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Montello Junior/Senior High

Q: Is Montello Junior/Senior High a good school?

Montello Junior/Senior High ranks 385 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Montello Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Montello Junior/Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Montello Junior/Senior High?

Students at Montello Junior/Senior High are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Montello Junior/Senior High?

Montello Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Forest Lane Community School

Public Grades 7-12

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Montello Junior/Senior High is a public school in the small central Wisconsin community of Montello, serving about 232 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the Montello School District. It is ranked 385 of 533 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026 (28th percentile, 1 star), while the district overall ranks 194 of 432 (3 stars) — a gap that partly reflects the much smaller, high-performing High Marq Environmental Charter School in the same district. Montello's rank has climbed from 1st percentile in 2018–2019 to 28th percentile today, but it still trails most nearby comprehensive high schools, including Westfield Area High (65th), Pardeeville High (61st), Markesan High (59th), Portage High (45th), and Green Lake High (36th); only Wautoma High (29th) is similarly low.

The school shows a clear split between grade levels. In 2025–2026, 7th and 8th grade math proficiency was 64.86% and 61.29%, both above district and state averages — well ahead of High Marq (37.5%) and Green Lake (33.33%) in 8th grade math. High school results are much weaker: 10th grade social studies was 23.53% proficient, the lowest of any nearby school, while ACT math (28.95%) and ACT science (31.58%) were far below the state. Completion metrics are a genuine strength, with a 97.1% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism — all better than state averages.

Montello spends $23,497 per student, the most in this comparison group, and has 8.4 students per teacher, the smallest ratio among nearby comprehensive high schools, though academic results have not yet matched those investments at the high school level. One equity signal worth watching: low-income students ranked 76th percentile (4 stars) in 2024–2025 but fell to 16th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026 — a large swing that may reflect small group sizes but deserves attention.

232

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,497

Per pupil spending ?

44.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

222 Forest Ln
Montello, WI 53949-9390

(608) 297-7617

District: Montello School District

Feeder schools for Montello Junior/Senior High:

Elementary:

Forest Lane Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg52%

Middle school

184^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

385^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Montello School District

194^th of 432Montello 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	184 of 643	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	49.8	348 of 628	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	503 of 641	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	482 of 640	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	535 of 617	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	473 of 613	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	523 of 594	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	471 of 579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	523 of 612	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	488 of 609	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	495 of 612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	449 of 585	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	459 of 569	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	448 of 559	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.9	336 of 549	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.4	126 of 539	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	42.2	405 of 521	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	437 of 519	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.2	298 of 382	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.3	240 of 324	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	237 of 572	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	355 of 573	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	483 of 580	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	456 of 579	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	496 of 576	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	422 of 574	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	475 of 557	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	477 of 551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	93 of 513	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	231 of 509	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	371 of 520	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	412 of 525	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	364 of 522	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	341 of 499	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	443 of 487	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	363 of 489	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	159 of 575	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	51.6	313 of 577	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	412 of 585	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	415 of 591	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	483 of 577	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	438 of 572	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	498 of 557	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	389 of 551	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	163 of 439	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	200 of 414	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	318 of 439	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	158 of 421	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	175 of 437	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	348 of 414	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	172 of 417	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	340 of 393	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	385 of 533	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	326 of 431	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	373 of 431	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	396 of 400	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	390 of 410	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	349 of 408	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	400 of 466	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.0	319 of 462	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	284 of 457	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	331 of 452	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.6	320 of 445	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	390 of 450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	355 of 438	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	374 of 437	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	254 of 292	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.4	163 of 287	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.6	212 of 275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	344 of 461	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	216 of 353	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	289 of 329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	373 of 446	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.8	80 of 335	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	187 of 326	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	194 of 251	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	331 of 462	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	286 of 380	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	320 of 359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	350 of 354	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	1.9	266 of 266	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

White (2021)13th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school

White (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

English Language Arts57%+3 vs state

Social Studies52%-4 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montello Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 297-7617	232	28	8.4	44.0%	209 (90.1%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33	385^th of 533 public high schools	27.8%		32.6	326^th of 431 public high schools	24.4%	59	47.4	29.0	31.6	67.6	45.2	64.9	61.3	83.9	23.5	61.3	$23,497	$771	$22,726
High Marq Environmental Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 297-7617	33	2	16.5	39.4%	30 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	82	59^th of 533 public high schools	88.9%					(n/a)	66.7	50.0	50.0		50.0		37.5	87.5	83.3	50.0	$11,569	$626	$10,943
Westfield Area High	Public	9-12	N7046 County Road M	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 296-2141	329	25	13.2	40.1%	273 (83.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34 (10.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	64.6	189^th of 533 public high schools	64.5%		57.5	182^nd of 431 public high schools	57.8%	7	47.3	43.6	47.3						58.8		$19,062	$637	$18,426
Portage High	Public	9-12	301 E Collins St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-8545	600	44	13.5	30.5%	496 (82.7%)	7 (1.2%)	60 (10.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	50.3	291^st of 533 public high schools	45.4%		49.2	226^th of 431 public high schools	47.6%	65	46.0	38.1	42.5						44.4		$16,973	$1,140	$15,833
Markesan High	Public	9-12	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 398-2373	244	18	13.8	34.4%	204 (83.6%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	60.6	218^th of 533 public high schools	59.1%		58.5	175^th of 431 public high schools	59.4%	43	43.1	48.3	43.1						56.9		$16,595	$736	$15,859
Portage Academy of Achievement	Public	9-12	2505 New Pinery Rd	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2165	24	1	24.0	12.5%	21 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$13,005	$383	$12,622
DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	2925 Columbia Dr	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-9100	6	3	2.0	—	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pardeeville High	Public	9-12	120 Oak St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 429-2153	284	21	13.7	32.7%	266 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	62	208^th of 533 public high schools	61.0%		39.2	290^th of 431 public high schools	32.7%	82	51.7	40.0	46.7						55.0		$15,431	$232	$15,199
Green Lake High	Public	7-12	612 Mill St	Green Lake	54941	Green Lake County	Green Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 294-6411	139	16	8.9	36.7%	120 (86.3%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.5%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	41.2	343^rd of 533 public high schools	35.6%		47.5	242^nd of 431 public high schools	43.9%	101	45.0	25.0	40.0	72.7	73.3	36.4	33.3	73.3	42.1	66.7	$21,112	$856	$20,256
Wautoma High	Public	9-12	514 S Cambridge St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 787-3354	388	29	13.2	54.4%	288 (74.2%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (19.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	34	378^th of 533 public high schools	29.1%		41.7	280^th of 431 public high schools	35.0%	98	39.8	32.7	28.6						37.3		$14,563	$755	$13,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Montello Junior/Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Montello Junior/Senior High?

Students at Montello Junior/Senior High are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Montello Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Montello Junior/Senior High.

Is Montello Junior/Senior High a good school?

Montello Junior/Senior High ranks 385^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Montello Junior/Senior High in?

Montello School District

What schools feed into Montello Junior/Senior High?

Montello Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forest Lane Community School

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