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Mauston Montessori Charter School

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Mauston Montessori Charter School ranks 763 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mauston Montessori Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mauston, Wisconsin, part of the Mauston School District, which is ranked 305 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 102 students enrolled.

Mauston Montessori Charter School has consistently underperformed compared to the Mauston School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores, with only 16.67% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 33.33% for the district and 52.58% for the state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.1% to 19.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.25% to 50.98% over the past few years, suggesting a relatively high-need student population.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Mauston School District, such as Lyndon Station Elementary and Grayside Elementary, Mauston Montessori Charter School generally underperforms in academic proficiency rates and has higher chronic absenteeism. The variability in spending per student and the high student-teacher ratio at Mauston Montessori Charter School may indicate that the school is facing challenges in securing adequate funding and resources to support its students, which could be a contributing factor to its underperformance.

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,891

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

512 Grayside Ave
Mauston, WI 53948

(608) 847-5451

District: Mauston School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

!Science scores 17 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg54%

763^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 38% (2021) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Mauston School District

305^th of 426Mauston School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	763 of 1044	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	776 of 1061	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	613 of 1067	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	710 of 1067	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	654 of 1050	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	482 of 704	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2022)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies50%-14 vs state

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Mauston Montessori Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-1828	256	18	14.0	68.4%	218 (85.2%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$15,941	$775	$15,165
Mauston Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	96	5	20.0	34.4%	76 (79.2%)	3 (3.1%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.4%)	35.6	763^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.9%		35.5	776^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.9%	13	55.6	50.0	16.7		50.0	16.7	16.7		50.0	33.3	$10,891	$2,221	$8,670
Grayside Elementary	Public	3-5	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-5616	244	15	16.1	55.7%	215 (88.1%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	42.7	687^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.4	791^st of 1061 public elementary schools	25.4%	104	48.1	44.4	33.3		48.1	46.0	34.6		69.8	63.5	$14,723	$1,324	$13,400
New Lisbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 562-3700	298	26	11.3		275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	35.7	762^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	27.0%		19.6	889^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.2%	127	65.5	40.5	18.6	37.5	72.4	35.1	11.6	47.5	64.9	43.2	$11,954	$966	$10,988
Royall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 462-2600	155	14	11.4	50.3%	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)	69.0				69.0
Lyndon Station Elementary	Public	1-4	200 Hoehn Dr	Lyndon Station	53944	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 666-2341	29	2	13.8	69.0%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	72.4	284^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.8%		40.2	723^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	31.9%	439		71.4				85.7			100.0	28.6	$12,011	$897	$11,114
Wonewoc-Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	175	13	13.4	58.9%	159 (90.9%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	45.7	646^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.1%		53.8	583^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	45.1%	63	52.4	44.8	64.0		61.9	34.5	44.0		65.5	34.5	$15,661	$1,191	$14,470
Camp Douglas Elementary	Public	2-5	81 Junction St	Camp Douglas	54618	Juneau County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7091	65	5	12.2	55.4%	57 (87.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	40.7	717^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.3%		36.4	768^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.6%	51	47.4	44.4	25.0		47.4	50.0	50.0		61.1	44.4	$12,474	$1,400	$11,073
Necedah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 565-2256	244	26	9.4		227 (93.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	39.5	734^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.7%		40	725^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.7%	9	36.1	51.5	37.0		38.9	60.6	18.5		60.6	54.6	$16,165	$1,859	$14,305
N-Vision Learning Center	Public, Charter	1-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	70	4	15.9	4.3%	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	23.4	850^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.6%		45.4	678^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.1%	172	18.8	50.0	46.7		18.8	35.7	20.0		57.1	21.4	$13,353	$2,033	$11,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Mauston Montessori Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Mauston Montessori Charter School?

Students at Mauston Montessori Charter School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Mauston Montessori Charter School in?

Mauston School District

Is Mauston Montessori Charter School a good school?

Mauston Montessori Charter School ranks 763^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mauston Montessori Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended Mauston Montessori Charter School.

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