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Grand Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Grand Avenue Elementary a good school?

Grand Avenue Elementary ranks 402 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Grand Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, serving 428 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Sauk Prairie School District, which is ranked 150 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grand Avenue Elementary consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 68.64% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 52.58%. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.3% in 2023-2024 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

Comparing Grand Avenue Elementary to nearby schools, Tower Rock Elementary and Bridges Elementary are also part of the Sauk Prairie School District, while East Elementary and Al Behrman Elementary are in the Baraboo School District. Notably, Merrimac Community School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

396

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,127

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Grand Ave
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578-1507

(608) 643-1900

District: Sauk Prairie School District

Students who attend Grand Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sauk Prairie Middle
High:	Sauk Prairie High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg54%

402^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Sauk Prairie School District

150^th of 426Sauk Prairie 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	63.9	402 of 1044	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	453 of 1061	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	442 of 1067	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	411 of 1067	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	380 of 1050	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	469 of 1037	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	413 of 1025	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	392 of 1071	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	396 of 1075	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	442 of 1076	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.2	276 of 1061	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	60.2	426 of 1053	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	346 of 1045	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	377 of 1046	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.8	222 of 1045	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	189 of 1030	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.6	376 of 1021	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.0	109 of 689	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	260 of 712	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	266 of 632	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.0	210 of 633	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	211 of 255	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	105 of 269	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	15 of 248	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.2	71 of 275	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	104 of 287	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	432 of 1001	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	564 of 1011	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	493 of 1010	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	454 of 1017	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	382 of 1004	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	341 of 1002	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	296 of 997	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	103 of 322	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	122 of 290	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	201 of 266	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	147 of 271	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	509 of 870	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	551 of 866	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	447 of 871	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	448 of 859	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	227 of 847	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	449 of 874	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	363 of 854	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	339 of 1000	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	295 of 1012	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	350 of 1011	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	327 of 1017	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	359 of 1003	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	527 of 1002	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	496 of 997	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	422 of 802	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	382 of 790	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	284 of 770	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	395 of 748	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	370 of 746	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	220 of 742	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	456 of 721	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	366 of 718	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	411 of 727	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	418 of 715	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	400 of 704	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	361 of 699	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	405 of 718	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	352 of 686	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+6 vs state

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

Science56%+5 vs state

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Grand Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	225 Grand Ave	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1900	396	30	13.3	23.2%	349 (88.1%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	63.9	402^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.5%		62.2	453^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.3%	51	58.7	52.6	55.1	61.6	59.3	68.6	69.6	56.3	$12,127	$353	$11,774
Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Broadway St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1800	458	36	12.6	24.0%	399 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)									$11,775	$561	$11,213
Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	134	9	14.1	26.9%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.2	52^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.0%		82.1	132^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	87.6%	80	56.3	87.5	82.4	75.0	93.8	82.4	93.8	75.0	$12,517	$631	$11,886
Lodi Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1307 Sauk St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 592-3855	385	22	17.7	10.1%	357 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)									$13,601	$909	$12,691
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%		59.2	498^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.1%	225	31.6	32.3	62.5	39.5	58.1	50.0	56.3	45.2	$14,977	$1,532	$13,444
Wisconsin Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10173 US Hwy 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 767-2251	391	31	12.5	27.4%	327 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	81.2	142^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	86.4%		80.7	155^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.4%	13	72.2	70.0	60.0	75.9	76.0	71.7	80.0	68.0	$11,600	$258	$11,342
Lodi Elementary	Public	3-5	101 School St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 592-3842	234	18	12.8	12.8%	219 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.3	330^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.4%		62	457^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.9%	127	58.3	60.9	61.0	64.3	66.7	64.9	78.3	52.2	$13,580	$888	$12,691
Ouisconsing School of Collaboration	Public, Charter	3-5	101 School St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 592-3842	74	6	12.5	27.0%	62 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	62.3	426^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.2%		55.2	566^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.7%	140	50.0	62.5	53.6	60.0	62.5	46.4	75.0	62.5	$12,887	$195	$12,691
Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1		202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%		47.8	642^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.5%	67	25.5	45.6	48.7	33.3	63.2	43.6	56.1	54.4	$12,922	$1,141	$11,781
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1209 Park St	Cross Plains	53528	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9250	245	20	12.4	14.7%	209 (85.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.5%)	88.4	49^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.3%		71.7	292^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	72.5%	243	67.9	80.0		82.1	84.4		88.9	75.6	$14,214	$311	$13,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grand Avenue Elementary?

Students at Grand Avenue Elementary are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Grand Avenue Elementary in?

Sauk Prairie School District

How many students attend Grand Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Grand Avenue Elementary.

Is Grand Avenue Elementary a good school?

Grand Avenue Elementary ranks 402^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Grand Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Sauk Prairie Middle
High : Sauk Prairie High

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