Summary:
ZIP code 54873 in Solon Springs, Wisconsin, is served by four schools — one alternative PK–12 school, one elementary Montessori charter, one high school, and one virtual charter — all operating under the single Solon Springs School District at one shared address with a combined 302 students.
The clearest comparison is between the two largest programs. Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter (89 students, PK–6) outperformed Solon Springs School in all eight head-to-head elementary grade and subject comparisons in 2025–26, and its 4th-grade ELA (69.23%), science, and social studies results cleared state benchmarks. Its school rating has climbed from the 20th percentile to the 38th percentile with 2 stars. Solon Springs School (173 students, PK–12) reports a 100% graduation rate and above-state results in grades 8 and 10, but posted the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 31.9% and above-state proficiency in only about 5 of 20 tests. Eagles Academy (23 students, grades 6–12) has the best climate metrics — 13.6% absenteeism, 0.0% dropout, a 6.3 student-to-teacher ratio — and the highest per-pupil spending at $35,992. Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School (17 students) carries a 22.7% dropout rate and an 83.3% graduation rate, the lowest in the ZIP.
Three patterns matter most for families. First, math is a district-wide weakness: Montessori's math results trail state in every grade and fell year-over-year, and no school's grade 3–6 math rate reaches state. Second, chronic absenteeism is the most consistent warning sign, with the two largest schools both well above the state's 17.3% rate. Third, enrollment is so small that a single student can shift a grade-level rate by 7–20 points, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously.
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