Phoenix Middle, Delavan WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Phoenix Middle

Phoenix Middle School serves fifth through eighth graders in the Delavan-Darien School District, located in the city of Delavan, Wisconsin. Delavan itself is a community with a mix of historic downtown shops, big-box retail along auto-oriented commercial strips, and seasonal tourism drawn by Delavan Lake. The city’s park system is extensive, with a swimming pond, nature trails, and a botanical garden, while Phoenix Park hosts free summer concerts. The school sits on Beloit Street, separated from the downtown core, as part of a district that also operates two elementary schools and a high school. Housing values in the ZIP code are roughly in line with the state benchmark, and the area has a mix of residential neighborhoods.

The school has a substantial enrollment for a middle school, with a student body that is majority Hispanic and a substantial white population, along with smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, Asian, or American Indian. A clear majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need in the community. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was missing from the reporting, which means a parent may want to ask the school directly about the availability and structure of special education and language support services.

On state assessments, proficiency rates across the tested subjects and grades show a pattern that places the school below the midpoint among middle schools in Walworth County. In math, proficiency rates vary by grade, with one grade level reaching roughly two in five students proficient, while two other grade levels show about one in four proficient. In English language arts, the highest rate among the four grade levels was just under half of students proficient, with the other three grade levels all clustering around one in three proficient. Science and social studies are tested only in eighth grade; in science, roughly two in five students met the proficiency bar, while in social studies, just under half did. These results indicate a school where a significant share of students are not yet meeting state academic standards, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school regarding academic interventions and supports.

The district does offer programmatic features that families may weigh. A Dual Language bilingual program begins in 4K, allowing students to become bilingual through their educational journey. The district also operates DD Tech, a technical school for high school students that provides career pathway exploration and a notable number of work-based learning opportunities. While these programs sit at the high school level, they are part of the overall district pathway a middle school student would enter.

The school environment and access data, including discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance figures, were not available in the provided records. The comparison to other districts in the county places Phoenix Middle in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, using a proficiency index that averages the rates found in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. This is the only metric with a direct comparison; chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data were not applicable or missing for this middle school. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its status regarding Title I funding was not specified.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 38%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Science

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

This schoolDelavan-Darien School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income34%Higher-income40%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income55%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income24%Higher-income51%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income44%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income30%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income41%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income54%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income21%Higher-income35%14 pp gap