Verona Area High

Summary:

Verona Area High is a public high school located in Verona, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,802 students. The school is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Verona Area High has shown a mixed performance in academic test scores compared to the state and nearby schools. While the school's proficiency rates in subjects like Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Mathematics are generally on par with or slightly above the state averages, they lag behind high-performing schools like Oregon High and Middleton High, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.2% to 95.6% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average. However, Verona Area High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.2% in 2019-2020 to 21.8% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting the school's academic performance.

Verona Area High has a diverse student population, but the school's performance on academic metrics varies significantly across different racial and ethnic groups, as well as socioeconomic status. White and Asian students generally perform better than their African American and Hispanic peers, and students from lower-income families also tend to have lower academic outcomes compared to their higher-income peers. Addressing these achievement gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students should be a priority for the school and the Verona Area School District. By learning from the successes of nearby high-performing schools and implementing targeted interventions, Verona Area High can work towards becoming a more well-rounded and high-achieving institution.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 234 Wildcat Way
       Verona, WI  53593


(608) 653-1000

District: Verona Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
183rd of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,209 Help


Feeder schools for Verona Area High:

Elementary:    Country View Elementary
    Glacier Edge Elementary
    Stoner Prairie Elementary
    Sugar Creek Elementary
Middle:    Badger Ridge Middle
    Savanna Oaks Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  1,789

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
Hispanic:
25.1%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.2% Help


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Compare Details Verona Area High ranks better than 57.5% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Verona Area High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 (57.1%), Hispanic (25.1%), African American (7.8%). (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 Verona Area High is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Verona Area High is $13,209.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Verona Area High:

SchoolDigger ranks Verona Area High 183rd of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Verona Area High 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 Verona Area High

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Rank History for all students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.25 38th 275 86.2%
2005 70.51 83rd 287 71.1%
2006 68.24 100th 292 65.8%
2007 70.80 87th 281 69.0%
2008 66.50 150th 437 65.7%
2009 65.21 156th 438 64.4%
2010 60.40 225th 450 50.0%
2011 49.46 311th 445 30.1%
2012 73.82 86th 452 81.0%
2013 70.75 101st 457 77.9%
2014 70.56 119th 462 74.2%
2015 59.94 228th 466 51.1%
2016 78.64 61st 408 85.0%
2017 77.19 65th 410 84.1%
2018 76.45 66th 410 83.9%
2019 75.59 72nd 400 82.0%
2021 53.53 162nd 390 58.5%
2022 69.48 95th 391 75.7%
2023 57.25 167th 415 59.8%
2024 55.88 183rd 431 57.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.13 16th 35 54.3%
2019 44.05 22nd 37 40.5%
2021 17.35 35th 37 5.4%
2022 56.88 16th 41 61.0%
2024 26.69 57th 71 19.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 57.82 29th 95 69.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.31 218th 255 14.5%
2019 30.11 187th 251 25.5%
2021 8.01 223rd 226 1.3%
2022 32.14 188th 250 24.8%
2023 15.27 255th 271 5.9%
2024 14.71 301st 326 7.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.53 48th 355 86.5%
2019 71.91 78th 343 77.3%
2021 48.82 169th 332 49.1%
2022 64.70 111th 343 67.6%
2024 47.77 202nd 353 42.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.83 96th 373 74.3%
2019 71.54 81st 354 77.1%
2021 49.86 164th 334 50.9%
2022 67.59 78th 347 77.5%
2023 62.31 106th 359 70.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.43 20th 51 60.8%
2021 73.94 12th 44 72.7%
2024 34.98 31st 51 39.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.58 8th 20 60.0%
2024 35.62 18th 26 30.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.78 64th 76 15.8%
2019 17.06 80th 86 7.0%
2021 12.00 68th 68 0.0%
2022 23.09 69th 86 19.8%
2023 20.59 85th 97 12.4%
2024 19.54 96th 119 19.3%
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Rank History for White students at Verona Area High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.58 18th 261 93.1%
2019 92.21 17th 266 93.6%
2021 77.78 44th 266 83.5%
2022 86.06 30th 269 88.8%
2023 79.11 44th 271 83.8%
2024 79.74 40th 300 86.7%
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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 Verona Area High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 610 7 8 5 2 n/a n/a 0 632
1989 601 9 6 6 2 n/a n/a 0 624
1990 598 9 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 619
1991 607 18 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 643
1992 643 15 11 7 1 n/a n/a 0 677
1993 692 24 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1994 767 27 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1995 878 33 22 18 0 n/a n/a 0 951
1996 878 33 22 18 0 n/a n/a 0 951
1997 942 31 28 16 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
1998 1001 34 36 10 3 n/a n/a 0 1084
1999 1058 52 39 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1176
2000 1083 53 39 22 5 n/a n/a 0 1202
2001 1098 63 32 35 4 n/a n/a 0 1232
2002 1143 95 41 42 8 n/a n/a 0 1329
2003 1143 95 41 42 8 n/a n/a 0 1329
2004 1197 85 39 63 8 n/a n/a 0 1392
2005 1210 99 42 71 14 n/a n/a 0 1436
2006 1170 113 45 89 14 n/a n/a 0 1431
2007 1187 130 54 108 13 n/a n/a 0 1492
2008 1144 120 65 101 12 n/a n/a 0 1442
2009 1123 130 68 117 9 n/a n/a 0 1447
2010 1103 144 68 128 13 n/a n/a 0 1456
2011 1113 149 68 141 14 2 13 0 1500
2012 1136 137 53 166 11 3 19 0 1525
2013 1152 138 56 158 10 2 30 0 1546
2014 1098 120 59 182 8 3 44 0 1514
2015 1062 148 53 179 7 3 55 0 1507
2016 1020 133 59 233 7 1 54 0 1507
2017 979 103 64 261 4 1 95 0 1507
2018 997 99 62 286 4 1 99 0 1548
2019 998 114 57 325 4 0 100 0 1598
2020 1038 117 55 327 3 1 101 0 1642
2021 1028 127 57 345 3 2 96 0 1658
2022 1045 149 60 381 2 2 98 0 1737
2023 1066 139 63 422 4 2 93 13 1802
2024 1021 139 67 449 2 2 93 16 1789

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 Verona Area High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 42.1 15.0 3.6
1989 624 37.7 16.5 1.1
1990 619 48.2 12.8 1.8
1991 643 50.5 12.7 2.8
1992 677 53.4 12.6 3
1993 737 60.0 12.3 3.1
1994 812 60.9 13.3 3.8
1995 951 69.8 13.6 6.1
1996 951 69.8 13.6 6.1
1997 1019 68.9 14.8 7.3
1998 1084 77.8 13.9 8.7
1999 1176 83.4 14.1 11.2
2000 1202 88.4 13.6 12.8
2001 1232 93.7 13.1 12.7
2002 1329 99.6 13.3 10
2003 1329 99.6 13.3 10
2004 1392 98.3 14.2 10.9
2005 1436 104.2 13.8 n/a
2006 1431 109.3 13.1 n/a
2007 1492 106.0 14.1 16.6
2008 1442 105.2 13.7 15.5
2009 1447 100.5 14.4 18.7
2010 1456 98.2 14.8 21
2011 1500 97.0 15.4 24.9
2012 1525 97.6 15.6 23
2013 1546 106.4 14.5 21.7
2014 1514 105.2 14.3 22.9
2015 1507 n/a n/a 22.8
2016 1507 104.0 14.4 23
2017 1507 103.4 14.5 27.1
2018 1548 103.6 14.9 25
2019 1598 102.6 15.5 27.1
2020 1642 103.8 15.8 15.1
2021 1658 107.7 15.3 28.4
2022 1737 110.6 15.7 30.3
2023 1802 111.8 16.1 28.8
2024 1789 115.7 15.4 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 Verona Area High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 42.1 15.0 3.6
1989 624 37.7 16.5 1.1
1990 619 48.2 12.8 1.8
1991 643 50.5 12.7 2.8
1992 677 53.4 12.6 3
1993 737 60.0 12.3 3.1
1994 812 60.9 13.3 3.8
1995 951 69.8 13.6 6.1
1996 951 69.8 13.6 6.1
1997 1019 68.9 14.8 7.3
1998 1084 77.8 13.9 8.7
1999 1176 83.4 14.1 11.2
2000 1202 88.4 13.6 12.8
2001 1232 93.7 13.1 12.7
2002 1329 99.6 13.3 10
2003 1329 99.6 13.3 10
2004 1392 98.3 14.2 10.9
2005 1436 104.2 13.8 n/a
2006 1431 109.3 13.1 n/a
2007 1492 106.0 14.1 16.6
2008 1442 105.2 13.7 15.5
2009 1447 100.5 14.4 18.7
2010 1456 98.2 14.8 21
2011 1500 97.0 15.4 24.9
2012 1525 97.6 15.6 23
2013 1546 106.4 14.5 21.7
2014 1514 105.2 14.3 22.9
2015 1507 n/a n/a 22.8
2016 1507 104.0 14.4 23
2017 1507 103.4 14.5 27.1
2018 1548 103.6 14.9 25
2019 1598 102.6 15.5 27.1
2020 1642 103.8 15.8 15.1
2021 1658 107.7 15.3 28.4
2022 1737 110.6 15.7 30.3
2023 1802 111.8 16.1 28.8
2024 1789 115.7 15.4 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Verona Area High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $284 (2.3%) $11,816 (97.6%) $12,101
2020 $210 (1.7%) $11,835 (98.3%) $12,045
2021 $290 (2.2%) $12,918 (97.8%) $13,209

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Verona Area High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 72nd of 400 High schoolsRanks 167th of 415 High schools
 22.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Verona Area High)54.850.4
 4.4%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Verona Area School District)54.550.4
 4.1%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Verona Area High)4944.7
 4.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Verona Area School District)48.944.7
 4.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Verona Area High)42.229.9
 12.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Verona Area School District)41.229.9
 11.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Verona Area High)42.439
 3.5%
   10th Grade Science (Verona Area School District)4239
 3%
   10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)32.731.7
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15981802
 12.8%
African American114139
 21.9%
American Indian44
Asian5763
 10.5%
Hispanic325422
 29.8%
Pacific Islander02
White9981066
 6.8%
Two or More Races10093
 7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.1%28.8%
 1.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Verona Area High

Students at Verona Area High are 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,789 students attended Verona Area High.

Verona Area High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Country View Elementary
Elementary : Glacier Edge Elementary
Elementary : Stoner Prairie Elementary
Elementary : Sugar Creek Elementary
Middle : Badger Ridge Middle
Middle : Savanna Oaks Middle

Verona Area High ranks 183rd of 431 Wisconsin high 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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