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Schools in Monticello

Monticello’s public schools

Shullsburg School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Monticello. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 8% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
325 students on the public path
In brief

Monticello’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Monticello’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Shullsburg High places highest (better than 61%); Shullsburg Junior High lowest (28%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Monticello, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Shullsburg Elementaryin ShullsburgB
6–8Shullsburg Junior Highin ShullsburgC
9–12Shullsburg Highin ShullsburgB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shullsburg School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shullsburg School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 325 students · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,785WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 162 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 162 students tested

Monticello vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Monticello’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Monticello—Shullsburg
Gratiot—Black Hawk
White Oak Springs—Shullsburg

Apple River, IL and Scales Mound, IL border Monticello but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Monticello

3 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).

Also serving Monticelloin other towns
Shullsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shullsburg
B
143 students9:1Rate it →
Shullsburg Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shullsburg
C
73 students11:1Rate it →
Shullsburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shullsburg
B
109 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Monticello’s schools

Are Monticello’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Monticello. Shullsburg School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Monticello. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Monticello in?

Shullsburg School District.

Where do Monticello kids go to high school?

Shullsburg High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.