Wisconsin Connect Charter School

Wisconsin Connect Charter School is a small alternative public school in Burlington, Wisconsin, serving 78 students in grades PK–12 as part of the Burlington Area School District, and located less than a mile from the district's other alternative campus, Burlington Alternative School. Because it is an alternative school with a small enrollment, many test-score percentages come from tiny groups of students, and some years of data are missing or suppressed.

Attendance and completion are this school's strongest points. In 2024–25, chronic absenteeism was 3.7%, essentially matching the district rate of 3.6% and far below the state rate of 17.3% — and dramatically lower than Burlington Alternative School's 48.8%. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 87.5%, ahead of Burlington Alternative School (74.0%) and Elkhorn Options Virtual School (82.6%), though below the district's 94.4% and the state's 92.0%. Dropout was 1.2%, below every nearby alternative school with reported data and only slightly above the state's 1.1%.

Academics are the main challenge, and individual numbers should be read with caution. On 10th-grade ACT in 2025–26, proficiency was 28.57% in ELA, 14.29% in math, and 28.57% in science — below Elkhorn Options Virtual School, the district, and the state, though above Burlington Alternative School. Forward Exam results swing widely by grade, from 100% proficiency in 4th-grade ELA, science, and social studies to around one-third proficient in 6th- and 7th-grade ELA and 6th-grade math. Two data points also deserve caution: the reported student-teacher ratio of 97.5 is implausible, and the free/reduced-lunch rate fell from 68.25% to 38.46% in a single year. Spending was $13,372 per student in 2024–25.