Monona Grove High

Summary:

Monona Grove High is a public high school located in Monona, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,083 students. This school is part of the Monona Grove School District, which is ranked 197 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monona Grove High is a strong-performing high school, consistently ranking among the top 20-153 high schools in Wisconsin over the past decade. The school's academic performance on standardized tests, such as the Forward Exam and ACT, is significantly higher than the state averages, with 51.03% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in Social Studies compared to the state average of 45.08%. Monona Grove High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.9% to 95.5% over the past five years, which is much higher than the state average. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 14.7% in 2019-2020 to 24.0% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Monona Grove High outperforms the Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School on academic measures, graduation rates, and attendance. It also performs better than Shabazz-City High in the Madison Metropolitan School District. However, the virtual and charter schools in the McFarland School District, such as Wisconsin Virtual Academy High and Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High, have much lower academic performance and higher dropout rates compared to Monona Grove High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4400 Monona Dr
       Monona, WI  53716-1097


(608) 221-7666

District: Monona Grove School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
153rd of 431 Wisconsin High Schools


Feeder schools for Monona Grove High:

Elementary:    Cottage Grove Elementary
    Taylor Prairie Elementary
    Winnequah School
Middle:    Glacial Drumlin School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  1,144

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.9%
Hispanic:
7.6%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monona Grove High ranks better than 64.5% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.84. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Monona Grove 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 (77.9%), Hispanic (7.6%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monona Grove High is 13.6. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monona Grove High:

SchoolDigger ranks Monona Grove High 153rd of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Monona Grove High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Monona Grove School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monona Grove School District 197th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monona Grove High

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Rank History for all students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 62.59 126th 287 56.1%
2006 61.84 144th 292 50.7%
2007 67.84 107th 281 61.9%
2008 64.30 166th 437 62.0%
2009 70.12 112th 438 74.4%
2010 66.16 170th 450 62.2%
2011 72.78 93rd 445 79.1%
2012 69.93 119th 452 73.7%
2013 72.05 94th 457 79.4%
2014 78.12 58th 462 87.4%
2015 72.01 103rd 466 77.9%
2016 92.66 20th 408 95.1%
2017 88.76 29th 410 92.9%
2018 89.79 25th 410 93.9%
2019 80.09 50th 400 87.5%
2021 80.47 55th 390 85.9%
2022 69.05 97th 391 75.2%
2023 63.57 130th 415 68.7%
2024 61.84 153rd 431 64.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.11 14th 35 60.0%
2019 79.56 9th 37 75.7%
2021 70.61 11th 37 70.3%
2023 24.96 47th 56 16.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.22 97th 255 62.0%
2019 59.69 75th 251 70.1%
2021 46.58 110th 226 51.3%
2022 52.44 101st 250 59.6%
2023 51.60 123rd 271 54.6%
2024 31.89 241st 326 26.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.48 35th 355 90.1%
2019 79.61 47th 343 86.3%
2021 76.29 61st 332 81.6%
2022 66.79 101st 343 70.6%
2023 48.31 170th 329 48.3%
2024 53.71 176th 353 50.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.64 21st 373 94.4%
2019 74.03 72nd 354 79.7%
2021 76.40 55th 334 83.5%
2022 64.79 96th 347 72.3%
2024 64.03 113th 365 69.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.26 24th 51 52.9%
2024 65.71 16th 51 68.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.66 32nd 76 57.9%
2019 57.91 34th 86 60.5%
2021 72.02 18th 68 73.5%
2023 75.73 19th 97 80.4%
2024 67.24 32nd 119 73.1%
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Rank History for White students at Monona Grove High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.62 23rd 261 91.2%
2019 78.28 45th 266 83.1%
2021 72.03 53rd 266 80.1%
2022 68.61 65th 269 75.8%
2023 61.12 90th 271 66.8%
2024 62.18 99th 300 67.0%
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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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Monona Grove High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 610 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 620
1989 566 8 6 2 8 n/a n/a 0 590
1990 518 10 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 537
1991 516 6 5 2 3 n/a n/a 0 532
1992 524 7 6 6 4 n/a n/a 0 547
1993 516 7 7 9 7 n/a n/a 0 546
1994 548 9 8 6 7 n/a n/a 0 578
1995 641 14 7 6 2 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 641 14 7 6 2 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 691 17 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1998 728 12 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 750
1999 728 6 16 0 0 n/a n/a 0 750
2000 703 22 8 17 3 n/a n/a 0 753
2001 738 21 14 16 1 n/a n/a 0 790
2002 786 29 21 20 2 n/a n/a 0 858
2003 786 29 21 20 2 n/a n/a 0 858
2004 834 33 20 16 1 n/a n/a 0 904
2005 833 39 20 26 3 n/a n/a 0 921
2006 873 45 20 31 2 n/a n/a 0 971
2007 868 52 30 33 3 n/a n/a 0 986
2008 854 48 27 28 3 n/a n/a 0 960
2009 831 51 29 25 4 n/a n/a 0 940
2010 808 53 26 35 4 n/a n/a 0 926
2011 814 52 24 34 3 0 11 0 938
2012 786 42 25 40 2 0 18 0 913
2013 788 41 18 44 3 0 27 0 921
2014 795 33 18 42 3 1 29 0 921
2015 808 32 23 44 3 0 29 0 939
2016 830 34 28 52 2 0 29 0 975
2017 820 35 33 64 2 0 37 0 991
2018 840 31 33 72 2 0 46 0 1024
2019 852 26 32 74 5 1 55 0 1045
2020 854 36 27 72 5 0 47 0 1041
2021 856 41 30 68 8 0 47 0 1050
2022 883 39 35 69 6 0 59 0 1091
2023 848 45 40 81 5 1 60 3 1083
2024 891 49 46 87 5 1 65 0 1144

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

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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 Monona Grove High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 620 44.6 13.9 4.8
1989 590 40.4 14.6 4.6
1990 537 42.0 12.7 3.5
1991 532 43.9 12.1 3.9
1992 547 45.4 12.0 5.1
1993 546 48.8 11.2 4.6
1994 578 44.2 13.1 3.6
1995 670 49.6 13.5 4.6
1996 670 49.6 13.5 4.6
1997 718 52.3 13.7 4.7
1998 750 59.9 12.5 4.5
1999 750 58.0 12.9 7.9
2000 753 63.8 11.8 8.2
2001 790 64.9 12.2 8.1
2002 858 68.1 12.6 7.3
2003 858 68.1 12.6 7.3
2004 904 70.0 12.9 7
2005 921 69.2 13.3 n/a
2006 971 72.3 13.4 n/a
2007 986 74.7 13.2 9.1
2008 960 72.5 13.2 10.1
2009 940 73.3 12.8 10.7
2010 926 73.6 12.5 12.4
2011 938 64.6 14.5 14.7
2012 913 60.9 14.9 15
2013 921 62.4 14.7 16.7
2014 921 66.8 13.7 18.5
2015 939 n/a n/a 17
2016 975 69.0 14.1 15.2
2017 991 71.7 13.8 15.7
2018 1024 74.6 13.7 15.5
2019 1045 73.7 14.1 18.1
2020 1041 75.3 13.8 17.1
2021 1050 76.5 13.7 19.5
2022 1091 78.4 13.9 18.8
2023 1083 83.7 12.9 19.1
2024 1144 83.8 13.6 18

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 Monona Grove High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 620 44.6 13.9 4.8
1989 590 40.4 14.6 4.6
1990 537 42.0 12.7 3.5
1991 532 43.9 12.1 3.9
1992 547 45.4 12.0 5.1
1993 546 48.8 11.2 4.6
1994 578 44.2 13.1 3.6
1995 670 49.6 13.5 4.6
1996 670 49.6 13.5 4.6
1997 718 52.3 13.7 4.7
1998 750 59.9 12.5 4.5
1999 750 58.0 12.9 7.9
2000 753 63.8 11.8 8.2
2001 790 64.9 12.2 8.1
2002 858 68.1 12.6 7.3
2003 858 68.1 12.6 7.3
2004 904 70.0 12.9 7
2005 921 69.2 13.3 n/a
2006 971 72.3 13.4 n/a
2007 986 74.7 13.2 9.1
2008 960 72.5 13.2 10.1
2009 940 73.3 12.8 10.7
2010 926 73.6 12.5 12.4
2011 938 64.6 14.5 14.7
2012 913 60.9 14.9 15
2013 921 62.4 14.7 16.7
2014 921 66.8 13.7 18.5
2015 939 n/a n/a 17
2016 975 69.0 14.1 15.2
2017 991 71.7 13.8 15.7
2018 1024 74.6 13.7 15.5
2019 1045 73.7 14.1 18.1
2020 1041 75.3 13.8 17.1
2021 1050 76.5 13.7 19.5
2022 1091 78.4 13.9 18.8
2023 1083 83.7 12.9 19.1
2024 1144 83.8 13.6 18

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 Monona Grove High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $241 (1.8%) $12,835 (98.2%) $13,075
2020 $160 (1.2%) $13,006 (98.8%) $13,166

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Monona Grove High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 50th of 400 High schoolsRanks 130th of 415 High schools
 18.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Monona Grove High)51.557.6
 6.1%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Monona Grove School District)51.757.1
 5.5%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Monona Grove High)58.647.8
 10.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Monona Grove School District)56.746.5
 10.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Monona Grove High)4128.2
 12.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Monona Grove School District)39.626.8
 12.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Monona Grove High)47.642.4
 5.2%
   10th Grade Science (Monona Grove School District)45.840.9
 4.9%
   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 Students10451083
 3.6%
African American2645
 73.1%
American Indian55
Asian3240
 25%
Hispanic7481
 9.5%
Pacific Islander11
White852848
 0.5%
Two or More Races5560
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.1%19.1%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Monona Grove High

Monona Grove High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottage Grove Elementary
Elementary : Taylor Prairie Elementary
Elementary : Winnequah School
Middle : Glacial Drumlin School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,144 students attended Monona Grove High.

Monona Grove High ranks 153rd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Monona Grove High are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.


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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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