Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551416003001
Innovations STEM Academy
1225 N Water St, Sparta, WI 54656 · (608) 366-3497 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
29 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 33 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 30% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 62.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Innovations STEM Academy
Innovations STEM Academy's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovations STEM Academy this school | 90 | 32.2% | 60.3% |
| Palmyra-Eagle Middle Palmyra | 96 | 33.3% | 60.8% |
| Clinton Junior High Clinton | 132 | 36.4% | 48.8% |
| Sevastopol Middle Sturgeon Bay | 140 | 29.3% | 83.1% |
| Hilbert Middle Hilbert | 147 | 28.6% | 60.7% |
| Albany Community Middle Albany | 66 | 33.3% | 57.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Innovations STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #341 of 389 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
90
+29 (+48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90 | 5.4 | 16.8:1 | 32% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 5.4 | 16.3:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 4.5 | 15.2:1 | 26% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 3 | 20.3:1 | 18% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 13% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 42% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Innovations STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 50% (60 to 90); teachers up 34% (4 to 5.4).
About Innovations STEM Academy
At 1225 N Water St in Sparta, Wisconsin, Innovations STEM Academy operates as a very small middle-grades school. It teaches 90 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 76% below the average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Innovations STEM Academy reports to Sparta Area School District, which has 7 schools and 2,749 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Innovations STEM Academy. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Monroe County's population at about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
There are about 16.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Innovations STEM Academy, which has 5.4. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. Public schools in Monroe County average 46%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Innovations STEM Academy outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Innovations STEM Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.3% and a predicted 57.9%.
The school's county is Monroe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,467, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Monroe County's 23 public schools enroll about 6,845 students and include Innovations STEM Academy.
Among nearby public schools, Sparta Meadowview Middle is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 60.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Innovations STEM Academy is run as a public charter school.
Federal counts for Innovations STEM Academy: 61 students in 2020-21, 90 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Innovations STEM Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sparta Area School District
- Sparta HighHigh · 871 students
- Sparta Meadowview MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Herrman ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Southside Early Learning CenterElementary · 268 students
- Sparta Montessori SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other schools in Sparta
- Sparta HighHigh · 871 students
- Sparta Meadowview MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Herrman ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Southside Early Learning CenterElementary · 268 students
- Sparta Montessori SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolHigh · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Sparta Meadowview Middle0.0 mi · 687
- Herrman Elementary0.6 mi · 616
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School0.8 mi · 56
- Sparta Montessori School0.9 mi · 161
- Sparta High1.0 mi · 871
- Southside Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Innovations STEM AcademyHow many students attend Innovations STEM Academy?
Innovations STEM Academy enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Innovations STEM Academy serve?
Innovations STEM Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Innovations STEM Academy?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Innovations STEM Academy.
How diverse is Innovations STEM Academy?
Innovations STEM Academy reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Innovations STEM Academy?
Innovations STEM Academy is overseen by Sparta Area School District in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.