Total enrollment
5,796
+166 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Verona Area School District
Wisconsin · 5,815 students · 2 cities
Verona Area School District has 12 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 5,815 Wisconsin students across 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Verona Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Verona Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #112 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,815 | #24 of 290 | #1,637 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #25 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #183 of 290 | #4,080 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 24.4% | #216 of 289 | #7,117 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #23 of 177 | #1,977 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Verona Area School District
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from New Century School at 79.2% proficient to Verona Area High at 49.7%, a gap of 29.6 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 5,456 to 5,796 students (up 6%) and from 384 to 422 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Area High | Verona | High | 09-12 | 1,820 |
| Badger Ridge Middle | Verona | Middle | 06-08 | 776 |
| Sugar Creek Elementary | Verona | Elementary | KG-05 | 645 |
| Glacier Edge Elementary | Verona | Elementary | KG-05 | 462 |
| Core Knowledge Charter School | Verona | Elementary | KG-08 | 417 |
| Stoner Prairie Elementary | Fitchburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 407 |
| Country View Elementary | Verona | Elementary | KG-05 | 382 |
| Savanna Oaks Middle | Fitchburg | Middle | 06-08 | 360 |
| Verona Area K4 | Verona | Elementary | PK-PK | 292 |
| New Century School | Verona | Elementary | KG-05 | 122 |
| Verona Area International School | Verona | Elementary | KG-05 | 113 |
| Early Childhood | Verona | Elementary | PK-PK | 19 |
About Verona Area School District
Across 12 schools, Verona Area School District teaches about 5,815 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a small district.
For a sense of the school types, Verona Area School District covers 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Verona Area School District runs about 485 students per school, 31% higher than the state mean of roughly 370.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 3%: 5,630 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,796 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Verona Area School District closed 1 school, going from 12 to 11.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Verona Area School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.