Maple Grove Charter School

Located at 135594 County Road L, in Athens, Wisconsin, Maple Grove Charter School is a minimally staffed elementary school that educates 94 students (grades K through 5), operated by Athens School District. That puts it 71% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Athens School District, which oversees 4 schools and 417 students, Maple Grove Charter School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Maple Grove Charter School records that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Maple Grove Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at Maple Grove Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Maple Grove Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Marathon County put the typical household earns roughly $77,884 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which Maple Grove Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maine Elementary, around 9.5 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maple Grove Charter School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

The school occupies a rural site. Maple Grove Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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