Flynn Elementary

Flynn Elementary is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, overseen by Eau Claire Area School District, with 198 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Flynn Elementary sits 39% below that benchmark.

Flynn Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Eau Claire Area School District, a district that serves 10,687 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Flynn Elementary records that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Eau Claire County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Eau Claire County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Flynn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Eau Claire County put median household earnings sit near $74,546, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flynn Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Eau Claire County (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students).

Nearest neighbor: Memorial High, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flynn Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 76% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Flynn Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.