Summary:
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin is served by five public schools within the Mount Horeb Area School District, spanning grades PK–12: three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with 2,185 students enrolled in total and no alternative schools. The district ranks 44th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 90th percentile, with a 5-star rating.
The clear standout is Mount Horeb High, a 5-star school ranked 32nd of 533 Wisconsin high schools (94th percentile). Its graduation rate is 98.3% and its dropout rate 0.2%, and its proficiency scores lead the state in social studies (74.12%), ELA (69.70%), math (57.58%), and science (61.82%). Mount Horeb Middle is a 4-star school that improved from 130th to 102nd statewide, and it posts the highest single score in the data set: 8th grade social studies at 82.47%. Mount Horeb Intermediate is a steady 4-star school where grades 3–5 math proficiency all exceeds 70%, roughly 18–19 points above the state. Mount Horeb Primary Center and Mount Horeb Early Learning Center serve PK–2 and have no state test scores.
Attendance is strong across the board: every school is below the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate, from 3.4% at the Primary Center to 9.4% at the High School. Poverty is low and evenly spread (12.08%–14.71% free/reduced lunch), and per-student spending ranges from $15,350 to $18,070. One area to watch: 8th grade math proficiency is 57.79%, still above the state's 53.67%, but just 4.12 points higher — a much narrower margin than the 18–22 point gaps seen in grades 6 and 7.
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