Country View Elementary, Verona WI

Original Research by School Decision on Country View Elementary

Country View Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Verona, part of the Verona Area School District. The school sits in a fast-growing city shaped by the presence of Epic Systems Corporation, a major medical-software employer that has drawn high-income professionals and driven up housing values. Verona is a suburban community with a traditional Main Street corridor, recreational trails, and a mix of residential subdivisions and office parks. The district office is on North Main Street, and the elementary schools are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered downtown.

Country View is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a smaller Black population, along with Asian students and students of two or more races. Just under a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is relatively low and reflects the affluent character of the broader community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the profile, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.

On state assessments, Country View’s results show a mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades three through five cluster in the upper half of the range, with fourth grade reaching the highest mark. Math proficiency rates are lower, with third grade the weakest and fifth grade the strongest. Science proficiency in fourth grade is in a similar range to math. Social studies, tested only in fourth grade, shows a higher proficiency rate. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Dane County. That is a soft spot. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, particularly in math and science.

The school is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet. It does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a smaller Black population, along with Asian students and students of two or more races. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is modest, consistent with the affluent community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the profile, so a parent may want to follow up with the school on those programs.

Verona is a fast-growing city shaped by the presence of Epic Systems Corporation, a major medical-software employer that has drawn high-income professionals and driven up housing values. The median home value in the zip code is well above the national median, and rents are also high. The city has a traditional Main Street corridor, a public library in a Prairie School-style building, and recreational trails including the Sugar River State Trail. The schools are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered downtown. The district office is on North Main Street. The district brief turned up little in the way of recent major changes, so the district appears to have been operating without a recent upheaval or restructuring.

For a family considering Country View, the school offers a solid academic foundation in a community that is affluent, growing, and heavily influenced by the tech and healthcare sectors. The housing market is expensive, and the area draws families employed by Epic and other professional services firms. The school’s proficiency results are mixed, with English language arts stronger than math and science, and the overall index sits below the midpoint among Dane County districts. A parent who values a suburban setting with strong community amenities and is willing to engage with the school on academic support may find Country View a good fit. A parent who prioritizes top-tier test scores across the board may want to look more closely at the school’s approach to math and science instruction.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 59% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 65% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 59%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 58% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 66% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 59% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 74% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolVerona Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income82%64 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income75%56 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income71%44 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income9%Higher-income80%71 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income66%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income13%Higher-income73%60 pp gap