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.