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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELOIT TURNER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550108003144
Garden Prairie Intermediate School
3245 S Bartells Dr, Beloit, WI 53511 · (608) 364-6372 · Rock County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
167 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 26% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beloit Turner School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 55.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garden Prairie Intermediate School
Garden Prairie Intermediate School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Prairie Intermediate School this school | 491 | 34.0% | 56.2% |
| Brillion Elementary Brillion | 426 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
| Jackson Elementary Elkhorn | 485 | 38.6% | 70.8% |
| West Side Elementary Elkhorn | 406 | 36.7% | 63.4% |
| Hales Corners Elementary Hales Corners | 520 | 30.4% | 68.0% |
| Rossman Elementary Hartford | 422 | 29.6% | 75.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garden Prairie Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #500 of 982 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #403 of 992 ▲ 123 | #11 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #341 of 992 ▲ 154 | #7 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #163 of 1,157 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #826 of 901 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #371 of 901 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #674 of 1,064 | #22 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 28.4 | 17.3:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 27.1 | 18.3:1 | 42% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 42% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Prairie Intermediate School.
About Garden Prairie Intermediate School
In Beloit, Wisconsin, Garden Prairie Intermediate School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in grades 2 through 5 and enrolls 491 students. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
The district, Beloit Turner School District, has 1,662 students enrolled across 4 schools.
About 71% of the student body at Garden Prairie Intermediate School is White. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Rock County residents are White. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Garden Prairie Intermediate School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Prairie Intermediate School is 17.3:1, based on 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Garden Prairie Intermediate School counts 34% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Rock County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Garden Prairie Intermediate School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 56.2%. Predicted: 56.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rock County show that the median household earns about $75,673 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Rock County has 65 public schools with about 25,542 students, including Garden Prairie Intermediate School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Turner High, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Garden Prairie Intermediate School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Garden Prairie Intermediate School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
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Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beloit Turner School District
- Turner HighHigh · 459 students
- Turner MiddleMiddle · 381 students
- Powers ElementaryElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Beloit
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,305 students
- The Lincoln AcademyCombined · 727 students
- Aldrich IntermediateMiddle · 521 students
- Fran Fruzen IntermediateMiddle · 490 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Todd ElementaryElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Turner High0.6 mi · 459
- Turner Middle0.6 mi · 381
- Powers Elementary0.8 mi · 331
- Aldrich Intermediate2.0 mi · 521
- Robinson Elementary2.1 mi · 477
- Rock University High2.2 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Prairie Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garden Prairie Intermediate School?
Garden Prairie Intermediate School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Garden Prairie Intermediate School serve?
Garden Prairie Intermediate School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garden Prairie Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Garden Prairie Intermediate School.
How diverse is Garden Prairie Intermediate School?
Garden Prairie Intermediate School reports a student body of 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Garden Prairie Intermediate School?
Garden Prairie Intermediate School is overseen by Beloit Turner School District in Rock County.
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