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Sparta Montessori School

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Sparta Montessori School ranks 718 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sparta Montessori School is a PK–6 public elementary school in Sparta, in western Wisconsin, serving 161 students as part of the Sparta Area School District. Its 2025–26 rank is 718th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), up from 760th of 1,044 (27th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–25 but still below its earlier highs around the 51st–53rd percentile with 3 stars in 2015–16 to 2018–19. The district is ranked 360th of 432 Wisconsin districts.

Academically, the school’s biggest challenge is math. In 2025–26, math proficiency averaged about 26.7%, far below the district’s roughly 44.0% and the state’s roughly 53.3%; grades 4–6 were especially weak at 25%, 15%, and 16.67%. ELA averaged about 50.2%, slightly above the district’s 48.3% but below the state’s 53.6%. Science and social studies are bright spots: 4th-grade science was 58.33% and social studies 68%, both above district and state. Compared with nearby schools, Tomah Area Montessori School ranks much higher at 197th of 1,039 (81st percentile, 4 stars) and has stronger results despite lower per-student spending ($12,756 vs. $15,723) and a higher student–teacher ratio (20.9 vs. 17.6). Herrman Elementary, in the same district, ranks 626th (40th percentile) and has stronger math in some grades despite much higher poverty.

Attendance is a strength: chronic absenteeism was 8.9% in 2024–25, compared with 17.3% statewide and much lower than nearby Southside Early Learning Center (17.2%), Miller Elementary (24.2%), and Lemonweir Elementary (28.6%). The free/reduced-lunch rate is 29.81%, lower than Herrman (52.76%) and Southside (52.99%), though the school’s student–teacher ratio of 17.6 is high among nearby schools. Subgroup results are uneven: special education students ranked 26th of 802 schools statewide (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–25, an exceptional result, while low-income students ranked 699th of 848 (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26 and female students have been consistently around the 23rd–25th percentile. For parents, the clear priority is math support, especially grades 4–6, while science, social studies, and attendance remain relative strengths.

161

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,723

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

429 N Black River Street
Sparta, WI 54656

(608) 366-3468

District: Sparta Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg55%

718^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	40.1	718 of 1039	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	760 of 1044	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	739 of 1061	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	900 of 1067	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	843 of 1067	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	672 of 1050	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	513 of 1037	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	478 of 1025	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.3	691 of 1071	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	511 of 1075	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	592 of 1076	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.7	457 of 1061	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	603 of 1053	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.3	459 of 1045	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	467 of 1021	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	737 of 986	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	773 of 1001	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	783 of 1011	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	881 of 1010	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	704 of 1017	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	533 of 1004	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	774 of 997	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	699 of 848	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	578 of 870	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.9	850 of 871	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	705 of 859	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	639 of 847	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	431 of 854	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	614 of 989	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	627 of 1000	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	809 of 1012	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	786 of 1011	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	835 of 1017	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	715 of 1003	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.5	172 of 997	82.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	26 of 802	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	532 of 699	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	381 of 718	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+70 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)24th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%~ state avg

Science58%+5 vs state

English Language Arts50%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$15,723	$299	$15,424
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
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)											$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	$15,527	$578	$14,948
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	$14,497	$561	$13,936
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
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	$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	$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	$16,275	$1,244	$15,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparta Montessori School

How many students attend Sparta Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Sparta Montessori School.

What is the racial makeup of Sparta Montessori School?

Students at Sparta Montessori School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Sparta Montessori School a good school?

Sparta Montessori School ranks 718^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sparta Montessori School in?

Sparta Area School District

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