Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551416003358
Sparta Montessori School
429 N Black River Street, Sparta, WI 54656 · (608) 366-3468 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
48 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 21 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 4% |
Student demographics
44%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
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.2pp 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 28.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Sparta Montessori School
Sparta Montessori School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Montessori School this school | 161 | 29.8% | 45.1% |
| SASD 4K Stoughton | 174 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Woods Elementary Lake Geneva | 148 | 31.8% | 76.0% |
| Marshfield K4 Marshfield | 158 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Rockwell Elementary Fort Atkinson | 197 | 28.9% | 75.0% |
| Barrie Elementary Fort Atkinson | 212 | 27.4% | 63.3% |
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 Sparta Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #698 of 982 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #838 of 992 ▲ 14 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #568 of 992 ▲ 40 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #975 of 1,157 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #735 of 1,064 | #9 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. 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
161
+16 (+11%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 161 | 9.1 | 17.7:1 | 30% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 9.6 | 18.8:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 8.8 | 21.4:1 | 37% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 8 | 18.1:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 8.1 | 21.1:1 | 30% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 7 | 27.4:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 6 | 21.0:1 | 36% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sparta Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (171 to 161); teachers up 12% (8.1 to 9.1).
About Sparta Montessori School
Sparta Montessori School is a public elementary school run by Sparta Area School District in Sparta, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 161 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
Sparta Montessori School is in Sparta Area School District, a district with 2,749 students across 7 schools.
At Sparta Montessori School, 73% of students are White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Monroe County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Staffing at Sparta Montessori School comes to 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7:1. The school's 17.7:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. On the income side, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 46% average for public schools in Monroe County is 16 points higher.
Sparta Montessori School 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 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sparta Montessori School, the prediction is 59.4% and the result is 45.1%.
In the wider Monroe County area, the median household earns about $69,467 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Monroe County, 23 public schools serve about 6,845 students.
Sparta Montessori School's closest public school neighbor is Sparta High, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sparta Montessori School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant). As a charter school, Sparta Montessori School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 145 to 161.
People who know Sparta Montessori School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Innovations STEM AcademyMiddle · 90 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
- Innovations STEM AcademyMiddle · 90 students
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolHigh · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Sparta High0.1 mi · 871
- Herrman Elementary0.5 mi · 616
- Sparta Meadowview Middle0.9 mi · 687
- Innovations STEM Academy0.9 mi · 90
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School1.1 mi · 56
- Southside Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Sparta Montessori SchoolHow large is Sparta Montessori School?
Sparta Montessori School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sparta Montessori School serve?
Sparta Montessori School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sparta Montessori School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sparta Montessori School is approximately 17.7:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sparta Montessori School?
At Sparta Montessori School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sparta Montessori School?
Sparta Montessori School 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.