Phoenix Middle

Summary:

Phoenix Middle is a public middle school located in Delavan, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 487 students. The school is part of the Delavan-Darien School District, which is ranked 394 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phoenix Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school particularly struggles with the performance of Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, Phoenix Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.7% to 15.1% over the past 5 years, which is much higher than the state average.

When comparing Phoenix Middle to nearby middle schools, such as Northside Intermediate in the Milton School District and Lake Geneva Middle in the Lake Geneva J1 School District, it consistently underperforms. Despite the Delavan-Darien School District spending between $11,848 to $13,771 per student at Phoenix Middle over the past 3 years, the school's performance remains low, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 414 Beloit St
       Delavan, WI  53115-1599


(262) 233-6501

District: Delavan-Darien School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
531st of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,771 Help


Students who attend Phoenix Middle usually attend:

High:    Delavan-Darien High

Feeder schools for Phoenix Middle:

Elementary:    Darien Elementary
    Turtle Creek Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  487

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.2%
White:
39.0%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Phoenix Middle ranks worse than 82.8% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.43. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.2%), White (39%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Phoenix Middle is 12.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Phoenix Middle is $13,771.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Phoenix Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Phoenix Middle 531st of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Phoenix Middle in the ranking list.)

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Delavan-Darien School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Delavan-Darien School District 394th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Phoenix Middle

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Rank History for all students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.83 271st 324 16.4%
2005 20.90 294th 332 11.4%
2006 36.99 302nd 382 20.9%
2007 31.38 299th 366 18.3%
2008 32.85 432nd 519 16.8%
2009 17.37 464th 521 10.9%
2010 25.38 469th 539 13.0%
2011 28.15 472nd 549 14.0%
2012 26.76 483rd 559 13.6%
2013 23.11 484th 569 14.9%
2014 27.46 487th 585 16.8%
2015 25.50 508th 612 17.0%
2016 15.93 527th 609 13.5%
2017 32.49 455th 612 25.7%
2018 32.20 446th 579 23.0%
2019 32.02 452nd 594 23.9%
2021 30.92 465th 613 24.1%
2022 29.67 468th 617 24.1%
2023 28.47 483rd 640 24.5%
2024 23.43 531st 641 17.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.15 117th 140 16.4%
2019 26.43 140th 153 8.5%
2021 49.25 56th 138 59.4%
2022 33.00 120th 158 24.1%
2023 28.41 147th 170 13.5%
2024 26.74 152nd 173 12.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.01 166th 417 60.2%
2019 35.95 281st 414 32.1%
2021 43.48 237th 437 45.8%
2022 52.18 165th 421 60.8%
2023 42.39 239th 439 45.6%
2024 43.96 214th 425 49.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.54 298th 489 39.1%
2019 35.35 351st 487 27.9%
2021 36.26 355th 499 28.9%
2022 32.43 376th 522 28.0%
2023 33.48 366th 525 30.3%
2024 25.30 429th 520 17.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.49 399th 551 27.6%
2019 35.91 414th 557 25.7%
2021 30.24 451st 574 21.4%
2022 25.07 465th 576 19.3%
2023 29.10 438th 579 24.4%
2024 25.47 469th 580 19.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.75 437th 551 20.7%
2019 30.03 433rd 557 22.3%
2021 34.43 414th 572 27.6%
2022 36.80 386th 577 33.1%
2023 29.96 434th 591 26.6%
2024 24.08 474th 585 19.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.04 126th 204 38.2%
2019 41.51 132nd 209 36.8%
2021 44.08 124th 225 44.9%
2022 40.76 124th 221 43.9%
2023 30.77 164th 229 28.4%
2024 26.42 190th 239 20.5%
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Rank History for White students at Phoenix Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.84 285th 375 24.0%
2019 21.55 326th 382 14.7%
2021 23.54 331st 393 15.8%
2022 30.23 303rd 397 23.7%
2023 35.54 280th 412 32.0%
2024 23.01 333rd 407 18.2%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Phoenix Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 414 11 9 50 2 n/a n/a 0 486
1989 436 5 8 53 1 n/a n/a 0 503
1990 444 10 4 71 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1991 433 8 5 72 5 n/a n/a 0 523
1992 434 7 5 64 11 n/a n/a 0 521
1993 448 7 6 74 7 n/a n/a 0 542
1994 444 9 2 72 4 n/a n/a 0 531
1995 451 10 1 89 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1996 451 10 1 89 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1997 464 7 1 101 5 n/a n/a 0 578
1998 478 8 1 117 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1999 494 6 7 120 0 n/a n/a 0 627
2000 490 13 2 119 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2001 447 16 1 132 1 n/a n/a 0 597
2002 414 17 4 147 4 n/a n/a 0 586
2003 414 17 4 147 4 n/a n/a 0 586
2004 402 22 4 168 3 n/a n/a 0 599
2005 396 13 3 177 1 n/a n/a 0 590
2006 372 9 4 177 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2007 329 12 4 181 2 n/a n/a 0 528
2008 328 9 6 188 1 n/a n/a 0 532
2009 290 14 6 197 4 n/a n/a 0 511
2010 289 17 3 231 2 n/a n/a 0 542
2011 244 8 3 243 2 0 17 0 517
2012 225 8 2 255 3 0 16 0 509
2013 210 8 3 251 1 0 15 0 488
2014 196 9 2 259 1 0 7 0 474
2015 212 12 3 255 1 1 6 0 490
2016 218 9 7 242 0 1 4 0 481
2017 228 9 4 252 0 0 1 0 494
2018 197 8 5 253 0 0 3 0 466
2019 226 12 5 299 0 0 6 0 548
2020 207 13 7 300 1 0 5 0 533
2021 222 7 8 276 2 0 5 0 520
2022 199 3 4 270 2 0 18 0 496
2023 190 7 3 269 2 0 16 0 487

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Phoenix Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 486 30.5 15.9 16.5
1989 503 31.5 15.9 17.3
1990 529 29.5 17.9 17.4
1991 523 30.0 17.4 16.8
1992 521 30.5 17.0 17.7
1993 542 32.0 16.9 17
1994 531 29.8 17.8 19.8
1995 552 35.1 15.7 17.2
1996 552 35.1 15.7 17.2
1997 578 36.4 15.9 19.6
1998 604 37.4 16.1 19.5
1999 627 37.8 16.6 27.9
2000 624 39.8 15.7 29
2001 597 40.3 14.8 29.5
2002 586 39.4 14.9 42.3
2003 586 39.4 14.9 42.3
2004 599 41.0 14.6 43.1
2005 590 41.5 14.2 n/a
2006 562 40.5 13.9 n/a
2007 528 39.4 13.4 47.3
2008 532 38.6 13.8 52.8
2009 511 37.6 13.6 54.2
2010 542 33.7 16.0 60.9
2011 517 34.3 15.0 60.9
2012 509 32.6 15.6 69.9
2013 488 33.1 14.7 73.4
2014 474 34.0 13.9 77
2015 490 n/a n/a 76.5
2016 481 36.0 13.3 73.4
2017 494 34.5 14.3 67.8
2018 466 35.2 13.2 68.5
2019 548 35.1 15.6 67.9
2020 533 38.8 13.7 67.9
2021 520 40.3 12.8 72.1
2022 496 39.9 12.4 71
2023 487 39.7 12.2 65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Phoenix Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 486 30.5 15.9 16.5
1989 503 31.5 15.9 17.3
1990 529 29.5 17.9 17.4
1991 523 30.0 17.4 16.8
1992 521 30.5 17.0 17.7
1993 542 32.0 16.9 17
1994 531 29.8 17.8 19.8
1995 552 35.1 15.7 17.2
1996 552 35.1 15.7 17.2
1997 578 36.4 15.9 19.6
1998 604 37.4 16.1 19.5
1999 627 37.8 16.6 27.9
2000 624 39.8 15.7 29
2001 597 40.3 14.8 29.5
2002 586 39.4 14.9 42.3
2003 586 39.4 14.9 42.3
2004 599 41.0 14.6 43.1
2005 590 41.5 14.2 n/a
2006 562 40.5 13.9 n/a
2007 528 39.4 13.4 47.3
2008 532 38.6 13.8 52.8
2009 511 37.6 13.6 54.2
2010 542 33.7 16.0 60.9
2011 517 34.3 15.0 60.9
2012 509 32.6 15.6 69.9
2013 488 33.1 14.7 73.4
2014 474 34.0 13.9 77
2015 490 n/a n/a 76.5
2016 481 36.0 13.3 73.4
2017 494 34.5 14.3 67.8
2018 466 35.2 13.2 68.5
2019 548 35.1 15.6 67.9
2020 533 38.8 13.7 67.9
2021 520 40.3 12.8 72.1
2022 496 39.9 12.4 71
2023 487 39.7 12.2 65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Phoenix Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $695 (5.9%) $11,153 (94.1%) $11,848
2020 $858 (6.5%) $12,312 (93.5%) $13,169
2021 $1,027 (7.5%) $12,744 (92.5%) $13,771

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Phoenix Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 452nd of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 483rd of 640 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Phoenix Middle)2521.1
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Delavan-Darien School District)2521.1
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Phoenix Middle)3038.6
 8.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Delavan-Darien School District)3038.6
 8.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Phoenix Middle)27.325
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Delavan-Darien School District)27.325
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Phoenix Middle)27.334
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Delavan-Darien School District)27.334
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Phoenix Middle)34.927.4
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Delavan-Darien School District)34.927.4
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Phoenix Middle)31.820.4
 11.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Delavan-Darien School District)31.820.4
 11.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Phoenix Middle)36.322.9
 13.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Delavan-Darien School District)36.322.9
 13.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Phoenix Middle)30.624.4
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Delavan-Darien School District)30.624.4
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Phoenix Middle)3442
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Delavan-Darien School District)3442
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Phoenix Middle)43.536.6
 6.9%
   8th Grade Science (Delavan-Darien School District)43.536.6
 6.9%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students548487
 11.1%
African American127
 41.7%
American Indian02
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic299269
 10%
Pacific Islander00
White226190
 15.9%
Two or More Races616
 166.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.9%65.5%
 2.4%


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Phoenix Middle ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students at Phoenix Middle are 55% Hispanic, 39% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Phoenix Middle usually go on to attend Delavan-Darien High

In the 2022-23 school year, 487 students attended Phoenix Middle.


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