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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551533002849

Verona Area International School

400 N Main Street, Verona, WI 53593 · (608) 845-4200 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
113
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
6 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1513%
Grade 12119%
Grade 21917%
Grade 31715%
Grade 42219%
Grade 51917%

This year's kindergarten class (15) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
5750%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
98%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
76%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
3733%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
4338%
Female
6860%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
82.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 down about 6 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2582.1%60.7%
2023-2481.5%66.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% 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 Verona Area International School

Verona Area International School's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Verona Area International School this school1135.3%75.0%
New Century School
Verona
1226.6%79.2%
GBAPS Community 4K Site
Green Bay
1224.9%N/A
Wauwatosa Montessori School
Wauwatosa
17610.2%79.4%
4K McFarland
McFarland
13815.2%N/A
Wauwatosa STEM
Wauwatosa
1273.1%93.3%
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 Verona Area International School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Dane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#102 of 982#13 of 74
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.7%#381 of 992
▼ 82
#34 of 74
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.1%#20 of 992
▲ 6
#1 of 74
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
113#1,064 of 1,157#92 of 93
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
5.3%#1,043 of 1,064#86 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 2024-25
Enrollment
113
0 (0%) vs 2020
+414% since 2010-11, when it was 22
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25113814.1:15% (6)
2023-241187.915.0:14% (5)
2022-231257.915.8:14% (5)
2020-21113814.1:17% (8)
2017-18976.315.4:18% (8)
2015-1694615.7:118% (17)
2010-1122122.0:118% (4)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verona Area International School.

Since 2017-18: students up 16% (97 to 113); teachers up 27% (6.3 to 8).

About Verona Area International School

Verona Area International School is an elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, reachable at (608) 845-4200. Its 113 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.

Verona Area International School is part of a district of 12 schools: Verona Area School District, with 5,815 students.

Verona Area International School's enrollment is 50% White. Enrollment also includes 33% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Among people living in Dane County, the White share is about 77%. The chance that two students picked at random at Verona Area International School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.

Its teaching staff equals 8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 5%. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.

Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Verona Area International School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with Verona Area International School's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 74.4%. Verona Area International School scores 75.0%, within a point of that line.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Dane County show that median household income is about $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 169 public schools in Dane County, with a combined enrollment of about 78,525.

The nearest other public school, New Century School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Verona Area International School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Verona Area International School is 2nd on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Verona Area International School as a charter school.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (113) and 2024-25 (113).

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Dane County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Verona Area International School
District
Verona Area School District
Address
400 N Main Street, Verona, WI 53593
Phone
(608) 845-4200
County
Dane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
113
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
6 (5%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
551533002849
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Verona Area International School
How large is Verona Area International School?
Verona Area International School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Verona Area International School serve?
Verona Area International School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Verona Area International School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Verona Area International School is approximately 14.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Verona Area International School?
Student demographics at Verona Area International School are roughly 50% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 33% Two or more.
What district is Verona Area International School in?
Verona Area International School is part of Verona Area School District.
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