Summary:
Verona Area School District serves roughly 5,504 students across 10 schools — seven elementary, two middle, and one high school — in the Verona area of Wisconsin, and it ranks 95th of 432 districts statewide, placing it in the 78th percentile with 4 stars. Elementary schools hold 46.3% of enrollment, middle schools 20.6%, and the high school 33.1%. School sizes range dramatically, from 113 students at Verona Area International School to 1,820 at Verona Area High.
The district's strongest performers are its small charter-style schools and its high school. Verona Area International School ranks 83rd of 1,039 (92nd percentile, 5 stars), with 100% ELA proficiency in grades 3 and 4. New Century School (145th, 86th percentile) and Core Knowledge Charter School (210th, 80th percentile) also rank high. Among middle schools, Savanna Oaks Middle outperforms Badger Ridge Middle (86th vs. 69th percentile). Verona Area High climbed from the 54th to the 85th percentile, with all 2025-2026 scores above state averages.
The clearest concerns are Country View Elementary, which fell from the 75th to the 50th percentile, and Glacier Edge Elementary, the lowest-ranked school at the 47th percentile with 2 stars and the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 32.03%. Verona Area High carries a 24.4% chronic absenteeism rate, well above the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%. Spending and class size alone do not predict results: Core Knowledge Charter School spends the least ($15,398) yet ranks in the 80th percentile, while Stoner Prairie Elementary and Sugar Creek Elementary sit in the middle at the 71st and 64th percentiles.
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