Summary:
Zip code 53593 is home to a single high school — Verona Area High — a 9–12 school with 1,820 students in the Verona Area School District in Verona, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in the zip code, there is no local peer to compare it against; the most useful comparisons are with its own district and with the state as a whole, and on most measures it looks strong.
Academically, Verona Area High ranks 81st out of 533 schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 85th percentile with 4 stars — up from 3 stars and the 54th percentile in 2024–2025, a real jump in relative standing. Tenth-grade proficiency beats the state in every tested subject: Social Studies 60.27% vs. 48.25%, English Language Arts 62.76% vs. 48.47%, Mathematics 50.26% vs. 42.93%, and Science 55.90% vs. 43.20%. Math is the biggest turnaround, climbing 11.25 points in a year from below the state to above it. Outcomes are also solid: the graduation rate is 94.5%, above the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate is 0.5%, less than half the state's 1.1%.
The clearest concern is attendance. Chronic absenteeism at the school is 24.4%, well above the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3% — meaning nearly 1 in 4 students is chronically absent. For context, per-student spending is $17,940, the student–teacher ratio is 15.1:1, and 26.65% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Overall, families moving to this area get one high school with above-state academics, strong graduation numbers, and a rising rank, but attendance is the metric worth watching most closely.
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