Summary:
Granton Area School District is a small rural Wisconsin district with just 2 schools and 244 total students, both located in Granton, WI: Granton Elementary, serving PK–6 with 132 students, and Granton High, serving grades 7–12 with 112 students. There is no middle school and no alternative school. District-wide, the SchoolDigger rank is 402 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 7th percentile with 0 stars, so families should expect a district in the lower portion of state rankings.
Each school has clear bright spots. Granton Elementary stands out most for attendance: chronic absenteeism was 2.7% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 5.4% and the state's 17.3%. Its 2025–2026 4th grade also beat the state in ELA (64.29% vs. 53.87%), mathematics (57.14% vs. 52.87%), and science (57.14% vs. 53.46%), with big jumps from the prior year. However, 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade ELA and math were mostly well below state averages. Granton High shines on completion: a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate versus the state's 92.0% and 1.1%, plus 10th grade social studies above state in both years tested. Its academic gaps are severe, though, including 8th grade math at 10% vs. 53.67% state and 10th grade ACT ELA at 12.5% vs. 48.47%.
Two patterns are worth noting. First, small cohorts make year-to-year comparisons volatile — one or two students can shift a grade-level percentage dramatically. Second, trends differ: Granton Elementary has held steady around the 27th–29th percentile, while Granton High fell from the 47th percentile in 2022–2023 to 26th in 2025–2026. Spending is relatively high ($17,139 elementary, $18,584 high school) with small class sizes (11.9 and 12.4 students per teacher), though outcomes remain mixed. Overall, the district pairs strong attendance and completion with uneven, mostly below-state academic proficiency.
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