Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551707002205
Grant Elementary
8511 County Road WW, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 · (715) 424-6766 · Portage County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
71 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Grant Elementary→Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Rapids School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 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 are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
-77 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.5:1
% White
94%
was 93%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, run under Wisconsin Rapids School District, caters to 267 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within Wisconsin Rapids School District, which oversees 12 schools and 4,578 students, Grant Elementary is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Grant Elementary lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Grant Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Portage County's rate of about 35%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grant Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.
In the area at large, census data for Portage County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,070 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Portage County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), Grant Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is River Cities High, roughly 2.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Grant Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 52.8%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. Grant Elementary's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 344 (now 267). Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Grant Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- River Cities High2.6 mi · 77
- Washington Elementary4.4 mi · 322
- Lincoln High4.5 mi · 1,337
- WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning4.7 mi · 208
- Woodside Elementary5.1 mi · 354
- Grove Elementary5.3 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Grant Elementary serve?
Grant Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Grant Elementary have?
Grant Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Grant Elementary?
Student demographics at Grant Elementary are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Grant Elementary public or private?
Grant Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.