Walworth Elementary, Walworth WI

Original Research by School Decision on Walworth Elementary

Walworth Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade under the Walworth J1 School District, a single-school district that oversees this one campus. The school sits at 121 Beloit Street in the village of Walworth, a small community with a sparse suburban feel where most residents own their homes. Manufacturing anchors the local economy, followed by healthcare, accommodation and food services, retail trade, and educational services. The village has a Main Street corridor with a post office and some businesses, two shopping centers, and a small industrial park, but schools and civic buildings are spread across separate sites rather than clustered downtown.

Enrollment at Walworth Elementary is moderate for a school that covers such a wide grade span. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic population and small shares of students who identify as Asian, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or two or more races. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available; a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and how they are staffed.

State testing results from the Forward assessment show a varied picture across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above fluctuates from grade to grade, with some years landing above the midpoint and others below. Math results follow a similar pattern, with certain grades performing more strongly than others. Science is tested in fourth and eighth grades; social studies is tested at those same two grades. When all tested subjects and grades are averaged together, the school's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint among districts in Walworth County. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

Housing in the Walworth area carries a price that is modestly above the national median home value, and the local market has seen recent appreciation. Rents are relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks, though the gap between renting and buying has widened as mortgage rates have risen. The village grew steadily in past decades, but population growth has slowed in recent years, with projections suggesting only modest increases ahead.

The district brief turned up no evidence of recent referendums, curriculum overhauls, or major property-tax changes, so it is not clear what near-term priorities or investments are in play. Walworth Elementary is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status, and it functions as the sole educational home for the village's elementary and middle school students. For a family considering this community, the school offers a single K-8 pathway in a small-town setting where the local economy is built around manufacturing and services, and where housing costs have risen but remain within reach compared to some nearby areas. The academic results are mixed, and a parent may want to speak with the school about how it supports students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks, particularly in the middle grades where performance is softer.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

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

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 48%

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

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 36%

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

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 29%

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

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 42%

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

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 64%

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

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolWalworth J1 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 3Lower-income25%Higher-income65%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income71%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income63%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income78%52 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income65%36 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income67%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income65%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income65%40 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income63%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income8%Higher-income72%64 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income18%Higher-income47%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income63%15 pp gap