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Herrman Elementary

Q: Is Herrman Elementary a good school?

Herrman Elementary ranks 626 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Herrman Elementary is a public school in Sparta, WI, serving 616 students in grades 1–4 as part of the Sparta Area School District. It is a relatively large elementary school for the area, with 52.76% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, $16,746 in per-student spending, and a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio.

In 2025–26, the school ranked 626th of 1,039 elementary schools in Wisconsin—40th percentile with 2 stars. That is above its district, which ranks 360th of 432 (17th percentile, 1 star), and it marks a steady improvement from the 16th percentile in 2021–22, a 24-percentile-point gain. Test scores are mixed: the school is above the state in 4th-grade ELA and 3rd-grade math, but below the state in 3rd-grade ELA, 4th-grade math, science, and social studies, with the largest gaps in 4th-grade math and science. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 8.7%, well below the state’s 17.3% and lower than nearby Miller Elementary, La Grange Elementary, and Lemonweir Elementary. Compared with West Salem Elementary, the school serves a higher-poverty population and spends more per student, yet it ranks higher (63rd percentile). Compared with same-district Sparta Montessori School, it is larger, has higher poverty, and ranks slightly higher overall.

Results vary across student groups: the school ranks strongly for Hispanic students (64th percentile) and English Language Learner students (84th percentile), while White students (21st percentile) and low-income students (38th percentile) rank lower. Despite high spending and small classes, outcomes remain mid-pack. The bottom line for parents: the school is an improving, mid-ranked school in a low-ranked district, with attendance and some grade-level strengths to build on, and clear room to grow in 4th-grade math, science, and social studies.

616

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,746

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

925 N Black River St
Sparta, WI 54656

(608) 366-3438

District: Sparta Area School District

Students who attend Herrman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sparta Meadowview Middle
High:	Sparta High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

626^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 23 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Sparta Area School District

360^th of 432Sparta Area 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
2026	47.6	626 of 1039	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	651 of 1044	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	731 of 1061	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	847 of 1067	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	898 of 1067	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	874 of 1050	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	40 of 245	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.5	103 of 255	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	50 of 269	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	128 of 222	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	636 of 986	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	679 of 1001	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	767 of 1011	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	833 of 1010	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	885 of 1017	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	853 of 1004	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	125 of 347	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	166 of 322	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	97 of 331	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	27.8	216 of 290	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	257 of 296	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	189 of 274	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	522 of 848	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	555 of 870	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	612 of 866	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	740 of 871	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	789 of 859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	713 of 847	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	562 of 989	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	570 of 1000	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	580 of 1012	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	729 of 1011	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	818 of 1017	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	792 of 1003	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	549 of 791	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	506 of 802	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	564 of 790	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	576 of 770	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	531 of 748	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	546 of 746	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	553 of 697	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	543 of 718	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	630 of 727	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	673 of 715	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	671 of 704	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	669 of 699	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies61%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science46%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herrman Elementary	Public	1-4	925 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3438	616	58	10.6	52.8%	443 (71.9%)	10 (1.6%)	128 (20.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	47.6	626^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.7%		45.4	651^st of 1044 public elementary schools	37.6%	25	48.8	54.1			59.8	45.9			61.0	46.2			$16,746	$804	$15,943
Sparta Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	429 N Black River Street	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3468	161	9	17.6	29.8%	118 (73.3%)	4 (2.5%)	21 (13.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	40.1	718^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.9%		36.2	760^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.2%	42	50.0	45.8	55.0	50.0	50.0	25.0	15.0	16.7	68.0	58.3	85%		$15,723	$299	$15,424
Southside Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1023 Walrath St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3450	268	21	12.7	53.0%	187 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (23.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)											77%		$17,512	$697	$16,815
Bangor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 14th Ave S	Bangor	54614	La Crosse County	Bangor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 486-2331	313	26	11.8	25.9%	274 (87.5%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	48.9	612^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.1%		62.3	427^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.1%	185	62.8	41.9	69.4		44.2	37.2	61.2		60.5	34.9	90%		$15,527	$578	$14,948
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N181 State Hwy 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 488-2201	399	32	12.6	37.8%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.7	583^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	43.9%		60.4	454^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.5%	129	63.8	33.3	56.8	53.7	68.1	35.6	65.9	58.2	53.3	35.6			$16,234	$840	$15,394
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	475 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 786-1662	677	50	13.4	24.1%	626 (92.5%)	7 (1.0%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	65.3	380^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.4%		76	218^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.1%	162	61.6	58.6			60.1	64.1			78.9	51.6	80%		$14,497	$561	$13,936
Cashton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 Front St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-7377	292	28	10.4	40.4%	258 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	55.1	529^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.1%		54.6	535^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.8%	6	51.3	53.5	55.0		40.0	67.4	60.0		72.1	46.5			$15,156	$2,225	$12,931
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	813 Oak Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7026	245	21	11.5	52.2%	199 (81.2%)	4 (1.6%)	16 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	39.6	727^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.5	842^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	19.3%	115	56.0	39.0	42.9		64.0	29.3	45.7		58.5	48.8	67%		$14,927	$955	$13,972
La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Straw St	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7057	400	30	13.3	47.5%	316 (79.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	43.2	681^st of 1039 public elementary schools	34.5%		49.4	591^st of 1044 public elementary schools	43.4%	90	51.9	35.9	52.5		55.6	31.3	60.7		57.8	46.9	82%		$15,392	$549	$14,843
Lemonweir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 N Glendale Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7847	249	24	10.5	67.5%	186 (74.7%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	33.4	770^th of 1039 public elementary schools	25.9%		16.8	896^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.2%	126	36.4	30.0	42.4		63.6	23.3	48.5		56.7	36.7	87%		$16,275	$1,244	$15,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Herrman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Herrman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herrman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sparta Meadowview Middle
High : Sparta High

What is the racial makeup of Herrman Elementary?

Students at Herrman Elementary are 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Herrman Elementary in?

Sparta Area School District

Is Herrman Elementary a good school?

Herrman Elementary ranks 626^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Herrman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Herrman Elementary.

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