Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Blooming Grove’s public schools outscore 69% of Wisconsin districts
On the state math tests, 45% of Blooming Grove’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Blooming Grove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Blooming Grove’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1261 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blooming Grove’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Oregon spends $15,952 per student and Monona Grove $17,565, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Blooming Grove Montessori (private) and Three Angels Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Blooming Grove’s grade
B+: better than 69% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blooming Grove, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Glacial Drumlin School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cottage Grove
Rome Corners Intermediate
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Forest Edge Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 446 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fitchburg
7th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Glacial Drumlin School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cottage Grove
Oregon Middle
Grades 7–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
8th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Glacial Drumlin School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cottage Grove
Oregon Middle
Grades 7–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
9th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Monona Grove High
Grades 9–12 · 1,170 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monona
10th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Monona Grove High
Grades 9–12 · 1,170 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monona
11th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Monona Grove High
Grades 9–12 · 1,170 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monona
12th grade in Blooming Grove · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Monona Grove High
Grades 9–12 · 1,170 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monona
Blooming Grove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oregon School District). From grade PK, students attend the Monona Grove School District, shared with Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove and Monona. Its elementary school is in Monona. Parts of Blooming Grove (18% and 13% of its land) are served by Madison Metropolitan and McFarland instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Blooming Grove
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Blooming Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Blooming Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove | B+ | Oregon PK–12 · Monona Grove PK–12 |
| Madison | C | Madison Metropolitan |
| Monona | B | Monona Grove |
| McFarland | D | McFarland |
| Fitchburg | B+ | Oregon PK–12 · Verona Area PK–12 |
| Dunn | C+ | Oregon PK–12 · McFarland PK–12 · Stoughton Area PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Oregon with Blooming Grove for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Blooming Grove
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Blooming Grove’s schools
Are Blooming Grove’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Blooming Grove children attend outscore 69% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Blooming Grove in?
Two districts: Oregon School District runs grades PK–12, and Monona Grove School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove and Monona.
Where do Blooming Grove kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Oregon High and Monona Grove High.
What is Blooming Grove’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Oregon School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Blooming Grove spend per student?
$15,952 in Oregon School District and $17,565 in Monona Grove School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Blooming Grove?
Yes: Blooming Grove Montessori (nonsectarian, grades , 61 students) and Three Angels Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 23 students).
Parents talk
What Blooming Grove families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.