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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.6:1
% White
84%
was 87%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fall River Elementary
Fall River Elementary is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in Fall River, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Fall River School District, caters to 231 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Fall River Elementary sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.
Fall River School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 484 students; Fall River Elementary is among them.
Looking at the student body, Fall River Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fall River Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fall River Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.6%, the actual is 67.0%, a residual of +7.5 points.
In the area at large, Columbia County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fall River Elementary is one of 31 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students).
The closest other public school is Fall River High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fall River Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 57.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Fall River Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 231).
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.