1
Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONONA GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550981003139
Granite Ridge School
4500 Buss Rd, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 · (608) 839-8980 · Dane County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
101 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 143 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monona Grove School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.8pp 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 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 58.9% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Granite Ridge School
Granite Ridge School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Ridge School this school | 470 | 21.5% | 58.9% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Green Bay | 478 | 23.2% | 65.2% |
| Susie C Altmayer Elementary De Pere | 525 | 24.2% | 78.9% |
| Forest Edge Elementary School Fitchburg | 446 | 16.8% | 76.7% |
| Fox Prairie Elementary Stoughton | 443 | 24.4% | 67.3% |
| Woodview Elementary Grafton | 506 | 18.2% | 78.7% |
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 Granite Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #430 of 982 | #42 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #474 of 992 ▼ 18 | #40 of 74 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #452 of 992 ▼ 90 | #43 of 74 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #198 of 1,157 | #14 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #346 of 901 | #57 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #394 of 901 | #57 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #870 of 1,064 | #58 of 91 |
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 | 470 | 37.6 | 12.5:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 36.6 | 13.0:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 36.2 | 12.8:1 | 18% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Ridge School.
About Granite Ridge School
In Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, part of Dane County, Granite Ridge School is an elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 470 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Granite Ridge School falls under Monona Grove School District, which has 7 schools enrolling 3,672 students.
More than half of enrollment at Granite Ridge School is White: 74%. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. In Dane County overall, the White share is about 77%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Granite Ridge School reported 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. There are 101 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 21% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Dane County is 32%.
Granite Ridge School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The model predicts 64.5% for a school in Wisconsin with Granite Ridge School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Granite Ridge School posts 58.9%.
In the wider Dane County area, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Granite Ridge School shares Dane County with 168 other public schools.
Granite Ridge School is about 0.3 miles from Glacial Drumlin School, its nearest public school. Granite Ridge School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Granite Ridge School at 1st of 6.
Granite Ridge School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monona Grove School District
- Monona Grove HighHigh · 1,170 students
- Glacial Drumlin SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Winnequah SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Cottage Grove ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Taylor Prairie ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Monona Grove Liberal ArtsHigh · 93 students
Other schools in Cottage Grove
- Glacial Drumlin SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Cottage Grove ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Taylor Prairie ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Glacial Drumlin School0.3 mi · 766
- Taylor Prairie Elementary1.1 mi · 264
- Cottage Grove Elementary1.6 mi · 307
- Elvehjem Elementary3.5 mi · 415
- Kennedy Elementary3.5 mi · 582
- Milestone Democratic School4.2 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Ridge SchoolHow large is Granite Ridge School?
Granite Ridge School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Granite Ridge School serve?
Granite Ridge School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Granite Ridge School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Granite Ridge School is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Granite Ridge School?
Granite Ridge School reports a student body of 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Granite Ridge School in?
Granite Ridge School is part of Monona Grove School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.