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Best Public Schools in Monroe County, WI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

6,227

Students

Districts

Top rankedTomah Area Montessori School417^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Herrman Elementary up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cashton Elementary 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cashton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 Front St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-7377	292	28	10.4	40.4%	258 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	54.6	535^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.8%		61	468^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.9%	67				45.8	53.9	51.5				50.0	61.5	48.5				71.8			56.4		$15,156	$2,225	$12,931
Cashton Middle/High	Public	6-12	540 Coe St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-5131	313	29	10.7	35.5%	274 (87.5%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42.6	272^nd of 431 public high schools	36.9%		46.9	243^rd of 431 public high schools	43.6%	29	41.9	47.7	36.4				61.8	44.4	63.8				61.8	68.9	53.2		70.2	47.8		48.9	$14,820	$1,488	$13,332
Southside Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1023 Walrath St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3450	268	21	12.7	53.0%	187 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (23.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$17,512	$697	$16,815
Sparta Meadowview Middle	Public	5-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3497	687	64	10.6	49.8%	489 (71.2%)	10 (1.5%)	145 (21.1%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	33.6	461^st of 628 public middle schools	26.6%		31	487^th of 641 public middle schools	24.0%	26						38.3	46.7	39.3	37.9			29.4	40.4	49.1	36.0		51.1			43.2	$15,789	$575	$15,214
Sparta High	Public	9-12	506 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 366-3504	871	59	14.8	40.8%	644 (73.9%)	17 (2.0%)	168 (19.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (3.7%)	38.3	295^th of 431 public high schools	31.6%		22.9	365^th of 431 public high schools	15.3%	70	51.5	36.9	42.9															32.0			$13,319	$557	$12,762
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School	Public, Charter	9-12	900 East Montgomery St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3400	56	2	27.7	69.6%	41 (73.2%)	1 (1.8%)	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																					$9,505	$889	$8,615
Innovations STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3497	90	5	16.7	32.2%	71 (78.9%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	55.1	310^th of 628 public middle schools	50.6%		70.7	170^th of 641 public middle schools	73.5%	140							53.1	53.6	50.0				62.5	60.7	42.3		61.5			53.9	$16,024	$3,981	$12,043
Herrman Elementary	Public	1-4	925 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3438	616	58	10.6	52.8%	443 (71.9%)	10 (1.6%)	128 (20.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	45.4	651^st of 1044 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.6	731^st of 1061 public elementary schools	31.1%	80				55.5	48.8					54.8	41.8					55.2			47.3		$16,746	$804	$15,943
Sparta Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	429 N Black River Street	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3468	161	9	17.6	29.8%	118 (73.3%)	4 (2.5%)	21 (13.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	36.2	760^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.2%		38.7	739^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.3%	21				61.5	42.3	42.9	50.0			23.1	36.0	28.6	33.3			53.9			52.0		$15,723	$299	$15,424
Lemonweir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 N Glendale Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7847	249	24	10.5	67.5%	186 (74.7%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	16.8	896^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.2%		18.2	901^st of 1061 public elementary schools	15.1%	5				34.5	27.3	29.0				26.7	21.2	38.7				33.3			33.3		$16,275	$1,244	$15,031
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Oak Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7026	245	21	11.5	52.2%	199 (81.2%)	4 (1.6%)	16 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	24.5	842^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	19.3%		35.1	780^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.5%	62				34.1	28.6	44.4				43.2	31.0	40.0				36.6			31.7		$14,927	$955	$13,972
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	217 S Oakwood St	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7081	90	6	14.5	56.7%	75 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.9%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								(n/a)																					$14,180	$859	$13,321
Tomah Middle	Public	6-8	612 Hollister Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7885	663	47	14.0	43.7%	536 (80.8%)	15 (2.3%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	38	442^nd of 628 public middle schools	29.6%		32	482^nd of 641 public middle schools	24.8%	40							43.9	50.0	44.3				34.2	47.8	43.4		54.2			43.4	$13,964	$549	$13,415
Tomah High	Public	9-12	901 Lincoln Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7358	882	63	13.9	34.7%	739 (83.8%)	12 (1.4%)	40 (4.5%)	10 (1.1%)	24 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.0%)	41.9	277^th of 431 public high schools	35.7%		38	292^nd of 431 public high schools	32.3%	15	48.7	39.9	43.5															39.9			$14,942	$549	$14,393
Warrens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Main St	Warrens	54666	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7800	133	10	13.3	53.4%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	52	564^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.0%		52.1	607^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.8%	43				47.4	50.0	65.2				42.1	50.0	60.9				61.1			44.4		$14,895	$1,031	$13,864
Wyeville Elementary	Public	K-5	225 W Tomah Rd	Wyeville	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7826	98	9	10.3	57.1%	80 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)	23.7	849^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.7%		37.5	756^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.7%	93				30.8	6.3	47.4				38.5	6.3	47.4				50.0			25.0		$16,346	$1,457	$14,889
La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Straw St	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7057	400	30	13.3	47.5%	316 (79.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	49.4	591^st of 1044 public elementary schools	43.4%		47.2	648^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.9%	57				54.0	47.5	51.6				34.9	37.3	64.1				61.0			61.0		$15,392	$549	$14,843
Robert Kupper Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1310 Townline Rd	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7020	41	4	10.2	68.3%	31 (75.6%)	2 (4.9%)	3 (7.3%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)								(n/a)																					$20,639	$549	$20,090
Tomah Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1720 Academy Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 374-5406	72	3	20.9	31.9%	64 (88.9%)	2 (2.8%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	62.8	417^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.1%		68.6	346^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.4%	71				55.6	71.4	85.7	100.0			33.3	28.6	57.1	71.4			85.7			42.9		$12,756	$549	$12,207

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.