Operation Fresh Start
Madison · WI · Private independent
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Madison Country Day School → Horizon High → Abundant Life Christian School → Edgewood High School Of The Sacred Heart → St Ambrose Academy → Utica Christian School → Lakeside Lutheran High School → Wisconsin Academy →How Operation Fresh Start compares for families
What families should know about Operation Fresh Start.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Madison Country Day School, Horizon High, Abundant Life Christian School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 36 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Country Day School Waunakee |
Private | 4.8 | 427 | -2.1% |
| Horizon High Madison |
Private | 6.3 | 10 | — |
| Abundant Life Christian School Madison |
Private | 3.1 | 292 | +21.2% |
| Edgewood High School Of The Sacred Heart Madison |
Private | 4.7 | 528 | +8.4% |
| St Ambrose Academy Madison |
Private | 9.1 | 124 | +26.5% |
| Utica Christian School Stoughton |
Private | 14.7 | 33 | — |
| Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills |
Private | 21.7 | 459 | +12.2% |
| Wisconsin Academy Columbus |
Private | 23.7 | 72 | +9.1% |