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Sugar Creek Elementary

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Sugar Creek Elementary ranks 411 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, serving 683 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sugar Creek Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the top quarter in 2022-2023. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is generally above the Verona Area School District and Wisconsin state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Social Studies. Sugar Creek's 4th-grade students have consistently outperformed the district and state in Social Studies, with over 65% proficient or better in recent years. However, the school faces challenges in supporting its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, as evidenced by their low rankings compared to other Wisconsin elementary schools in these subgroups.

While Sugar Creek Elementary generally outperforms the nearby Glacier Edge and Country View Elementary schools, the Verona Area International School and New Century School, both public charter schools within the Verona Area School District, consistently outperform Sugar Creek Elementary on academic measures. Additionally, the nearby Huegel, Olson, and Cesar Chavez Elementary schools, which are part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, generally lag behind Sugar Creek Elementary in academic performance.

645

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,636

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 N Main Street
Verona, WI 53593

(608) 845-4700

District: Verona Area School District

Students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Badger Ridge Middle
High:	Verona Area High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2023 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2023) to 61st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg62%

Wisconsin avg54%

411^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Verona Area School District

104^th of 426Verona 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
2025	63.1	411 of 1044	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	325 of 1061	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	222 of 1067	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	237 of 1067	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	297 of 1050	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	623 of 1037	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	738 of 1025	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	760 of 1071	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	687 of 1075	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	792 of 1076	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	733 of 1061	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	684 of 1053	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	802 of 1045	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.9	803 of 1046	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	67.2	336 of 1045	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	288 of 1030	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	62.8	424 of 1021	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	232 of 689	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	428 of 712	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.6	344 of 632	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.9	466 of 633	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	48.1	63 of 165	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	195 of 255	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	120 of 269	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	66 of 248	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	174 of 275	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	200 of 287	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	367 of 1001	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	369 of 1011	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	170 of 1010	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	191 of 1017	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	342 of 1004	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	594 of 1002	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	635 of 997	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	212 of 322	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	163 of 331	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	87 of 290	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	73 of 296	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	84 of 274	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	121 of 266	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	204 of 271	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	777 of 870	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	720 of 866	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	673 of 871	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	420 of 859	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	606 of 847	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	688 of 874	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	741 of 854	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	420 of 1000	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	276 of 1012	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	291 of 1011	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	286 of 1017	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	236 of 1003	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	574 of 1002	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	786 of 997	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.2	27 of 119	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	730 of 802	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	672 of 790	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	765 of 770	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	713 of 748	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	63.9	185 of 746	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	119 of 718	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	58 of 727	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	106 of 715	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	107 of 704	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	107 of 699	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	240 of 718	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	363 of 686	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2018)62nd percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-50 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies72%+8 vs state

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	740 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4700	645	52	12.3	29.9%	380 (58.9%)	24 (3.7%)	172 (26.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.5%)	63.1	411^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.6%		69.8	325^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.4%	86	59.6	61.1	52.1				62.7	62.4	53.0				71.6		53.2		$12,636	$439	$12,196
Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	23	18.1	10.6%	319 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	28 (6.7%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	82.4	126^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.9%		82.4	128^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.9%	2	61.4	75.6	62.5	74.1	82.7	75.5	72.7	82.2	64.6	83.3	86.5	75.5	82.2	88.7	71.1	71.7	$11,787	$271	$11,515
Verona Area International School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4200	113	8	14.1	5.3%	57 (50.4%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.0%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (32.7%)	75.8	222^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.7%		84	102^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	90.4%	120	94.1	77.3	76.5				94.1	36.4	58.8				90.9		54.6		$13,085	$271	$12,813
New Century School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4900	122	8	15.2	6.6%	96 (78.7%)	3 (2.5%)	9 (7.4%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	85.9	78^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.5	51^st of 1061 public elementary schools	95.2%	27	75.0	71.4	75.0				60.0	85.7	75.0				85.7		90.5		$12,808	$271	$12,536
Country View Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Lone Pine Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4800	382	34	11.3	29.3%	216 (56.5%)	47 (12.3%)	76 (19.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	62.7	419^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.9%		73.2	264^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.1%	155	59.0	63.8	60.6				53.2	57.6	58.2				66.1		54.2		$14,596	$586	$14,008
Glacier Edge Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Kimball Lane	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 497-2100	462	38	12.0	32.0%	254 (55.0%)	9 (1.9%)	178 (38.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	54.2	540^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.3%		57.9	522^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	50.8%	18	42.1	55.4	63.1				42.1	58.7	60.7				65.3		46.7		$12,800	$427	$12,372
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Maple Grove Dr	Madison	53719	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2000	631	53	12.0	32.3%	294 (46.6%)	69 (10.9%)	172 (27.3%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	42.7	686^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.3%		37	762^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.2%	76	48.3	54.8	43.3				43.3	43.6	43.3				61.7		44.7		$14,459	$499	$13,961
Huegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Prairie Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3100	417	39	10.8	37.9%	218 (52.3%)	69 (16.5%)	69 (16.5%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	46.5	637^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.0%		55	568^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.5%	69	54.7	43.7	52.4				58.5	43.7	52.4				53.5		45.1		$14,945	$837	$14,108
Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Redan Dr	Verona	53593	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2600	462	42	10.9	23.2%	242 (52.4%)	41 (8.9%)	51 (11.0%)	80 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	70.6	304^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.9%		64	421^st of 1061 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	71.2	66.1	54.8				68.2	61.0	57.1				70.0		60.0		$14,348	$527	$13,822
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 Woodington Way	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2180	455	43	10.4	50.8%	157 (34.5%)	84 (18.5%)	140 (30.8%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	32.5	789^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.5	883^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.8%	94	38.8	53.6	30.7				44.1	45.6	33.8				50.9		42.1		$17,345	$1,174	$16,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Creek Elementary?

Students at Sugar Creek Elementary are 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sugar Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Badger Ridge Middle
High : Verona Area High

How many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Sugar Creek Elementary.

Is Sugar Creek Elementary a good school?

Sugar Creek Elementary ranks 411^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sugar Creek Elementary in?

Verona Area School District

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