Cottage Grove Elementary

Cottage Grove Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, part of Monona Grove School District, with 307 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 2.

Within Monona Grove School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,672 students, Cottage Grove Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cottage Grove Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Dane County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Cottage Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Dane County's rate of about 32%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dane County put the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Cottage Grove Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Taylor Prairie Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cottage Grove Elementary has ticked down 33%, going from 459 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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