Bluff View Elementary

As a compact elementary school in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Bluff View Elementary enrolls 190 students from grades 3 through 5, part of Prairie du Chien Area School District. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Within Prairie du Chien Area School District, which oversees 5 schools and 917 students, Bluff View Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bluff View Elementary reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Crawford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Bluff View Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bluff View Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.7%; this one delivers 60.6%, a residual of +14.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,094 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Bluff View Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bluff View Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluff View Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 66.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 219 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.