Grant Elementary

Grant Elementary operates as an average-sized primary school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, operated by Sheboygan Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 337 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 26 schools in Sheboygan Area School District (9,285 students total), Grant Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Grant Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Sheboygan County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Grant Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sheboygan County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Grant Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.5%; this one delivers 43.6%, a residual of +17.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sheboygan County) records that median household income runs about $73,094, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Grant Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Sheboygan County (combined enrollment of about 17,340 students).

The closest other public school is Lighthouse Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grant Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grant Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Grant Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 337). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 8% to 4%.

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