Summary:
Montello School District has four reported schools—Forest Lane Community School (PK–6), Montello Junior/Senior High (7–12), High Marq Environmental Charter School (7–12), and Montello Virtual Charter School (PK–12)—serving about 571 students in a mid-pack Wisconsin district ranked 194 of 432 (55th percentile, 3 stars). There is no standalone middle school, and school-level results vary much more than the district average suggests.
High Marq Environmental Charter School is the standout on rank: 59 of 533, 89th percentile, 4 stars. Its ACT ELA score is 66.67%, math 50%, science 50%, 10th grade social studies 83.33%, and 8th grade social studies 87.5%. But it has only 33 students, so scores can swing; its 8th grade math is 37.5%, below state, and dropout is 3.0%. Forest Lane Community School is the attendance standout: 5.4% chronic absenteeism vs. district 10.1% and state 17.3%. It also posts 6th grade ELA 82.93% and math 80.49%, though 3rd and 5th grade ELA are below state. Both schools show that a small school can look very different from the district as a whole.
Montello Junior/Senior High is 385 of 533 (28th percentile, 1 star) with weak ACT math (28.95%), science (31.58%), and 10th grade social studies (23.53%), but strong graduation (97.1%), dropout (0.0%), and 8th grade social studies (83.87%). It spends the most per student ($23,497) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.4). Montello Virtual Charter School has 22 students, 100% graduation, 0.0% dropout, but 22.7% chronic absenteeism—above state—and no test scores listed; its 88.0 ratio is not comparable to brick-and-mortar schools. Across Montello School District, spending and outcomes do not move in a simple direction, so parents should compare each school’s specific strengths and gaps.
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