Prairie Ridge Intermediate

Located at 2400 8th St, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Prairie Ridge Intermediate is a sizable K-5 school that caters to 505 students (grades 3 through 5), run under Reedsburg School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 56% larger than typical.

Prairie Ridge Intermediate is one of 6 schools operated by Reedsburg School District, a district that serves 2,591 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Prairie Ridge Intermediate reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Sauk County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie Ridge Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 54.4%, a residual of +7.2 points.

In the surrounding community, Sauk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,541 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sauk County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students), of which Prairie Ridge Intermediate is one.

The closest other public school is Pineview Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie Ridge Intermediate at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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