Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550405002544
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
400 Cameron St, Eau Claire, WI 54703 · (715) 852-6950 · Eau Claire County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
106 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 63.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School this school | 301 | 35.2% | 69.0% |
| Southern Bluffs Elementary La Crosse | 333 | 35.7% | 61.4% |
| Altoona Intermediate Altoona | 278 | 35.6% | 55.5% |
| Magee Elementary Two Rivers | 317 | 38.5% | 53.8% |
| Black Creek Elementary Black Creek | 345 | 34.8% | 53.5% |
| Bonduel Elementary Bonduel | 288 | 34.4% | 62.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #205 of 982 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #464 of 992 ▼ 111 | #9 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #248 of 992 ▼ 114 | #3 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #616 of 1,157 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #621 of 901 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #609 of 901 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #654 of 1,064 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #159 of 240 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 21.1 | 14.3:1 | 35% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 20.1 | 15.2:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 20.1 | 15.0:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 24% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 22% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (289 to 301); teachers up 24% (17 to 21.1).
About Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 301 students in pre-K through 5.
Eau Claire Area School District has 10,687 students spread across 23 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. In Eau Claire County overall, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The school has 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal data show 35% of students (106) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Eau Claire County average a similar 37%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Wisconsin, Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.0% actual against a predicted 56.0%.
Looking at the county, Eau Claire County, the median household earns about $74,546 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Eau Claire County has 36 public schools with about 14,002 students, including Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School.
Lakeshore Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. NCES lists Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 286 to 301, a 5% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 14.3:1.
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Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
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- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
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- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
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- Lakeshore Elementary0.7 mi · 314
- Second Avenue School0.8 mi · 16
- Eau Claire Virtual School0.9 mi · 147
- Eau Claire Community Sites0.9 mi · 435
- Roosevelt Elementary1.0 mi · 215
- Longfellow Elementary1.1 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter SchoolHow large is Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School?
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School serve?
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School.
How diverse is Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School?
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School reports a student body of 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School in?
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School is part of Eau Claire Area School District.
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