Granite Ridge School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, Granite Ridge School educates 470 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Monona Grove School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Monona Grove School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,672 students. Granite Ridge School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Granite Ridge School shows that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian. Compared to Dane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Granite Ridge School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Granite Ridge School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Granite Ridge School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Granite Ridge School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dane County put the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Granite Ridge School is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

The closest other public school is Glacial Drumlin School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Granite Ridge School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

Granite Ridge School operates from a low-density location.

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