Savanna Oaks Middle

Summary:

Savanna Oaks Middle is a public middle school located in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 394 students. It is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Savanna Oaks Middle consistently outperforms the state average in the Forward Exam for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 72% of 6th graders, 58.54% of 7th graders, and 55.38% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 54.1%, 51.77%, and 50.36%, respectively. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 2.3% over the past 5 school years, which is lower than the state average. However, Savanna Oaks Middle struggles with the performance of Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Savanna Oaks Middle's performance is generally stronger than Badger Ridge Middle, which is also part of the Verona Area School District. However, Savanna Oaks lags behind the high-performing Hamilton Middle and Spring Harbor Middle, both of which are part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. Savanna Oaks Middle's higher spending per student and favorable student-teacher ratio may contribute to its relatively strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5890 Lacy Rd
       Fitchburg, WI  53711-5117


(608) 845-4010

District: Verona Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
279th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,916 Help


Students who attend Savanna Oaks Middle usually attend:

High:    Verona Area High

Feeder schools for Savanna Oaks Middle:

Elementary:    Glacier Edge Elementary
    Stoner Prairie Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  380

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.1%
Hispanic:
16.8%
African American:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.2% Help


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Compare Details Savanna Oaks Middle ranks better than 56.5% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.07. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.1%), Hispanic (16.8%), African American (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Savanna Oaks Middle is 10.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Savanna Oaks Middle is $13,916.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Savanna Oaks Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Savanna Oaks Middle 279th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Savanna Oaks Middle in the ranking list.)

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Verona Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Verona Area School District 104th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Savanna Oaks Middle

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Rank History for all students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.86 230th 324 29.0%
2005 58.76 186th 332 44.0%
2006 57.77 223rd 382 41.6%
2007 59.82 200th 366 45.4%
2008 52.72 331st 519 36.2%
2009 60.88 241st 521 53.7%
2010 65.71 184th 539 65.9%
2011 60.83 249th 549 54.6%
2012 64.36 212th 559 62.1%
2013 76.53 80th 569 85.9%
2014 72.32 111th 585 81.0%
2015 64.91 192nd 612 68.6%
2016 62.02 216th 609 64.5%
2017 62.32 206th 612 66.3%
2018 57.66 251st 579 56.6%
2019 62.91 201st 594 66.2%
2021 57.61 245th 613 60.0%
2022 51.84 309th 617 49.9%
2023 51.32 314th 640 50.9%
2024 58.07 279th 641 56.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.38 50th 96 47.9%
2019 69.93 22nd 101 78.2%
2021 61.26 37th 129 71.3%
2022 54.24 46th 126 63.5%
2023 41.06 82nd 132 37.9%
2024 66.08 35th 131 73.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.34 85th 140 39.3%
2019 42.53 81st 153 47.1%
2021 51.75 48th 138 65.2%
2022 33.21 118th 158 25.3%
2023 35.88 118th 170 30.6%
2024 36.49 112th 173 35.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.55 127th 417 69.5%
2019 67.42 75th 414 81.9%
2021 41.00 260th 437 40.5%
2022 46.26 205th 421 51.3%
2023 31.52 328th 439 25.3%
2024 40.30 243rd 425 42.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.80 439th 489 10.2%
2019 15.88 444th 487 8.8%
2021 20.90 447th 499 10.4%
2022 27.85 413th 522 20.9%
2023 18.75 463rd 525 11.8%
2024 31.97 385th 520 26.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.90 245th 551 55.5%
2019 61.80 210th 557 62.3%
2021 53.46 278th 574 51.6%
2022 45.40 336th 576 41.7%
2023 47.68 315th 579 45.6%
2024 59.56 246th 580 57.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.47 228th 551 58.6%
2019 64.12 179th 557 67.9%
2021 62.56 195th 572 65.9%
2022 59.86 214th 577 62.9%
2023 58.53 234th 591 60.4%
2024 60.80 232nd 585 60.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.65 44th 90 51.1%
2019 74.37 23rd 91 74.7%
2021 22.41 73rd 90 18.9%
2022 45.66 50th 95 47.4%
2023 31.59 60th 90 33.3%
2024 50.27 38th 87 56.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.58 57th 123 53.7%
2019 58.68 40th 127 68.5%
2021 43.37 67th 134 50.0%
2022 48.56 54th 125 56.8%
2023 49.47 47th 130 63.8%
2024 46.48 57th 118 51.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.39 183rd 204 10.3%
2019 17.66 190th 209 9.1%
2021 24.98 189th 225 16.0%
2022 20.91 197th 221 10.9%
2023 25.88 187th 229 18.3%
2024 31.17 169th 239 29.3%
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Rank History for White students at Savanna Oaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.17 52nd 375 86.1%
2019 77.94 48th 382 87.4%
2021 74.28 67th 393 83.0%
2022 62.26 126th 397 68.3%
2023 69.12 101st 412 75.5%
2024 67.33 115th 407 71.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Savanna Oaks Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 337 58 21 5 3 n/a n/a 0 424
1998 359 76 16 12 3 n/a n/a 0 466
1999 288 84 13 11 4 n/a n/a 0 400
2000 298 68 25 16 7 n/a n/a 0 414
2001 378 55 22 15 2 n/a n/a 0 472
2002 346 76 29 24 5 n/a n/a 0 480
2003 346 76 29 24 5 n/a n/a 0 480
2004 321 71 40 43 3 n/a n/a 0 478
2005 267 56 32 38 3 n/a n/a 0 396
2006 262 69 40 53 3 n/a n/a 0 427
2007 280 54 33 68 9 n/a n/a 0 444
2008 300 37 35 81 7 n/a n/a 0 460
2009 313 45 35 77 7 n/a n/a 0 477
2010 321 53 36 62 4 n/a n/a 0 476
2011 306 46 35 75 3 1 19 0 485
2012 291 50 29 68 3 0 24 0 465
2013 295 48 27 83 2 0 26 0 481
2014 319 45 20 104 3 0 29 0 520
2015 328 29 18 103 1 2 26 0 507
2016 320 38 18 101 1 2 24 0 504
2017 326 38 18 89 1 0 36 0 508
2018 338 43 23 106 0 0 37 0 547
2019 344 49 20 113 0 0 37 0 563
2020 357 58 20 92 0 0 38 0 565
2021 293 48 19 95 0 0 39 0 494
2022 265 44 19 73 0 0 31 0 432
2023 221 40 18 83 0 0 30 2 394
2024 232 34 20 64 1 0 27 2 380

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Savanna Oaks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 424 25.9 16.4 7.1
1998 466 32.0 14.6 8.6
1999 400 32.8 12.2 11
2000 414 33.2 12.5 12.8
2001 472 34.0 13.9 12.9
2002 480 38.8 12.4 21.5
2003 480 38.8 12.4 21.5
2004 478 39.4 12.1 29.9
2005 396 43.1 9.2 n/a
2006 427 41.4 10.3 n/a
2007 444 39.3 11.3 28.8
2008 460 40.6 11.3 28.5
2009 477 39.2 12.2 30.2
2010 476 34.7 13.6 28.4
2011 485 35.7 13.5 31.5
2012 465 33.9 13.6 27.3
2013 481 34.5 13.9 28.5
2014 520 34.7 14.9 32.7
2015 507 n/a n/a 30.8
2016 504 35.0 14.4 29.2
2017 508 35.9 14.1 28
2018 547 38.7 14.1 27.4
2019 563 39.8 14.1 30
2020 565 42.0 13.4 15.8
2021 494 39.5 12.4 28.7
2022 432 34.7 12.4 30.3
2023 394 33.7 11.6 34.5
2024 380 35.2 10.7 28.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Savanna Oaks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 424 25.9 16.4 7.1
1998 466 32.0 14.6 8.6
1999 400 32.8 12.2 11
2000 414 33.2 12.5 12.8
2001 472 34.0 13.9 12.9
2002 480 38.8 12.4 21.5
2003 480 38.8 12.4 21.5
2004 478 39.4 12.1 29.9
2005 396 43.1 9.2 n/a
2006 427 41.4 10.3 n/a
2007 444 39.3 11.3 28.8
2008 460 40.6 11.3 28.5
2009 477 39.2 12.2 30.2
2010 476 34.7 13.6 28.4
2011 485 35.7 13.5 31.5
2012 465 33.9 13.6 27.3
2013 481 34.5 13.9 28.5
2014 520 34.7 14.9 32.7
2015 507 n/a n/a 30.8
2016 504 35.0 14.4 29.2
2017 508 35.9 14.1 28
2018 547 38.7 14.1 27.4
2019 563 39.8 14.1 30
2020 565 42.0 13.4 15.8
2021 494 39.5 12.4 28.7
2022 432 34.7 12.4 30.3
2023 394 33.7 11.6 34.5
2024 380 35.2 10.7 28.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Savanna Oaks Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $390 (3.3%) $11,497 (96.7%) $11,887
2020 $314 (2.5%) $12,370 (97.5%) $12,684
2021 $412 (3.0%) $13,502 (97.0%) $13,916

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Savanna Oaks Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 201st of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 314th of 640 Middle schools
 15.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Savanna Oaks Middle)46.246
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Verona Area School District)3949.1
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Savanna Oaks Middle)45.237.1
 8.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Verona Area School District)40.743.1
 2.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Savanna Oaks Middle)53.641.2
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Verona Area School District)49.144.2
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Savanna Oaks Middle)36.429.2
 7.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Verona Area School District)37.335
 2.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Savanna Oaks Middle)47.838.1
 9.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Verona Area School District)4039.5
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Savanna Oaks Middle)39.329.2
 10.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Verona Area School District)35.928.8
 7.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Savanna Oaks Middle)62.460.2
 2.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Verona Area School District)62.866.8
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Savanna Oaks Middle)60.747.8
 12.9%
   8th Grade Science (Verona Area School District)56.652.1
 4.5%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students563394
 30%
African American4940
 18.4%
American Indian00
Asian2018
 10%
Hispanic11383
 26.5%
Pacific Islander00
White344221
 35.8%
Two or More Races3730
 18.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30%34.5%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Savanna Oaks Middle

Students who attend Savanna Oaks Middle usually go on to attend Verona Area High

Students at Savanna Oaks Middle are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 380 students attended Savanna Oaks Middle.

Savanna Oaks Middle ranks 279th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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