Core Knowledge Charter School

Core Knowledge Charter School is a mid-sized elementary school in Verona Area School District, located in Verona, Wisconsin. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 417 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.

The district, Verona Area School District, operates 12 schools serving 5,815 students.

The student body at Core Knowledge Charter School is 77% White. Other reported shares: 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Dane County residents, the White share is about 77%. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Core Knowledge Charter School are from different groups.

Core Knowledge Charter School reports a ratio of 18.2 students per teacher, from 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch program data show 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 32% average for public schools in Dane County is 21 points higher.

Core Knowledge Charter School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.

Core Knowledge Charter School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.4% is 3.2 points above the 71.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Looking at the county, Dane County, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dane County has 169 public schools with about 78,525 students, including Core Knowledge Charter School.

Badger Ridge Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Core Knowledge Charter School's average proficiency of 74.4% compares with 63.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.

In the federal locale system, Core Knowledge Charter School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Core Knowledge Charter School is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.

Federal data show 415 students in 2020-21 and 417 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.2:1.

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