Grant Elementary

Summary:

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving 181 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 241 out of 428 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 25% for 5th grade to 57.14% for 3rd grade, compared to the Wausau School District averages of 53.01% to 57.09%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.6% in 2018-2019 to 28% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Grant Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.54% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby Riverview Elementary (40.42%) and Rib Mountain Elementary (30.1%).

The nearby schools in the Wausau School District, such as Riverview Elementary, Rib Mountain Elementary, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary, generally outperform Grant Elementary on academic measures and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Implementing evidence-based strategies to improve student engagement, attendance, and academic support could potentially help Grant Elementary make progress and better serve its student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 500 N 4th Ave
       Wausau, WI  54401-4493


(715) 261-0190

District: Wausau School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
747th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,556 Help


Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    John Muir Middle
High:    West High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  181

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
40.9%
White:
36.5%
Two or more races:
12.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.5% Help


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Compare Details Grant Elementary ranks worse than 70.4% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 11th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Wausau School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.28. (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 Student population at Grant Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (40.9%), White (36.5%), two or more races (12.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grant Elementary is 11.1, which is the 5th best among 14 elementary schools in the Wausau School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Elementary is $16,556, which is the 4th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Wausau School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Elementary 747th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Grant Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wausau School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wausau School District 241st of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grant Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.90 411th 633 35.1%
2005 15.22 555th 632 12.2%
2006 41.07 522nd 712 26.7%
2007 37.98 525th 689 23.8%
2008 46.64 693rd 1021 32.1%
2009 55.55 548th 1030 46.8%
2010 56.24 566th 1045 45.8%
2011 46.79 731st 1046 30.1%
2012 51.85 644th 1045 38.4%
2013 50.45 600th 1053 43.0%
2014 45.57 687th 1061 35.2%
2015 51.11 610th 1076 43.3%
2016 49.16 603rd 1075 43.9%
2017 40.97 706th 1071 34.1%
2018 35.61 749th 1025 26.9%
2019 24.95 840th 1037 19.0%
2021 42.13 681st 1050 35.1%
2022 53.05 555th 1067 48.0%
2023 35.99 758th 1067 29.0%
2024 38.28 747th 1061 29.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.34 71st 76 6.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.33 106th 287 63.1%
2019 38.14 169th 275 38.5%
2021 60.78 54th 222 75.7%
2024 17.58 259th 269 3.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.06 369th 721 48.8%
2019 36.44 474th 742 36.1%
2023 27.24 592nd 770 23.1%
2024 30.89 567th 790 28.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.20 582nd 854 31.9%
2019 35.23 628th 874 28.1%
2021 52.83 366th 847 56.8%
2022 67.31 199th 859 76.8%
2023 40.66 563rd 871 35.4%
2024 48.87 462nd 866 46.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.36 762nd 997 23.6%
2019 26.42 812th 1002 19.0%
2021 61.95 385th 1004 61.7%
2022 57.76 451st 1017 55.7%
2023 38.16 704th 1010 30.3%
2024 38.12 722nd 1011 28.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.57 668th 997 33.0%
2019 27.17 807th 1002 19.5%
2021 28.91 776th 1003 22.6%
2022 48.99 579th 1017 43.1%
2023 35.10 720th 1011 28.8%
2024 40.84 672nd 1012 33.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.13 83rd 107 22.4%
2019 22.69 94th 122 23.0%
2022 30.87 69th 110 37.3%
2023 28.93 80th 116 31.0%
2024 27.25 89th 123 27.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.77 142nd 271 47.6%
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Rank History for White students at Grant Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.34 330th 686 51.9%
2019 32.56 543rd 718 24.4%
2021 53.52 315th 699 54.9%
2022 73.27 154th 704 78.1%
2023 53.42 338th 715 52.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Grant Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 225 n/a 38 1 5 n/a n/a 0 269
1990 222 0 56 1 3 n/a n/a 0 282
1991 250 0 64 1 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1992 235 0 71 1 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1993 209 1 98 1 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1994 196 1 67 2 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1995 149 1 62 1 1 n/a n/a 0 214
1996 149 1 62 1 1 n/a n/a 0 214
1997 145 1 110 4 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1998 156 1 78 0 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1999 126 0 67 0 0 n/a n/a 0 193
2000 135 3 77 0 2 n/a n/a 0 217
2001 112 5 77 1 1 n/a n/a 0 196
2002 114 5 78 1 0 n/a n/a 0 198
2003 114 5 78 1 0 n/a n/a 0 198
2004 114 4 80 2 2 n/a n/a 0 202
2005 123 7 65 5 2 n/a n/a 0 202
2006 110 13 67 5 2 n/a n/a 0 197
2007 115 12 57 7 2 n/a n/a 0 193
2008 113 11 49 6 4 n/a n/a 0 183
2009 107 13 51 8 3 n/a n/a 0 182
2010 105 9 52 9 4 n/a n/a 0 179
2011 102 6 60 6 4 0 4 0 182
2012 104 5 64 3 4 0 7 0 187
2013 124 5 64 5 2 0 9 0 209
2014 126 9 61 4 2 0 15 0 217
2015 117 9 70 9 5 1 23 0 234
2016 107 5 86 10 5 0 12 0 225
2017 107 6 72 15 5 0 15 0 220
2018 110 10 76 27 2 0 19 0 244
2019 96 9 79 23 3 0 25 0 235
2020 93 10 82 13 2 0 24 0 224
2021 68 11 66 14 0 0 20 0 179
2022 64 3 72 16 0 0 20 0 175
2023 66 5 74 12 1 0 23 0 181

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 Grant Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 269 17.0 15.8 24.5
1990 282 19.0 14.8 23.4
1991 315 21.6 14.5 13.7
1992 307 20.6 14.9 16.9
1993 309 24.5 12.6 22.7
1994 266 18.7 14.2 22.2
1995 214 16.3 13.1 26.2
1996 214 16.3 13.1 26.2
1997 260 16.8 15.5 26.2
1998 235 17.8 13.2 27.7
1999 193 19.9 9.7 34.7
2000 217 21.2 10.2 32.3
2001 196 18.4 10.7 32.7
2002 198 18.3 10.8 60.1
2003 198 18.3 10.8 60.1
2004 202 19.2 10.5 63.9
2005 202 19.4 10.4 n/a
2006 197 16.4 12.0 n/a
2007 193 18.0 10.7 63.2
2008 183 19.5 9.4 60.1
2009 182 18.1 10.1 62.6
2010 179 18.0 9.9 67.6
2011 182 19.2 9.4 65.9
2012 187 19.4 9.5 65.8
2013 209 18.9 11.0 66
2014 217 18.4 11.7 64.5
2015 234 n/a n/a 59
2016 225 22.0 10.2 56.9
2017 220 21.7 10.1 62.3
2018 244 22.0 11.0 66.4
2019 235 21.6 10.8 65.5
2020 224 20.3 11.0 55.4
2021 179 16.8 10.6 70.4
2022 175 18.2 9.5 68
2023 181 16.2 11.1 63.5

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 Grant Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 269 17.0 15.8 24.5
1990 282 19.0 14.8 23.4
1991 315 21.6 14.5 13.7
1992 307 20.6 14.9 16.9
1993 309 24.5 12.6 22.7
1994 266 18.7 14.2 22.2
1995 214 16.3 13.1 26.2
1996 214 16.3 13.1 26.2
1997 260 16.8 15.5 26.2
1998 235 17.8 13.2 27.7
1999 193 19.9 9.7 34.7
2000 217 21.2 10.2 32.3
2001 196 18.4 10.7 32.7
2002 198 18.3 10.8 60.1
2003 198 18.3 10.8 60.1
2004 202 19.2 10.5 63.9
2005 202 19.4 10.4 n/a
2006 197 16.4 12.0 n/a
2007 193 18.0 10.7 63.2
2008 183 19.5 9.4 60.1
2009 182 18.1 10.1 62.6
2010 179 18.0 9.9 67.6
2011 182 19.2 9.4 65.9
2012 187 19.4 9.5 65.8
2013 209 18.9 11.0 66
2014 217 18.4 11.7 64.5
2015 234 n/a n/a 59
2016 225 22.0 10.2 56.9
2017 220 21.7 10.1 62.3
2018 244 22.0 11.0 66.4
2019 235 21.6 10.8 65.5
2020 224 20.3 11.0 55.4
2021 179 16.8 10.6 70.4
2022 175 18.2 9.5 68
2023 181 16.2 11.1 63.5

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 Grant Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,410 (10.0%) $12,684 (90.0%) $14,094
2020 $1,125 (8.1%) $12,793 (91.9%) $13,920
2021 $1,394 (8.4%) $15,162 (91.6%) $16,556

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grant Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 840th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 758th of 1067 Elementary schools
 10%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Grant Elementary)28.628.1
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wausau School District)37.440.2
 2.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grant Elementary)34.328.1
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wausau School District)47.353.6
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Elementary)25.527.8
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wausau School District)43.646.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Grant Elementary)11.822.2
 10.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wausau School District)36.548.7
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Grant Elementary)45.150
 4.9%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wausau School District)55.959
 3.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Grant Elementary)33.344.4
 11.1%
   4th Grade Science (Wausau School District)53.653.7
 0.1%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Grant Elementary)38.148.3
 10.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wausau School District)39.243.5
 4.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Grant Elementary)40.541.4
 0.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wausau School District)46.149.5
 3.4%
   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 Students235181
 23%
African American95
 44.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian7974
 6.3%
Hispanic2312
 47.8%
Pacific Islander00
White9666
 31.3%
Two or More Races2523
 8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.5%63.5%
 2%


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Grant Elementary ranks 747th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 181 students attended Grant Elementary.

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : West High

Students at Grant Elementary are 41% Asian, 36% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.


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