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Best Public Schools in Vernon County, WI

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Schools

3,791

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedLaurel High46^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Coon Valley Elementary up 504 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

De Soto High 9.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Laurel High and 1 more

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	53	271^st of 533 public high schools	49.2%		47.7	239^th of 431 public high schools	44.5%	32	41.9	45.2	48.4															41.7			$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%)	62.1	236^th of 643 public middle schools	63.3%		55.4	305^th of 628 public middle schools	51.4%	69							66.7	46.4	58.8				70.0	60.7	44.1		64.7			67.7	$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%)	24	841^st of 1039 public elementary schools	19.1%		48.8	599^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.6%	242				37.5	36.4	30.0				37.5	18.2	35.0				63.6			36.4		$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%)	50.4	587^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.5%		65.2	379^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.7%	208				58.8	53.3	70.6				29.4	40.0	52.9				66.7			46.7		$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%)	59.5	450^th of 1039 public elementary schools	56.7%		47.5	623^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	40.3%	173				78.3	47.1	50.0				73.9	50.0	42.5				70.6			76.5		$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%)	50.2	292^nd of 533 public high schools	45.2%		65.6	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%	163	46.4	50.0	42.9				30.3	51.7	50.0				27.3	24.1	29.4		70.6	32.3		52.9	$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%)	56	516^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.3%		40.3	726^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.5%	210				60.0	45.5	37.5				60.0	27.3	87.5				72.7			72.7		$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%)	26.5	430^th of 533 public high schools	19.3%		16.2	386^th of 431 public high schools	10.4%	44	29.4	23.5	29.4															40.0			$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%)	21.2	532^nd of 643 public middle schools	17.3%		30.1	476^th of 628 public middle schools	24.2%	56							25.0	47.6	0.0				37.5	42.9	11.8		47.1			35.3	$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%)	16.3	894^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)				44.4	21.4					22.2	0.0					50.0			35.7		$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%)	45.9	652^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	37.2%		38.9	741^st of 1044 public elementary schools	29.0%	89				54.8	50.0	42.2	51.3			51.6	50.0	33.3	46.2			75.0			47.9		$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%)	72.9	120^th of 533 public high schools	77.5%		79.9	61^st of 431 public high schools	85.8%	59	66.7	44.4	48.9					34.2	55.9					41.5	41.2		61.8	58.8		50.0	$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%)	85.7	46^th of 533 public high schools	91.4%					(n/a)	64.3	64.3	50.0															90.9			$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%)	74.7	246^th of 1039 public elementary schools	76.3%		65.4	374^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.2%	128				55.0	80.0					55.0	68.6					88.6			74.3		$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%)	72.5	123^rd of 533 public high schools	76.9%		43	268^th of 431 public high schools	37.8%	145	55.2	53.5	46.6															61.0			$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%)	60.9	255^th of 643 public middle schools	60.3%		69.9	180^th of 628 public middle schools	71.3%	75						58.1	63.5	56.5	45.8			41.9	55.6	71.0	54.2		67.8			57.6	$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%)	80.3	153^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	85.3%		85.9	77^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.6%	76				62.5	80.0	86.7	71.4	88.9	75.0	43.8	73.3	73.3	71.4	100.0	50.0	93.3	91.7		80.0	66.7	$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%)	65.8	203^rd of 643 public middle schools	68.4%		68.2	198^th of 628 public middle schools	68.5%	5						49.3	60.0	52.9	65.6			40.9	60.0	61.4	59.4		68.8			65.6	$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%)	84.4	98^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.6%		48.7	602^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.3%	504				76.9	77.8					76.9	61.1					88.9			77.8		$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%)	53	558^th of 1039 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.8	577^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.7%	19				41.5	72.3					56.6	42.6					70.2			51.1		$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%)	64.2	191^st of 533 public high schools	64.2%		64.3	140^th of 431 public high schools	67.5%	51	56.5	46.4	52.2															46.1			$15,665	$257	$15,408

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