Isthmus Montessori Academy Public
Madison · WI · Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Fairview South → Brown County Institute of Learning → Portage Academy of Achievement → Riverview School → Nekoosa Academy → DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center → Kenosha Pike School → Capital High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Isthmus Montessori Academy Public compares for families
What families should know about Isthmus Montessori Academy Public.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fairview South, Brown County Institute of Learning, Portage Academy of Achievement and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 210 students:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview South Brookfield |
Public | 61.9 | 7 | — |
| Brown County Institute of Learning Green Bay |
Public | 120.1 | 15 | — |
| Portage Academy of Achievement Portage |
Public | 30.9 | 24 | — |
| Riverview School Waukesha |
Public | 57.1 | 5 | — |
| Nekoosa Academy Nekoosa |
Public | 86.8 | 23 | — |
| DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center Winnebago |
Public | 78.6 | — | — |
| Kenosha Pike School Kenosha |
Public | 84.4 | — | — |
| Capital High Madison |
Public | 5.5 | 129 | -32.8% |