Summary:
The city of Sparta, Wisconsin is home to 7 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The Sparta Area School District as a whole is underperforming, ranking 345 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, a few schools stand out within the district.
Innovations STEM Academy, a public charter middle school, has consistently high performance, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin middle schools in recent years. It has strong test scores, low dropout rates, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio. Similarly, Sparta Montessori School, a public charter elementary school, has shown above-average performance, particularly in English Language Arts, with several grade levels outperforming the district and state averages.
Across the district, graduation rates at Sparta High and Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School are above the state average at 91.0%. However, chronic absenteeism is high across the district, with all schools reporting around 17.7% chronic absenteeism in 2023-2024. The significant variation in test scores, both within the district and compared to state averages, suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the higher-performing schools and apply best practices across the district.
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