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Prairie Ridge Intermediate

Q: Is Prairie Ridge Intermediate a good school?

Prairie Ridge Intermediate ranks 550 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Ridge Intermediate is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, with 512 students. The school is part of the Reedsburg School District, which is ranked 286 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Ridge Intermediate's test scores on the Forward Exam are generally below the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts, with a 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 50.34% compared to the state average of 52.14% in 2024-2025. However, the school performs better in Mathematics, with 3rd grade proficiency rates exceeding the state average in recent years. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 23.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Reedsburg and Baraboo school districts, Prairie Ridge Intermediate generally performs in the middle range, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than some of the lower-performing schools in the area, but lagging behind the top-performing schools in the region. The school's relatively high free/reduced lunch rate, ranging from 47.54% to 51.95% in recent years, suggests a higher proportion of students from low-income families compared to the state average.

505

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,058

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 8th St
Reedsburg, WI 53959

(608) 768-8942

District: Reedsburg School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2021 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg54%

550^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 40% (2021) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

286^th of 426Reedsburg School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	550 of 1044	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	585 of 1061	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	494 of 1067	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	641 of 1067	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	626 of 1050	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	55 of 255	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	125 of 269	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	83 of 249	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	148 of 248	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	181 of 222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	472 of 1001	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	561 of 1011	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	543 of 1010	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	565 of 1017	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	579 of 1004	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	102 of 322	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	169 of 331	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	84 of 290	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	149 of 296	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	192 of 274	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	369 of 870	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	394 of 866	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	312 of 871	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	571 of 859	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	564 of 847	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	563 of 1000	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	516 of 1012	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	389 of 1011	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	643 of 1017	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	585 of 1003	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	14 of 96	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	307 of 802	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	469 of 790	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	387 of 770	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	462 of 748	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	403 of 746	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	475 of 718	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	462 of 727	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	428 of 715	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	495 of 704	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	471 of 699	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

Science48%-3 vs state

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Ridge Intermediate

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2400 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8942	505	38	13.2	49.7%	394 (78.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	53.2	550^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.3%		53.6	585^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.9%	35	50.3	41.8	47.1		63.3	62.0	58.1		62.7	48.1	$13,058	$955	$12,103
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1121 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8932	390	32	12.1	37.2%	312 (80.0%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)								(n/a)											$14,677	$788	$13,888
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	401 Alexander Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8934	198	20	9.9	61.1%	132 (66.7%)	2 (1.0%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)											$17,604	$1,306	$16,298
North Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	103	9	10.9	2.9%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%		58.1	515^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.5%	120	55.0	35.0	50.0		45.0	45.0	71.4		60.0	50.0	$12,134	$695	$11,438
Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	203	16	13.0	71.9%	95 (46.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	57.5	494^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.7%		61.3	463^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	56.4%	31	52.9	52.2	60.0		61.8	65.2	50.0		69.6	39.1	$12,345	$904	$11,441
Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7		226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%		66.2	387^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.5%	106	63.0	43.8	51.1		58.7	56.3	53.3		68.8	56.3	$12,367	$898	$11,469
Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk County	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 983-2380	117	12	10.0	59.8%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	35.4	767^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.5%		57.5	529^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.1%	238	50.0	13.3	52.6	36.4	72.2	33.3	42.1	45.5	40.0	20.0	$12,654	$1,336	$11,318
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Vine St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-2468	628	53	11.8	60.2%	418 (66.6%)	8 (1.3%)	130 (20.7%)	9 (1.4%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	45.6	648^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.9%		58	520^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.0%	128	48.5	50.6	39.8		59.2	59.8	44.9		54.4	41.3	$12,136	$1,041	$11,094
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	707 Center St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3950	35	7	5.0	8.6%	21 (60.0%)	1 (2.9%)	12 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$19,933	$2,537	$17,397
Lyndon Station Elementary	Public	1-4	200 Hoehn Dr	Lyndon Station	53944	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 666-2341	29	2	13.8	69.0%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	72.4	284^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.8%		40.2	723^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	31.9%	439		71.4				85.7			100.0	28.6	$12,011	$897	$11,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Ridge Intermediate

How many students attend Prairie Ridge Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Prairie Ridge Intermediate.

What district is Prairie Ridge Intermediate in?

Reedsburg School District

Is Prairie Ridge Intermediate a good school?

Prairie Ridge Intermediate ranks 550^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Ridge Intermediate?

Students at Prairie Ridge Intermediate are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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