Enrollment
122
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551533001186
New Century School
400 N Main Street, Verona, WI 53593 · (608) 845-4900 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
8 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
73.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 81.0% |
% 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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 New Century School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Century School this school | 122 | 6.6% | 79.2% |
| Wauwatosa STEM Wauwatosa | 127 | 3.1% | 93.3% |
| GBAPS Community 4K Site Green Bay | 122 | 4.9% | N/A |
| Hortonville Area K4 School Greenville | 119 | 5.0% | N/A |
| Kettle Moraine Explore Wales | 137 | 10.2% | 72.1% |
| 4K McFarland McFarland | 138 | 15.2% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 New Century School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #40 of 982 | #3 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #148 of 992 ▼ 89 | #13 of 74 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #95 of 992 ▼ 47 | #8 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #1,048 of 1,157 | #90 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #1,036 of 1,064 | #84 of 91 |
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. 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
122
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 7% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 7.9 | 15.7:1 | 7% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 7.9 | 15.8:1 | 5% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | 6% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 7% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 7 | 18.0:1 | 10% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 7 | 16.0:1 | 20% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 13% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Century School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (123 to 122); teachers up 15% (7 to 8).
About New Century School
New Century School is a small elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 122 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 62% smaller than that.
Federal data list 12 schools in Verona Area School District, with 5,815 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, New Century School is 79% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share in Dane County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. The chance that two students picked at random at New Century School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The teaching staff at New Century School is 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 14.7:1. About 7% of students, or 8, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 25 points below the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, New Century School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For New Century School, the prediction is 73.6% and the result is 79.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Dane County show that median household income is about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 169 public schools operate in Dane County, serving about 78,525 students.
The next-closest public school is Verona Area International School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, New Century School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns New Century School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists New Century School as a charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 125 to 122.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Verona Area School District
- Verona Area HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Badger Ridge MiddleMiddle · 776 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Glacier Edge ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Core Knowledge Charter SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Stoner Prairie ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Other schools in Verona
- Verona Area HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Badger Ridge MiddleMiddle · 776 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Glacier Edge ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Olson ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Core Knowledge Charter SchoolElementary · 417 students
Other New Century schools
One other US public school is named New Century. New Century School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- New Century SchoolSAINT PAUL, MN · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Verona Area International School0.0 mi · 113
- Core Knowledge Charter School0.1 mi · 417
- Badger Ridge Middle0.1 mi · 776
- Early Childhood0.1 mi · 19
- Sugar Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 645
- Verona Area K40.7 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About New Century SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Century School?
New Century School enrolls approximately 122 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Century School serve?
New Century School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Century School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Century School is approximately 15.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Century School?
At New Century School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees New Century School?
New Century School is overseen by Verona Area School District in Dane County.
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