Taylor Prairie Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Taylor Prairie Elementary in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin enrolled 264 students in 2024-25 with 21.1 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
251 students in 2022-23, 279 students in 2023-24, 264 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.5 to 21.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 251 | 19.5 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 21.3 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 264 | 21.1 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 139 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Taylor Prairie Elementary enrolled 139 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 139 of the 139 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.7% of students were White, 9.1% Hispanic, 9.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White72.7%
- Hispanic9.1%
- Two or more races9.1%
- Black5.3%
- Asian3.4%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Cottage Grove
3 public elementary schools in Cottage Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Taylor Prairie Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Ridge School | 470 | 12.5 | 18.7% |
| Cottage Grove Elementary | 307 | 10.2 | 17.3% |
| Taylor Prairie Elementary | 264 | 12.5 | 15.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Taylor Prairie Elementary
- Cottage Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 307 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Granite Ridge SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 470 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Taylor Prairie Elementary with Cottage Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Monona Grove School District spends per student$16,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,263
- The largest public schools in WisconsinTaylor Prairie Elementary is the number 713 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#713 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Taylor Prairie Elementary
How many students attend Taylor Prairie Elementary?
264 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 251 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cottage Grove, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor Prairie Elementary?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Taylor Prairie Elementary a Title I school?
Taylor Prairie Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Taylor Prairie Elementary in?
Monona Grove School District, NCES district ID 5509810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550981000682 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.