Enrollment
232
High
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550987001303
Montello Junior/Senior High
222 Forest Ln, Montello, WI 53949 · (608) 297-7617 · Marquette County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
102 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 15% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
45.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 32.9% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Montello Junior/Senior High
Montello Junior/Senior High's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montello Junior/Senior High this school | 232 | 44.0% | 42.8% |
| Marion High Marion | 227 | 44.5% | 43.8% |
| Neillsville High Neillsville | 246 | 44.3% | 30.4% |
| Iowa-Grant High Livingston | 225 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
| Boyceville High Boyceville | 211 | 41.2% | 45.0% |
| Wild Rose High Wild Rose | 287 | 43.2% | 52.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Montello Junior/Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #257 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #30 of 64 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #30 of 64 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #307 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #1 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #262 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #122 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #12 of 203 |
Ranked against other public high 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
232
-36 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 232 | 27.6 | 8.4:1 | 44% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 26.6 | 9.5:1 | 51% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 27.7 | 9.3:1 | 46% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 30 | 8.9:1 | 49% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 26.6 | 12.7:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 44% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 24% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montello Junior/Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (337 to 232); teachers up 4% (26.6 to 27.6).
About Montello Junior/Senior High
Montello Junior/Senior High is a small high school for students in Montello, Wisconsin. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 232 students. On average, high schools in Wisconsin enroll around 475, and this school is 51% below that mark.
Montello School District serves 571 students across 4 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Montello Junior/Senior High is 90% White. Next come 6% Hispanic. In Marquette County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Montello Junior/Senior High has 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 6.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Montello Junior/Senior High. The figure for public schools in Marquette County is close, at 45%.
Montello Junior/Senior High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.7% for Montello Junior/Senior High. The school posts 42.8%, 7.9 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Marquette County show that median household income comes to about $65,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Marquette County counts 9 public schools with about 1,592 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Montello Virtual Charter School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Montello Junior/Senior High places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Montello Junior/Senior High as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 268 in 2020-21 to 232 in 2024-25.
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Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,746
Census ACS
Median income
$65,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montello School District
- Forest Lane Community SchoolElementary · 284 students
- High Marq Environmental Charter SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other schools in Montello
- Forest Lane Community SchoolElementary · 284 students
- High Marq Environmental Charter SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Montello Virtual Charter School0.0 mi · 22
- Forest Lane Community School0.0 mi · 284
- High Marq Environmental Charter School0.0 mi · 33
- Endeavor Elementary9.3 mi · 57
- Westfield Elementary10.2 mi · 275
- Princeton School10.6 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Montello Junior/Senior HighHow large is Montello Junior/Senior High?
Montello Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Montello Junior/Senior High serve?
Montello Junior/Senior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Montello Junior/Senior High?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Montello Junior/Senior High.
How diverse is Montello Junior/Senior High?
Montello Junior/Senior High reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Montello Junior/Senior High?
Montello Junior/Senior High is overseen by Montello School District in Marquette County.
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