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What's the most underrated thing about Grand Avenue Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551341001756
Grand Avenue Elementary
225 Grand Ave, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 · (608) 643-1900 · Sauk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
92 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 3 | 140 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 30% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Sauk Prairie School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 58.7% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Grand Avenue Elementary
Grand Avenue Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Avenue Elementary this school | 396 | 23.2% | 60.2% |
| Levi Leonard Elementary Evansville | 424 | 24.3% | N/A |
| Deerfield Elementary Deerfield | 409 | 22.7% | 58.9% |
| Tibbets Elementary Elkhorn | 431 | 23.9% | 80.7% |
| Brooklyn Elementary Brooklyn | 363 | 21.8% | 72.2% |
| Zielanis Elementary Kiel | 412 | 23.5% | 67.8% |
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 Grand Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sauk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #410 of 982 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #346 of 992 ▲ 116 | #2 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #437 of 992 ▲ 25 | #2 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #356 of 1,157 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #467 of 901 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #724 of 901 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #840 of 1,064 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #392 of 664 | #6 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 29.8 | 13.3:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 29.3 | 14.6:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 29.7 | 13.8:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 24% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 17% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (452 to 396); teachers down 4% (31 to 29.8).
About Grand Avenue Elementary
Grand Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53578). Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 396 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Sauk Prairie School District includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,658 students.
Grand Avenue Elementary's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Sauk County is about 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Grand Avenue Elementary was 13.3:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 23%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Sauk County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Grand Avenue Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Grand Avenue Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.2%; the prediction is 63.4%.
Federal survey data for Sauk County show that the median household income is $79,541, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 30 public schools in Sauk County, enrolling about 9,882 students in all.
The closest public school to Grand Avenue Elementary is Sauk Prairie High, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Grand Avenue Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Federal data show 394 students in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Sauk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,009
Census ACS
Median income
$79,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Prairie School District
- Sauk Prairie HighHigh · 862 students
- Sauk Prairie MiddleMiddle · 595 students
- Bridges ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Tower Rock ElementaryElementary · 213 students
- Merrimac CommunityElementary · 134 students
Other schools in Prairie du Sac
- Sauk Prairie HighHigh · 862 students
- Bridges ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Tower Rock ElementaryElementary · 213 students
Other Grand Avenue Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Grand Avenue Elementary. Grand Avenue Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Grand Avenue Elementary SchoolChickasha, OK · 475 students
- GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH BALDWIN, NY · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Sauk Prairie High0.4 mi · 862
- Sauk Prairie Middle0.5 mi · 595
- Bridges Elementary0.6 mi · 458
- Merrimac Community8.0 mi · 134
- Lodi Primary8.6 mi · 385
- Lodi High8.9 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Grand Avenue Elementary?
Grand Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Grand Avenue Elementary serve?
Grand Avenue Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand Avenue Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Avenue Elementary?
At Grand Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Grand Avenue Elementary public or private?
Grand Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sauk Prairie School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.