Viroqua Area Montessori School

As a small elementary-level community in Viroqua, Wisconsin, Viroqua Area Montessori School hosts 147 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Viroqua Area School District. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Viroqua Area Montessori School is one of 6 schools operated by Viroqua Area School District, a district that enrolls 1,038 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Viroqua Area Montessori School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Viroqua Area Montessori School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Vernon County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Viroqua Area Montessori School ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.5%; Viroqua Area Montessori School posts 75.1%, +14.6 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Vernon County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,893 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Vernon County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), Viroqua Area Montessori School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Viroqua Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Viroqua Area Montessori School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 56.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Viroqua Area Montessori School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Viroqua Area Montessori School has ticked up 40%, going from 105 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025.

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