Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550453000483
Fall River Elementary
150 Bradley St, Fall River, WI 53932 · (920) 484-3333 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
68 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 29 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fall River Elementary→Fall River High
Based on grade levels within Fall River School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 66.7% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Fall River Elementary
Fall River Elementary's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Elementary this school | 231 | 29.4% | 67.0% |
| Prairie View Elementary East Troy | 261 | 29.5% | 65.4% |
| Patch Elementary Omro | 215 | 33.0% | N/A |
| Gibraltar Elementary Fish Creek | 265 | 26.8% | 82.7% |
| Rosholt Elementary Rosholt | 259 | 28.6% | 51.9% |
| Omro Elementary Omro | 275 | 32.0% | 58.2% |
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 Fall River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #254 of 982 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #159 of 992 ▲ 130 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #234 of 992 ▲ 51 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #823 of 1,157 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #286 of 901 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #615 of 901 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #741 of 1,064 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #213 of 240 | N/A |
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
231
+25 (+12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 231 | 19.1 | 12.1:1 | 29% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 19.1 | 12.0:1 | 34% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 18.8 | 12.5:1 | 33% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 18 | 11.4:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 19.6 | 11.6:1 | 39% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 42% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 29% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 11% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (228 to 231); teachers down 2% (19.6 to 19.1).
About Fall River Elementary
Fall River Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Fall River, Wisconsin. The school reports 231 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Fall River Elementary is one school in Fall River School District, a system of 2 schools with 484 students.
Most students at Fall River Elementary are White: 84% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Fall River Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Fall River Elementary employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Fall River Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Fall River Elementary is B+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.6% for Fall River Elementary. The school posts 67.0%, 7.5 points above the prediction.
Across Columbia County, median household income is about $85,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Fall River Elementary is among the 31 public schools in Columbia County.
The closest other public school is Fall River High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Fall River Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 67.0% versus a 55.0% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 206 to 231.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Fall River Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fall River Elementary. Fall River Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Fall River Elementary SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 520 students
- Fall River ElementaryFall River Mills, CA · 275 students
- Fall River Elementary SchoolBig Sandy, WV · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Fall River High0.0 mi · 253
- Columbus Middle3.7 mi · 241
- Columbus Elementary3.7 mi · 425
- Discovery Charter School3.7 mi · 71
- Columbus High4.3 mi · 383
- Rio Middle/High10.3 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Fall River ElementaryHow many students attend Fall River Elementary?
Fall River Elementary enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fall River Elementary serve?
Fall River Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fall River Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fall River Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fall River Elementary?
At Fall River Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Fall River Elementary public or private?
Fall River Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fall River School District.
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