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Grant Elementary

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Grant Elementary ranks 472 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary is a public elementary school in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving 172 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary has shown mixed performance on the Forward Exam, with some grades and subjects outperforming the district and state averages, while others lag behind. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd and 4th grade students performed better than the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 57.58% to 65.52%. However, the 5th grade students struggled, with proficiency rates below the district and state in both subjects. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than Hispanic, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students, as well as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Another concern at Grant Elementary is the increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 9.6% in the 2020-2021 school year to 19.5% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,556 in the 2020-2021 school year, this increased funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Compared to nearby Rib Mountain Elementary and Stettin Elementary, which are also part of the Wausau School District, Grant Elementary's performance is generally lower, with the nearby schools consistently outperforming Grant on the Forward Exam and having lower chronic absenteeism rates.

189

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,556

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N 4th Ave
Wausau, WI 54401-4493

(715) 261-0190

District: Wausau School District

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.7%

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

472^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Wausau School District

272^nd of 426Wausau 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	59.4	472 of 1044	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	747 of 1061	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	758 of 1067	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	555 of 1067	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	681 of 1050	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	840 of 1037	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	749 of 1025	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.0	706 of 1071	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	603 of 1075	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.1	610 of 1076	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	687 of 1061	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	600 of 1053	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	644 of 1045	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	731 of 1046	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.2	566 of 1045	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	548 of 1030	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	693 of 1021	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	525 of 689	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	522 of 712	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	555 of 632	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.9	411 of 633	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	44 of 116	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	83 of 255	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.6	259 of 269	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.8	54 of 222	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	169 of 275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	106 of 287	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	429 of 1001	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	722 of 1011	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	704 of 1010	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	451 of 1017	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	385 of 1004	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	812 of 1002	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	762 of 997	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	41.8	142 of 271	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	96 of 870	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	462 of 866	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	563 of 871	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.3	199 of 859	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	366 of 847	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	628 of 874	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	582 of 854	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	467 of 1000	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	672 of 1012	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	720 of 1011	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	579 of 1017	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	776 of 1003	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	807 of 1002	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	668 of 997	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	12.3	71 of 76	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	394 of 802	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	567 of 790	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	592 of 770	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	474 of 742	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	369 of 721	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	391 of 718	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	338 of 715	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	154 of 704	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	315 of 699	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	543 of 718	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	330 of 686	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)48th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+7 vs state

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Science55%+4 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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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
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	59.4	472^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	54.8%		38.3	747^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.6%	275	57.6	65.5	48.5	64.7	58.1	39.4	71.0	54.8	$16,556	$1,394	$15,162
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	181	17	10.4	69.1%	88 (48.6%)	5 (2.8%)	19 (10.5%)	51 (28.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	32.6	787^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	841^st of 1061 public elementary schools	20.7%	54	42.9	45.7	33.3	32.1	34.3	23.8	54.3	54.3	$16,355	$1,222	$15,133
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Randolph St	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0175	372	29	12.8	61.0%	171 (46.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	129 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	60.6	450^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.6	342^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	67.8%	108	52.9	58.1	59.6	54.9	58.1	72.3	62.8	48.8	$15,122	$1,201	$13,920
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	720 S 6th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0965	204	22	9.1	75.0%	70 (34.3%)	12 (5.9%)	35 (17.2%)	64 (31.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	21.3	867^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	823^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	36.6	32.1	25.7	22.0	46.4	34.3	50.0	28.6	$20,631	$1,574	$19,056
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 N 1st Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	51	3	16.9	49.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	492	36	13.5	52.6%	250 (50.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.7%)	153 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	24.1	845^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.8	865^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.5%	20	50.0	26.0	29.2	45.0	30.0	22.9	52.0	36.0	$11,890	$742	$11,148
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 261-0795	121	7	16.9	30.6%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	65.9	371^st of 1044 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	327^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	47.1	66.7	69.6	52.9	53.3	43.5	93.3	86.7	$13,096	$244	$12,852
Hawthorn Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Kickbusch St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0045	227	18	12.5	70.9%	105 (46.3%)	18 (7.9%)	27 (11.9%)	41 (18.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	40.7	718^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.2%		42.9	698^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.2%	20	38.2	60.0	21.4	58.8	52.0	17.9	68.0	48.0	$17,049	$1,559	$15,491
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	231	19	11.9	58.9%	129 (55.8%)	14 (6.1%)	24 (10.4%)	42 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	29.9	811^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.3%		41.7	712^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	35.0	18.2	47.5	37.5	36.4	52.5	51.5	33.3	$15,288	$905	$14,383
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4303 Troy St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0030	445	27	16.3	44.3%	316 (71.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	74 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	41.1	713^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.8	710^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.1%	3	60.6	51.4	46.0	46.5	32.9	52.7	42.9	40.0	$11,739	$745	$10,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary

How many students attend Grant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Grant Elementary.

What district is Grant Elementary in?

Wausau School District

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary?

Students at Grant Elementary are 41% Asian, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Grant Elementary a good school?

Grant Elementary ranks 472^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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