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Viroqua Area Montessori School

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Viroqua Area Montessori School ranks 153 rd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Viroqua Area Montessori School is a public PK–8 school in Viroqua, Wisconsin, serving 147 students as part of the Viroqua Area School District and sharing a campus with Viroqua Elementary. It ranked 153rd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–26 (85th percentile, 4 stars), after ranking 77th of 1,044 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–25. Over the past decade it has mostly stayed in the top quartile, with a dip to the 55th percentile in 2017–18 followed by stronger recent years.

Academically, English Language Arts was above the state average in every tested grade, including 86.67% proficient in grade 5, 88.89% in grade 7, and 75% in grade 8. Social studies and science were standout strengths: grade 4 social studies reached 93.33% and grade 8 reached 91.67%, while grade 4 science hit 80%. Math was strong in grades 4–7 (including 100% in grade 7) but uneven in grade 3 (43.75%) and grade 8 (50%), both below district and state averages. A major differentiator is performance for low socioeconomic status students, whose subgroup ranked 15th of 848 schools (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–26. Among nearby schools, Montessori is the second-highest ranked behind Coon Valley Elementary, ahead of Viroqua Elementary, North Crawford Elementary, Westby Elementary, and others, and it is the top-ranked PK–8 school in that comparison set.

Attendance and resource data add context. Dropout has been 0.0% for four consecutive reported years, and chronic absenteeism was 14.1% in 2024–25 — below the state's 17.3% but above the district's 12.5% and above several nearby schools. The school spends $11,226 per student (lowest among nearby schools) with a student-teacher ratio of 17.6 (highest nearby) and a free/reduced lunch rate of 27.89%, suggesting a notably efficient instructional model.

147

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,226

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 N Education Ave
Viroqua, WI 54665-1318

(608) 637-7071

District: Viroqua Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

153^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2022

From top 1% (2022) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

73^rd of 432Viroqua 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	153 of 1039	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	77 of 1044	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	257 of 1061	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	207 of 1067	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	284 of 1067	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	237 of 1050	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	74 of 1037	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	57.3	461 of 1025	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	312 of 1071	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	62.7	391 of 1075	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	104 of 986	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	55 of 1001	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	57.7	486 of 1011	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	494 of 1010	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	415 of 1017	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	178 of 1002	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	15 of 848	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	51 of 870	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	187 of 866	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	315 of 859	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	224 of 989	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	107 of 1000	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	160 of 1012	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	348 of 1011	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	333 of 1017	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.2	11 of 1002	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	190 of 697	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	158 of 718	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	77 of 699	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	160 of 718	77.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	73 of 643	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	88 of 628	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	145 of 641	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	65 of 640	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	97.0	7 of 617	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	103 of 572	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	123 of 575	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	83.2	37 of 407	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)91st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies93%+28 vs state

English Language Arts77%+22 vs state

Science74%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Viroqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 637-7071	276	25	10.9	45.3%	254 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	74.7	246^th of 1039 public elementary schools	76.3%		65.4	374^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.2%	128	55.0	80.0					55.0	68.6					88.6		74.3		$18,505	$2,011	$16,494
Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	147	8	17.6	27.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	80.3	153^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	85.3%		85.9	77^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.6%	76	62.5	80.0	86.7	71.4	88.9	75.0	43.8	73.3	73.3	71.4	100.0	50.0	93.3	91.7	80.0	66.7	$11,226	$544	$10,682
Westby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Nelson St	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 634-0500	277	23	12.1	39.0%	256 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	53	558^th of 1039 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.8	577^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.7%	19	41.5	72.3					56.6	42.6					70.2		51.1		$15,983	$2,153	$13,831
Coon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lien St	Coon Valley	54623	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 452-3143	125	12	10.3	23.2%	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	84.4	98^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.6%		48.7	602^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.3%	504	76.9	77.8					76.9	61.1					88.9		77.8		$16,265	$239	$16,026
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E3245 County Road N	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 648-2227	92	10	9.6	45.7%	88 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	24	841^st of 1039 public elementary schools	19.1%		48.8	599^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.6%	242	37.5	36.4	30.0				37.5	18.2	35.0				63.6		36.4		$17,948	$1,993	$15,955
Kickapoo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Richland County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 627-0159	204	18	11.3	52.5%	195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	46.9	634^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.0%		47.2	629^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.8%	5	40.0	52.6	59.3				36.7	31.6	59.3				65.8		60.5		$16,738	$2,509	$14,230
La Farge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	83	8	9.8	45.8%	76 (91.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	56	516^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.3%		40.3	726^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.5%	210	60.0	45.5	37.5				60.0	27.3	87.5				72.7		72.7		$19,115	$1,428	$17,688
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
Kickapoo Valley Forest School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 639-0569	66	4	16.2	43.9%	59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	16.3	894^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)	44.4	21.4					22.2	0.0					50.0		35.7		$19,275	$1,235	$18,040
North Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47050 County Road X	Soldiers Grove	54655	Crawford County	North Crawford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 624-5201	284	25	11.1	48.2%	248 (87.3%)	7 (2.5%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	66.5	364^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.6	465^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.5%	101	66.7	67.9	60.0	46.9	57.7	59.1	61.9	53.6	72.0	59.4	40.7	50.0	78.6	68.2	57.1	63.6	$18,609	$1,814	$16,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Viroqua Area Montessori School

What is the racial makeup of Viroqua Area Montessori School?

Students at Viroqua Area Montessori School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Viroqua Area Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Viroqua Area Montessori School.

What district is Viroqua Area Montessori School in?

Viroqua Area School District

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Viroqua Area Montessori School ranks 153^rd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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