Grant Elementary

Grant Elementary is a small PK–5 school with 289 students in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving a high-need population within the Kenosha School District. In 2025-26, Grant Elementary ranked 977 out of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 6th percentile, with 0 stars — while the Kenosha School District itself ranks 340 out of 432 districts. About 73.7% of Grant students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and 36.8% were chronically absent in 2024-25. From 2015-16 through 2024-25, Grant's statewide percentile ranged roughly from 11 to 20; the 2025-26 result is the lowest in that history, so this is a sustained pattern rather than a one-year dip.

Academically, Grant scored below the district and state in every tested subject and grade in 2025-26. The most severe results are in 4th grade: math at 2.86%, science at 5.71%, ELA at 8.57%, and social studies at 17.14%. The 5th grade ELA result of 24.39% is a relative bright spot, but still less than half the state rate. Just two years earlier, Grant's 4th graders posted far stronger numbers — 50% in ELA and 46.43% in math — which shows how steep and recent the decline has been.

Comparisons with nearby schools are telling. Frank Elementary has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (85.3%) and similar chronic absenteeism (35.8%), yet outperformed Grant in every tested subject and grade. Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the 63rd percentile while spending less per pupil ($13,227 vs. $14,664) and having a larger student-teacher ratio. Grant's absenteeism is well above the district (27.6%) and more than double the state (17.3%). Its effectiveness rankings for key groups are very low in 2025-26 — English Language Learner students at the 0th percentile, special education students at the 1st, and low-income students at the 4th. Only Brass Community School ranked lower among nearby schools, while Harvey Elementary and Lakeview K-8 Academy far outperformed Grant with much lower absenteeism.