Summary:
ZIP code 53593, covering the Verona area just southwest of Madison, Wisconsin, is home to eight elementary schools serving roughly 2,900 students across three public districts. Most are K–5 schools, but Olson Elementary is PK–5, West Middleton Elementary is PK–4, and Core Knowledge Charter School is K–8. Enrollment ranges from 113 students to 645.
Outcomes vary widely within the ZIP code. The strongest performers are Verona Area International School (83rd of 1,039 statewide, 92nd percentile, 5 stars), West Middleton Elementary (113th, 89th percentile, 4 stars), New Century School (145th, 86th percentile, 4 stars), and Core Knowledge Charter School (210th, 80th percentile, 4 stars). These schools also have the lowest free/reduced lunch rates in the group — 5.31%, 15.57%, 6.56%, and 10.55% respectively. At the other end, Glacier Edge Elementary ranks 555th (47th percentile, 2 stars) and Country View Elementary 515th (50th percentile), with the highest free/reduced lunch rates at 32.03% and 29.32%.
Attendance and grade-level patterns matter too. Chronic absenteeism is low at Core Knowledge Charter School (5.3%), Verona Area International School (7.1%), and New Century School (8.2%), but 19.3% at Olson Elementary, which still outperforms its own district's 26th-percentile ranking at 70th percentile. Science is a weak spot at Glacier Edge Elementary (46.34) and Country View Elementary (51.61). Spending is not a simple lever: Core Knowledge Charter School spends the least ($15,398) with the largest classes (18.1 ratio) yet ranks in the 80th percentile.
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