Summary:
ZIP code 54436 has just one elementary school: Granton Elementary, a PK–6 building with 132 students in the Granton Area School District. Because it is the only school in the area, there is nothing to compare it to locally, so the useful context comes from comparing it to its own district and to Wisconsin as a whole. It is a very small school — roughly 16 students per grade level — with a low 11.9:1 student-teacher ratio, 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending of $17,139.
The clearest strength is attendance. Chronic absenteeism is 2.7%, which is half the district's 5.4% rate and about one-sixth of Wisconsin's 17.3% — an unusual result for a school where half the families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The current 4th grade is also a bright spot: it meets or beats the state in English language arts, math, and science, and is essentially level with the state in social studies. On state accountability, Granton Elementary ranks in the 27th percentile, well above its own district, which sits at the 7th percentile and 402nd of 432 districts.
Results elsewhere are weaker and uneven. The current 5th grade trails the state by about 31 points in English language arts and 24 points in math — the largest gaps in the data. Countywide comparisons are hard to make with 13–21 students per grade, where a single student can move a proficiency rate by 5–7 points, so year-to-year swings (like 4th grade science jumping about 30 points) should be read cautiously. The school's raw state rank has drifted from 754 to 763, but the pool shrank at the same time, so its relative position has held steady near the 27th–29th percentile rather than declining. Overall: strong attendance, solid 4th grade results, mixed-to-below-state academics elsewhere.
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