Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550567000601
Grantsburg Elementary
475 E James Ave, Grantsburg, WI 54840 · (715) 463-2320 · Burnett County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
10.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
121 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 24% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Grantsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
82.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 82.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 76.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Grantsburg Elementary
Grantsburg Elementary's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsburg Elementary this school | 250 | 48.4% | 77.9% |
| North Crawford Elementary Soldiers Grove | 284 | 48.2% | 55.4% |
| Rib Lake Elementary Rib Lake | 239 | 48.1% | 77.3% |
| Marion Elementary Marion | 255 | 50.2% | 50.9% |
| Pelican Elementary Rhinelander | 263 | 49.0% | 49.3% |
| Niagara Elementary Niagara | 271 | 46.9% | 59.5% |
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 Grantsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #54 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #37 of 992 ▲ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #73 of 992 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #777 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #125 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #563 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #439 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #44 of 240 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
250
+80 (+47%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 250 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 48% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 15.2 | 11.5:1 | 52% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 15.3 | 11.2:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 52% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 15.7 | 13.0:1 | 46% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 58% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 18 | 10.2:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | 34% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grantsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (203 to 250); teachers up 47% (15.7 to 23).
About Grantsburg Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, Grantsburg Elementary is part of Grantsburg School District. Grades offered run from pre-K through 3, with 250 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Grantsburg School District has 5 schools; together they serve 1,926 students.
At Grantsburg Elementary, White students make up 83% of the student body. The school is also 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Grantsburg Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Grantsburg Elementary operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Grantsburg Elementary reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Grantsburg Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Grantsburg Elementary does better than predicted by 30.0 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.9%; the prediction is 48.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Burnett County, median household income is about $62,819, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 10 public schools operate in Burnett County, serving about 2,909 students.
The nearest other public school, iForward, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Grantsburg Elementary places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Grantsburg Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment records show 170 in 2020-21 and 250 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Burnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,916
Census ACS
Median income
$62,819
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grantsburg School District
- iForwardCombined · 1,030 students
- Grantsburg MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Grantsburg HighHigh · 273 students
- Nelson ElementaryElementary · 95 students
Other schools in Grantsburg
- iForwardCombined · 1,030 students
- Grantsburg MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Grantsburg HighHigh · 273 students
- Nelson ElementaryElementary · 95 students
Nearby schools
- iForward0.1 mi · 1,030
- Grantsburg High0.1 mi · 273
- Grantsburg Middle0.2 mi · 278
- Nelson Elementary4.8 mi · 95
- Frederic 6-12 School12.7 mi · 214
- Frederic Elementary12.8 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Grantsburg ElementaryHow many students attend Grantsburg Elementary?
Grantsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Grantsburg Elementary serve?
Grantsburg Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantsburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grantsburg Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grantsburg Elementary?
Grantsburg Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Grantsburg Elementary?
Grantsburg Elementary is overseen by Grantsburg School District in Burnett County.
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