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Best Public Schools in Vernon 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!

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At a glance

Schools

3,791

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedViroqua Area Montessori School77^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brookwood High up 273 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

De Soto High 9.8 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
De Soto High	Public	9-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	133	14	9.8	40.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	47.7	239^th of 431 public high schools	44.5%		38	291^st of 431 public high schools	32.5%	52		34.6	46.2															51.6			$22,607	$1,722	$20,885
De Soto Middle	Public	6-8	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0105	101	8	13.4	45.5%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	55.4	305^th of 628 public middle schools	51.4%		47.8	382^nd of 641 public middle schools	40.4%	77							53.6	51.4	48.4				46.4	57.1	61.3		71.0			51.6	$13,384	$1,079	$12,305
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E3245 County Road N	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 648-2227	92	10	9.6	45.7%	88 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	48.8	599^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.6%		27.6	831^st of 1061 public elementary schools	21.7%	232				83.3	31.6	50.0				75.0	36.8	42.9				73.7			42.1		$17,948	$1,993	$15,955
Stoddard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Cottage St	Stoddard	54658	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 457-2101	105	9	12.1	23.8%	98 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	65.2	379^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.7%		63	436^th of 1061 public elementary schools	58.9%	57				28.6	61.1	60.0				35.7	66.7	66.7				88.9			72.2		$17,247	$1,819	$15,428
De Soto Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 648-3311	9	0	180.0	55.6%	5 (55.6%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$7,040	$1,067	$5,973
Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Hillsborough Ave	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2225	220	19	11.5	44.5%	183 (83.2%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	47.5	623^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.3	778^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.7%	155				52.9	51.2	37.1				50.0	44.2	40.0				72.1			53.5		$18,875	$3,574	$15,301
Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	252	19	13.1	37.3%	226 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.6	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%		50.6	221^st of 431 public high schools	48.7%	92	66.7	38.9	58.3				35.5	45.7	39.5				32.3	20.0	13.5		44.7	48.2		36.8	$18,260	$1,308	$16,952
La Farge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	83	8	9.8	45.8%	76 (91.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	40.3	726^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.5%		59	502^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	52.7%	224				35.7	33.3	50.0				57.1	55.6	44.4				55.6			33.3		$19,115	$1,428	$17,688
La Farge High	Public	9-12	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	66	10	6.4	62.1%	59 (89.4%)	4 (6.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	16.2	386^th of 431 public high schools	10.4%		34.7	309^th of 431 public high schools	28.3%	77	33.3		27.8															33.3			$23,083	$1,294	$21,789
La Farge Middle	Public	6-8	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 625-2400	47	5	9.6	44.7%	41 (87.2%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	30.1	476^th of 628 public middle schools	24.2%		29.4	496^th of 641 public middle schools	22.6%	20							57.9	26.7	27.3				42.1	20.0	9.1		54.6			54.6	$16,414	$1,248	$15,166
Kickapoo Valley Forest School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 639-0569	66	4	16.2	43.9%	59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)				30.8						0.0											$19,275	$1,235	$18,040
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 337-4420	322	27	11.8	59.0%	260 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	38.9	741^st of 1044 public elementary schools	29.0%		56.4	546^th of 1061 public elementary schools	48.5%	195				42.2	47.6	42.5	50.0			37.8	35.7	55.0	44.4			59.5			42.9		$16,124	$2,420	$13,704
Brookwood High	Public	7-12	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 337-4401	264	21	12.6	51.9%	204 (77.3%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	79.9	61^st of 431 public high schools	85.8%		28.5	334^th of 431 public high schools	22.5%	273	61.5	53.9	53.9					51.4	56.1					45.7	53.7		72.5	70.6		51.2	$16,488	$840	$15,648
Laurel High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	43	2	28.2	20.9%	37 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)																		78.6			$8,629	$544	$8,085
Viroqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 637-7071	276	25	10.9	45.3%	254 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	65.4	374^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.3	590^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.4%	216				63.2	70.7					68.4	41.4					70.7			60.3		$18,505	$2,011	$16,494
Viroqua High	Public	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	301	23	12.9	30.6%	278 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	43	268^th of 431 public high schools	37.8%		65.3	127^th of 431 public high schools	70.5%	141	32.1	44.6	35.7															60.9			$15,681	$817	$14,863
Viroqua Middle	Public	5-8	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3171	253	19	13.3	37.9%	232 (91.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	69.9	180^th of 628 public middle schools	71.3%		71.9	162^nd of 641 public middle schools	74.7%	18						55.7	64.4	51.8	65.5			44.3	62.7	60.7	69.0		72.4			62.1	$15,055	$552	$14,503
Vernon County Area Better Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	18	1	13.8	38.9%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$24,847	$1,040	$23,807
Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	147	8	17.6	27.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	85.9	77^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.6%		73.7	257^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.8%	180				78.6	86.7	87.5	100.0	58.3	100.0	57.1	66.7	62.5	92.3	50.0	46.2	86.7	100.0		80.0	76.9	$11,226	$544	$10,682
Westby Middle	Public	5-8	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-0200	272	21	12.8	32.4%	254 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	68.2	198^th of 628 public middle schools	68.5%		65.6	218^th of 641 public middle schools	66.0%	20						63.5	57.4	46.0	64.3			39.7	57.4	69.8	75.0		73.2			66.1	$14,970	$807	$14,163
Coon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lien St	Coon Valley	54623	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 452-3143	125	12	10.3	23.2%	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	48.7	602^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.3%		29.7	816^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.1%	214				61.1	63.6					55.6	27.3					63.6			40.9		$16,265	$239	$16,026
Westby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Nelson St	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 634-0500	277	23	12.1	39.0%	256 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	50.8	577^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.7%		59	501^st of 1061 public elementary schools	52.8%	76				61.4	53.1					59.1	44.9					63.3			40.8		$15,983	$2,153	$13,831
Westby High	Public	9-12	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-3101	319	24	13.4	27.3%	298 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	64.3	140^th of 431 public high schools	67.5%		52.4	203^rd of 431 public high schools	52.9%	63	58.0	53.6	47.8															48.5			$15,665	$257	$15,408

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