Mount Horeb Area School District

Mount Horeb Area School District in Wisconsin serves students from prekindergarten through 12th grade across five schools — three elementary, one middle, and one high school — with no alternative schools in this extract and 2,185 students enrolled in total. Enrollment ranges from 160 students at Mount Horeb Early Learning Center (PK–K) to 745 at Mount Horeb High, which alone accounts for 34.1% of students. At the district level, Mount Horeb Area School District ranks 44 out of 432 districts in Wisconsin, placing it in the 90th percentile with a 5-star district rating.

Mount Horeb High is the standout: the only individual school here with a 5-star rating, ranked 32 of 533 in 2025–2026 (94th percentile), with a 98.3% graduation rate versus the state's 92.0% and a 0.2% dropout rate versus 1.1%. Its scores beat the state in every reported subject, led by Social Studies at 74.12% versus 48.25% — a 25.87-point gap. Mount Horeb Middle (4 stars) climbed from the 80th to the 84th percentile over three years, with 8th grade Social Studies at 82.47% versus 64.63%. Mount Horeb Intermediate (4 stars, 81st percentile) is strongest in math, where grades 3–5 range from 70.55% to 74.07%, all roughly 19 points above state.

Attendance is a district-wide strength. Mount Horeb Primary Center has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.4% and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.5, plus the highest per-student spending at $18,070. Across all five schools, absenteeism runs 3.4%–9.4%, versus 7.4% district-wide and 17.3% statewide. Per-student spending spans $15,350 to $18,070, ratios span 11.5 to 14.6, and free/reduced lunch rates are tightly clustered between 12.08% and 14.71%. The main watch point is 8th grade math at the Middle School: 57.79% versus 53.67%, still above state but the school's narrowest margin and below its 6th and 7th grade math results.

Key insights:

1. The district is academically strong overall. Every reported school-level test score across the district is above the Wisconsin state average, and the district sits in the 90th percentile statewide.

2. Mount Horeb High is the flagship. It holds 5 stars, has a 98.3% graduation rate, a 0.2% dropout rate, and top-percentile rank history, with Social Studies proficiency 25.87 points above state.

3. The middle school is improving, with science and social studies as strengths. It moved from the 80th to the 84th percentile over three years, and its 8th grade Social Studies score of 82.47% is a district high among reported tests.

4. Elementary math is a clear bright spot. Mount Horeb Intermediate's math scores of 70.55%–74.07% in grades 3–5 all sit roughly 19 points above state, suggesting strong foundational math instruction.

5. 8th grade math is a relative watch point. At 57.79% versus state 53.67%, it is still above state but is the Middle School's smallest margin and trails its own 6th and 7th grade math.

6. Attendance is strong across the district. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 3.4% at the Primary Center to 9.4% at the High School — all far below the state's 17.3%.

7. Spending and class size vary by level. Per-student spending ranges from $15,350 at the Intermediate to $18,070 at the Primary Center; student-teacher ratios range from 11.5 at the Primary Center to 14.6 at the High School, with the Middle School pairing a 12.3 ratio with strong test performance.

8. Free/reduced lunch rates are low and tightly clustered. Rates run from 12.08% at the High School to 14.71% at the Middle School, and the Middle School achieves strong results despite the highest rate of the five schools.

9. Some year-over-year volatility exists. The High School's math declined from 61.93% to 57.58%, and the Middle School's 6th grade ELA dropped from 72.25% to 61.80%, but both remain above state; meanwhile middle school math improved across all three grades and 8th grade Social Studies rose sharply from 72.08% to 82.47%.