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Innovations Stem Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1225 N Water St
Sparta, WI 54656
Phone
(608) 366-3497
District
Sparta Area School District
County
MONROE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
88
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.5% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Innovations Stem Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
42%
50%
41%
56%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
38%
46%
41%
61%
36%
54%
38%
46%
41%
61%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
76%
35%
74%
38%
78%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 33 37.5%
Grade 7 28 31.8%
Grade 8 27 30.7%
Total 88 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.5% 76.6% 70.6%
Black 3.5% 1.9% 9.2%
Hispanic 10.6% 19.8% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.9% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 46.1% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 39.5% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 6.6% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,084 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 63.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,167 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.6% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.1% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,394 $23,454,000 47.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $810 $2,264,000 4.6%
Staff $1,121 $3,131,000 6.4%
General Administration $318 $889,000 1.8%
School Administration $689 $1,926,000 3.9%
Operation $1,351 $3,776,000 7.7%
Transportation $990 $2,767,000 5.6%
Other $728 $2,035,000 4.2%
Total Support $6,009 $16,788,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,141 $8,776,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $17,544 $49,018,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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