-2023, with only 15% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also faces challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.0% in 2022-2023 and a relatively high level of economic disadvantage, with 62.67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, Lake Delton Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and spent $12,345 per student in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's academic performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with the school ranking higher in 2021-2022 (352 out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools) compared to 2022-2023 (587 out of 1,067). Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of Lake Delton Elementary, highlighting both areas of strength and areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2024)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2024)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)	Forward Exam Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53965	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	218	16	14.0	69.3%	112 (51.4%)	4 (1.8%)	79 (36.2%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	61.3	463^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	56.4%		51.4	587^th of 1067 public elementary schools	45.0%	124	56.7	58.3	66.7	56.7	54.2	61.9	70.8	54.2	$12,345	$904	$11,441

Cities Near Lake Delton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wisconsin Dells	2.66 mi	3	230^th
Baraboo	8.15 mi	8	336^th
North Freedom	9.35 mi	1	273^rd
Lyndon Station	9.44 mi	1	402^nd
Reedsburg	9.6 mi	6	263^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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