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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REEDSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551266003098
Prairie Ridge Intermediate
2400 8th St, Reedsburg, WI 53959 · (608) 768-8942 · Sauk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
251 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 180 | 36% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Reedsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 59.2% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Prairie Ridge Intermediate
Prairie Ridge Intermediate's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ridge Intermediate this school | 505 | 49.7% | 54.4% |
| Muir Elementary Portage | 439 | 47.6% | 43.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Janesville | 412 | 50.7% | 73.6% |
| Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall | 439 | 50.6% | 49.5% |
| Waupaca Learning Center Elementary Waupaca | 602 | 51.7% | 55.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hartford | 460 | 48.7% | 60.0% |
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 Prairie Ridge Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sauk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #541 of 982 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #382 of 992 ▲ 65 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #642 of 992 ▼ 8 | #7 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #145 of 1,157 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #463 of 901 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #480 of 901 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #419 of 1,064 | #4 of 11 |
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
505
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 50% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 52% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 48% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 49% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Ridge Intermediate.
About Prairie Ridge Intermediate
In Reedsburg, Wisconsin, part of Sauk County, Prairie Ridge Intermediate is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 505 students covers grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
The 6 schools in Reedsburg School District enroll 2,591 students altogether, Prairie Ridge Intermediate among them.
Prairie Ridge Intermediate is 78% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Sauk County overall, about 87% of residents are White. Prairie Ridge Intermediate's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Prairie Ridge Intermediate is 50%. For comparison, public schools in Sauk County average 37%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Prairie Ridge Intermediate receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Prairie Ridge Intermediate scores 54.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.1%.
Sauk County has these Census figures: the median household income is $79,541, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sauk County is home to 30 public schools and about 9,882 public school students.
The nearest public school is Pineview Elementary, at about 1.0 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 51.9% proficiency; Prairie Ridge Intermediate posts 54.4%.
Federal data place Prairie Ridge Intermediate in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 505, a 4% decrease from 528 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
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Sauk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,009
Census ACS
Median income
$79,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reedsburg School District
- Reedsburg Area HighHigh · 889 students
- Webb MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- 4K Community-BasedElementary · 37 students
Other schools in Reedsburg
- Reedsburg Area HighHigh · 889 students
- Webb MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- 4K Community-BasedElementary · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Pineview Elementary1.0 mi · 390
- Webb Middle1.9 mi · 572
- West Side Elementary2.7 mi · 198
- Reedsburg Area High2.7 mi · 889
- 4K Community-Based2.7 mi · 37
- North Freedom Elementary7.2 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Ridge IntermediateHow many students attend Prairie Ridge Intermediate?
Prairie Ridge Intermediate enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 03-05.
Is Prairie Ridge Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Ridge Intermediate is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Prairie Ridge Intermediate have?
Prairie Ridge Intermediate employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Ridge Intermediate?
At Prairie Ridge Intermediate, the student body is approximately 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Prairie Ridge Intermediate public or private?
Prairie Ridge Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reedsburg School District.
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