Grove Elementary

Grove Elementary is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, part of Wisconsin Rapids School District, enrolling 178 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Grove Elementary sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District (4,578 students total), Grove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Grove Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest reads as 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grove Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Grove Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wood County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Grove 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 35.9%; this one delivers 52.9%, a residual of +16.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wood County) shows that median household income runs about $67,989, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Wood County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), of which Grove Elementary is one.

Woodside Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grove Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grove Elementary has contracted 35%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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