Grand Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Grand Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school located in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the Sauk Prairie School District, which is ranked 146 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grand Avenue Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally on par with or slightly above the Sauk Prairie School District and the state of Wisconsin averages across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 54.81% to 59.66%, while in Mathematics, they ranged from 56.3% to 61.64%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science for 4th grade is also strong, with proficiency rates of 70.83% and 60%, respectively. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students, and Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status performing relatively lower. The school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is strong, ranking 105 out of 269 Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

One concerning trend at Grand Avenue Elementary is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.4% in the 2018-2019 school year to 25.7% in the 2021-2022 school year. This is an issue that warrants further investigation. When compared to nearby schools, such as Tower Rock Elementary and Merrimac Community, Grand Avenue Elementary's academic performance is generally on par or slightly better. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as Park Elementary in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Grand Avenue Elementary's performance lags behind in certain areas, particularly in Mathematics and Social Studies.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 225 Grand Ave
       Prairie du Sac, WI  53578-1507


(608) 643-1900

District: Sauk Prairie School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
453rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,127 Help


Students who attend Grand Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sauk Prairie Middle
High:    Sauk Prairie High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  410

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
Hispanic:
7.8%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.9% Help


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Compare Details Grand Avenue Elementary ranks better than 57.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Sauk Prairie School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.18. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.8%), Hispanic (7.8%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Sauk Prairie School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Avenue Elementary is 13.8, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Sauk Prairie School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Avenue Elementary is $12,127. 2 elementary schools in the Sauk Prairie School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Avenue Elementary 453rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Grand Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sauk Prairie School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sauk Prairie School District 146th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grand Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.01 210th 633 66.8%
2005 65.70 266th 632 57.9%
2006 68.30 260th 712 63.5%
2007 78.04 109th 689 84.2%
2008 65.59 376th 1021 63.2%
2009 74.71 189th 1030 81.7%
2010 72.83 222nd 1045 78.8%
2011 64.51 377th 1046 64.0%
2012 66.76 346th 1045 66.9%
2013 60.20 426th 1053 59.5%
2014 69.16 276th 1061 74.0%
2015 61.56 442nd 1076 58.9%
2016 62.57 396th 1075 63.2%
2017 63.40 392nd 1071 63.4%
2018 60.81 413th 1025 59.7%
2019 57.50 469th 1037 54.8%
2021 63.25 380th 1050 63.8%
2022 62.33 411th 1067 61.5%
2023 60.83 442nd 1067 58.6%
2024 62.18 453rd 1061 57.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.47 104th 287 63.8%
2019 62.23 71st 275 74.2%
2022 85.06 15th 248 94.0%
2024 52.93 105th 269 61.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.98 456th 721 36.8%
2019 61.47 220th 742 70.4%
2021 47.19 370th 746 50.4%
2022 44.19 395th 748 47.2%
2023 55.61 284th 770 63.1%
2024 48.31 382nd 790 51.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.37 363rd 854 57.5%
2019 47.98 449th 874 48.6%
2021 63.90 227th 847 73.2%
2022 49.07 448th 859 47.8%
2023 49.11 447th 871 48.7%
2024 41.60 551st 866 36.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.10 296th 997 70.3%
2019 65.44 341st 1002 66.0%
2021 62.21 382nd 1004 62.0%
2022 57.47 454th 1017 55.4%
2023 55.75 493rd 1010 51.2%
2024 52.21 564th 1011 44.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.79 496th 997 50.3%
2019 51.15 527th 1002 47.4%
2021 63.41 359th 1003 64.2%
2022 65.61 327th 1017 67.8%
2023 64.75 350th 1011 65.4%
2024 70.16 295th 1012 70.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.16 147th 271 45.8%
2019 30.09 201st 266 24.4%
2023 52.05 122nd 290 57.9%
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Rank History for White students at Grand Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.56 352nd 686 48.7%
2019 46.78 405th 718 43.6%
2021 49.82 361st 699 48.4%
2022 48.00 400th 704 43.2%
2023 46.31 418th 715 41.5%
2024 47.37 411th 727 43.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Grand Avenue Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 381 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 385
1990 406 1 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1991 358 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 362
1992 402 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1993 293 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1994 311 0 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 318
1995 376 2 3 10 3 n/a n/a 0 394
1996 376 2 3 10 3 n/a n/a 0 394
1997 392 0 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 404
1998 391 0 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 400
1999 417 1 0 11 2 n/a n/a 0 431
2000 382 3 2 12 2 n/a n/a 0 401
2001 375 3 3 14 3 n/a n/a 0 398
2002 364 2 4 14 5 n/a n/a 0 389
2003 364 2 4 14 5 n/a n/a 0 389
2004 366 4 6 22 5 n/a n/a 0 403
2005 361 3 4 32 2 n/a n/a 0 402
2006 365 3 4 41 1 n/a n/a 0 414
2007 384 3 6 46 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2008 398 5 5 39 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2009 395 5 8 41 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2010 404 6 10 43 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2011 430 0 4 39 2 3 14 0 492
2012 425 1 3 41 3 1 11 0 485
2013 423 5 5 41 3 0 8 0 485
2014 416 3 2 38 4 1 13 0 477
2015 420 6 2 30 3 2 13 0 476
2016 373 4 2 35 2 1 9 0 426
2017 379 6 6 41 3 0 7 0 442
2018 387 6 4 41 4 0 10 0 452
2019 374 5 6 33 2 0 9 0 429
2020 365 4 5 26 1 0 10 0 411
2021 347 6 2 30 0 0 9 0 394
2022 368 7 2 33 0 0 6 0 416
2023 360 7 2 32 0 0 9 0 410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grand Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 385 23.9 16.1 11.4
1990 410 23.9 17.1 10.2
1991 362 24.2 14.9 9.7
1992 405 26.3 15.3 10.1
1993 294 18.2 16.2 10.9
1994 318 19.4 16.4 10.1
1995 394 24.4 16.1 9.9
1996 394 24.4 16.1 9.9
1997 404 23.6 17.1 10.6
1998 400 24.5 16.3 11
1999 431 28.0 15.4 16.9
2000 401 28.9 13.9 16.2
2001 398 28.9 13.8 17.3
2002 389 28.6 13.6 16.7
2003 389 28.6 13.6 16.7
2004 403 28.5 14.1 18.4
2005 402 31.7 12.7 n/a
2006 414 32.7 12.7 n/a
2007 440 33.2 13.3 21.1
2008 448 33.7 13.3 21.2
2009 449 33.7 13.3 26.5
2010 463 33.5 13.7 31.1
2011 492 33.6 14.6 26.2
2012 485 34.5 14.0 25.4
2013 485 33.2 14.5 25.4
2014 477 32.2 14.7 25.4
2015 476 n/a n/a 23.1
2016 426 29.0 14.6 24.2
2017 442 31.2 14.1 21.9
2018 452 30.9 14.5 24.1
2019 429 31.3 13.6 20.7
2020 411 31.1 13.2 23.4
2021 394 30.8 12.7 27.4
2022 416 30.0 13.8 26
2023 410 29.6 13.8 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grand Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 385 23.9 16.1 11.4
1990 410 23.9 17.1 10.2
1991 362 24.2 14.9 9.7
1992 405 26.3 15.3 10.1
1993 294 18.2 16.2 10.9
1994 318 19.4 16.4 10.1
1995 394 24.4 16.1 9.9
1996 394 24.4 16.1 9.9
1997 404 23.6 17.1 10.6
1998 400 24.5 16.3 11
1999 431 28.0 15.4 16.9
2000 401 28.9 13.9 16.2
2001 398 28.9 13.8 17.3
2002 389 28.6 13.6 16.7
2003 389 28.6 13.6 16.7
2004 403 28.5 14.1 18.4
2005 402 31.7 12.7 n/a
2006 414 32.7 12.7 n/a
2007 440 33.2 13.3 21.1
2008 448 33.7 13.3 21.2
2009 449 33.7 13.3 26.5
2010 463 33.5 13.7 31.1
2011 492 33.6 14.6 26.2
2012 485 34.5 14.0 25.4
2013 485 33.2 14.5 25.4
2014 477 32.2 14.7 25.4
2015 476 n/a n/a 23.1
2016 426 29.0 14.6 24.2
2017 442 31.2 14.1 21.9
2018 452 30.9 14.5 24.1
2019 429 31.3 13.6 20.7
2020 411 31.1 13.2 23.4
2021 394 30.8 12.7 27.4
2022 416 30.0 13.8 26
2023 410 29.6 13.8 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Grand Avenue Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $403 (3.7%) $10,542 (96.3%) $10,944
2020 $208 (1.8%) $11,319 (98.2%) $11,526
2021 $353 (2.9%) $11,774 (97.1%) $12,127

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grand Avenue Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 469th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 442nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Grand Avenue Elementary)40.540
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sauk Prairie School District)41.839.5
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grand Avenue Elementary)61.855.5
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sauk Prairie School District)58.252.7
 5.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Avenue Elementary)36.549.3
 12.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Sauk Prairie School District)39.950
 10.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Grand Avenue Elementary)52.657.9
 5.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sauk Prairie School District)56.858.7
 1.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Grand Avenue Elementary)5464.5
 10.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Sauk Prairie School District)56.866.3
 9.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Grand Avenue Elementary)63.554
 9.5%
   4th Grade Science (Sauk Prairie School District)62.356.1
 6.2%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Avenue Elementary)42.433.6
 8.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sauk Prairie School District)41.336
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Grand Avenue Elementary)54.958
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sauk Prairie School District)53.656
 2.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students429410
 4.4%
African American57
 40%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian62
 66.7%
Hispanic3332
 3%
Pacific Islander00
White374360
 3.7%
Two or More Races99
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.7%22.9%
 2.2%


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Grand Avenue Elementary ranks 453rd of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 410 students attended Grand Avenue Elementary.

Students who attend Grand Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sauk Prairie Middle
High : Sauk Prairie High

Students at Grand Avenue Elementary are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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