Summary:
Zip code 54656 covers Sparta, Wisconsin, and includes seven schools — three elementary, two middle, and two high — all within the Sparta Area School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Total enrollment is 2,749 students, ranging from 90 at Innovations STEM Academy to 871 at Sparta High. The district as a whole ranks 360th of 432, in the 17th percentile with 1 star, but individual schools vary sharply.
Innovations STEM Academy is the clear standout, ranking 226th of 643 in the 65th percentile with 3 stars, exceeding state averages in most reported areas, and posting the lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.2% against the state's 17.3%. Herrman Elementary is the strongest traditional elementary, in the 40th percentile with 2 stars and above-state grade 3 math, though its grade 4 science and social studies trail. Sparta Montessori School has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 29.81% and solid social studies and science, but math in grades 4–6 falls well below state. Sparta Meadowview Middle sits in the 27th percentile with 1 star and mostly below-state scores.
Sparta High shows strong completion figures — a 96.8% graduation rate, 0.2% dropout rate, and 4.4% chronic absenteeism — but below-state proficiency in every reported subject in 2025–2026. Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School graduates 97.4% of students yet has a 4.5% dropout rate, 17.1% absenteeism, and 0% proficiency in ELA and science. Southside Early Learning Center serves PK–K only, so it has no test scores, but records the highest per-student spending at $17,512.
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