Verona’s public schools outscore 67% of Wisconsin districts
On the state reading tests, 46% of Verona’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Verona, 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 96% 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.
Verona’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 145 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Verona’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,944 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Verona’s grade
B+: better than 67% 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 Verona, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Verona · depends on your address
Badger Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Savanna Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fitchburg
7th grade in Verona · depends on your address
Badger Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Savanna Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fitchburg
8th grade in Verona · depends on your address
Badger Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Savanna Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fitchburg
9th grade in Verona
Verona Area High
Grades 9–12 · 1,820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Verona
Verona Area High
Grades 9–12 · 1,820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Verona
Verona Area High
Grades 9–12 · 1,820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Verona
Verona Area High
Grades 9–12 · 1,820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Verona’s public schools are run by Verona Area School District, which also serves Fitchburg and Verona. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Verona vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Verona’s borders.
Every school in Verona
7 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 Verona’s schools
Are Verona’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Verona children attend outscore 67% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Verona in?
Verona Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,796 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Verona kids go to high school?
Verona Area High, with 1,820 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Verona’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Verona Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Verona spend per student?
$16,944 in Verona Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Verona 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.