New Century School

New Century School, an one-room-style elementary-level community in Verona, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Verona Area School District, serves 122 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so New Century School sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Verona Area School District, which oversees 12 schools and 5,815 students, New Century School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, New Century School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 7% of students at New Century School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, New Century School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.6%; this one delivers 79.2%.

Across the wider county, Dane County reports that median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. New Century School is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: Verona Area International School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, New Century School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. New Century School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Century School has stayed largely flat, going from 123 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 79%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.