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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%
54%
50%
54%
56%
54%
    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%
53%
46%
52%
61%
54%
54%
53%
46%
52%
61%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
76%
52%
74%
51%
78%
54%
    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% 70.0%
Black 3.5% 1.9% 9.3%
Hispanic 10.6% 19.8% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.9% 4.6%
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% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 39.5% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 6.6% 4.2%
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 $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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