Schools in Zip Code 53527

ZIP code 53527 in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, has four public schools—three elementary schools and one middle school—serving a PK–8 pipeline in the Monona Grove School District, with 1,807 students enrolled.

Among the tested schools, Granite Ridge School is the strongest recent academic performer. In 2025–2026, its grades 3–5 averages were 60.1% in ELA, 59.4% in math, 79.02% in 4th grade social studies, and 65.03% in 4th grade science—all above the relevant state averages, with social studies the highest single proficiency figure in the data. Glacial Drumlin School is the largest school, with 766 students in grades 6–8. Its 8th grade social studies (76.57%) and science (56.72%) also beat the state, and its math average (55.4%) is slightly above the state, but its ELA average (52.3%) is below the state. Its chronic absenteeism is 18.9%, above the district (16.7%) and state (17.3%).

The three elementary schools have lower absenteeism than the middle school. Cottage Grove Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.4% and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.1; Taylor Prairie Elementary has 12.8% absenteeism and the highest per-pupil spending at $19,579. Granite Ridge School is at 12.5% absenteeism with $16,376 spending, and Glacial Drumlin School has $15,936. Free/reduced lunch is tightly clustered from 19.97% to 22.8%. Across the ZIP, weighted absenteeism is about 14.9%, below district and state. The district is rated 71st percentile with 4 stars; Granite Ridge School is 66th percentile/3 stars and Glacial Drumlin School 55th percentile/3 stars in 2025–2026. Cottage Grove Elementary’s older rank was 63rd percentile/3 stars in 2020–2021, and Taylor Prairie Elementary has no rank history. Glacial Drumlin School reported 0.0% dropout, and the ZIP has no high school, so high-school students attend outside this extract.