Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550990001304
Monticello Elementary
334 S Main St, Monticello, WI 53570 · (608) 938-4194 · Green County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
45 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Monticello School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 64.3% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Monticello Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Green County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #546 of 982 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #590 of 992 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #567 of 992 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,031 of 1,157 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #669 of 1,064 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 131 | 15.2 | 8.6:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 14.7 | 8.5:1 | 34% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 14.7 | 9.0:1 | 32% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 15 | 9.3:1 | 45% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 14.9 | 10.3:1 | 34% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 40% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 34% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 9% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello Elementary.
About Monticello Elementary
Federal records list Monticello Elementary as an elementary school in Monticello, Wisconsin. The school has 131 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
The 3 schools of Monticello School District, including Monticello Elementary, enroll 289 students.
The share of White students at Monticello Elementary is 89%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for Monticello Elementary is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Green County is similar, at 35%.
Monticello Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.1% is 2.5 points below the 56.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Green County, where median household income comes to about $82,852, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Green County's 20 public schools enroll about 5,278 students and include Monticello Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Monticello High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Monticello Elementary places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Monticello Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 131 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 139.
This page is set up for the Monticello Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Green County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,017
Census ACS
Median income
$82,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monticello School District
- Monticello HighHigh · 100 students
- Monticello MiddleMiddle · 58 students
Other schools in Monticello
- Monticello HighHigh · 100 students
- Monticello MiddleMiddle · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello High0.0 mi · 100
- Monticello Middle0.0 mi · 58
- New Glarus High4.6 mi · 320
- New Glarus Middle4.6 mi · 214
- New Glarus Elementary4.8 mi · 419
- Belleville High8.3 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Monticello ElementaryHow many students attend Monticello Elementary?
Monticello Elementary enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Monticello Elementary serve?
Monticello Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monticello Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monticello Elementary is approximately 8.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monticello Elementary?
Monticello Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Monticello Elementary public or private?
Monticello Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monticello School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.