Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAUSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550885002574
Grayside Elementary
510 Grayside Ave, Mauston, WI 53948 · (608) 847-5616 · Juneau County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
136 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 85 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 37% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Mauston School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 42.2% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Grayside Elementary
Grayside Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayside Elementary this school | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
| Washington Elementary Merrill | 257 | 55.6% | 54.8% |
| Westfield Elementary Westfield | 275 | 55.6% | 49.1% |
| Manawa Elementary Manawa | 221 | 52.0% | 55.6% |
| Miller Elementary Tomah | 245 | 52.2% | 40.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary Marshfield | 281 | 58.7% | 56.6% |
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 Grayside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Juneau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #668 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #704 of 992 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #718 of 992 ▲ 28 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #795 of 1,157 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #775 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #723 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #329 of 1,064 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #633 of 664 | N/A |
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
244
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 244 | 15.1 | 16.1:1 | 56% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 17.6 | 13.5:1 | 62% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 57% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 67% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 21.2 | 11.7:1 | 61% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 59% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grayside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (248 to 244); teachers down 28% (21.2 to 15.1).
About Grayside Elementary
Grayside Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Mauston, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 244 students in grades 3 through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 24% lower.
The 8 schools in Mauston School District enroll 1,378 students altogether, Grayside Elementary among them.
About 88% of the student body at Grayside Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Grayside Elementary, 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is higher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Juneau County is 41%.
allk12 grades Grayside Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Grayside Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 43.5%. Grayside Elementary scores 46.9%, 3.4 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Juneau County show that the median household income is $67,270, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 24 public schools in Juneau County, enrolling about 3,471 students in all.
The shortest distance from Grayside Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Lemonweir Academy. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Nearby schools with test data average 38.3% proficiency; Grayside Elementary posts 46.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment rise, from 224 in 2020-21 to 244 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Juneau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,689
Census ACS
Median income
$67,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mauston School District
- Mauston HighHigh · 365 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Olson MiddleMiddle · 240 students
- Mauston Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 96 students
- Lemonweir AcademyHigh · 83 students
- iLEAD Charter SchHigh · 65 students
Other schools in Mauston
- Mauston HighHigh · 365 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Olson MiddleMiddle · 240 students
- Mauston Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 96 students
- Lemonweir AcademyHigh · 83 students
- iLEAD Charter SchHigh · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Lemonweir Academy0.0 mi · 83
- West Side Elementary0.1 mi · 256
- Mauston Montessori Charter School0.1 mi · 96
- Olson Middle0.1 mi · 240
- iLEAD Charter Sch0.1 mi · 65
- Mauston High0.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Grayside ElementaryHow many students attend Grayside Elementary?
Grayside Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Grayside Elementary serve?
Grayside Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grayside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grayside Elementary is approximately 16.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grayside Elementary?
Student demographics at Grayside Elementary are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Grayside Elementary public or private?
Grayside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mauston School District.
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