Summary:
Monticello School District in Monticello, Wisconsin has exactly one high school — Monticello High — serving grades 9–12 to about 100 students, or roughly 25 per grade, in a small community where year-to-year test results can shift sharply because a handful of students can move the percentage by several points.
Monticello High looks strong on completion and attendance measures. It posted a 100% graduation rate in 2024–2025 (state: 92%), a 0% dropout rate (state: 1.1%), and chronic absenteeism of 15.8%, better than the state's 17.3% though slightly above the district's 13.8%. Class sizes are very small at 9.6 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $20,480 in 2024–2025. English language arts is a clear academic strength: ACT ELA proficiency was 55% versus the state's 48.47% in 2025–2026 and 64.71% versus 48.62% in 2024–2025. Math and science, however, trailed the state in both years — math at 40% versus 42.93% (up from 35.29%) and science at 40% versus 43.20%.
The biggest red flag is the school's overall trajectory. Monticello High ranked at the 70th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–2025 and 65th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024, but fell to the 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. Monticello School District itself is ranked 306th of 432 districts at the 29th percentile with 1 star. Social studies explains much of the swing: proficiency dropped from 86.36% (state: 47.67%) to 21.88% (state: 48.25%) while the state stayed steady. Parents should watch whether that drop is a one-year anomaly or a trend, and whether math continues improving.
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