Innovations STEM Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sparta, Wisconsin
Innovations STEM Academy in Sparta, Wisconsin enrolled 90 students in 2024-25 with 5.4 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
68 students in 2022-23, 88 students in 2023-24, 90 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 5.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 68 | 4.5 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 5.4 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 90 | 5.4 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools
Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Innovations STEM Academy enrolled 63 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent1.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.9% of students were White, 14.4% Hispanic, 3.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White78.9%
- Hispanic14.4%
- Black3.3%
- Asian1.1%
- Two or more races1.1%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Innovations STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑79% | 29‑33% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑54% | 24‑28% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Sparta
2 public middle schools in Sparta report 2024-25 enrollment; Innovations STEM Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Meadowview Middle | 687 | 10.7 | 41.2% |
| Innovations STEM Academy | 90 | 16.8 | 25.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Innovations STEM Academy
- Sparta Meadowview MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 687 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- West Salem MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 534 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Innovations STEM Academy with Sparta Meadowview MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sparta Area School District spends per student$14,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,085
- The largest public schools in WisconsinInnovations STEM Academy is the number 337 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#337 of 384
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Innovations STEM Academy
How many students attend Innovations STEM Academy?
90 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 68 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sparta, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovations STEM Academy?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Innovations STEM Academy a Title I school?
Innovations STEM Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Innovations STEM Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Innovations STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Innovations STEM Academy in?
Sparta Area School District, NCES district ID 5514160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551416003001 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.