Halmstad Elementary

Halmstad Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, with 355 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,574 students. Halmstad Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Halmstad Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Halmstad Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Halmstad 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 46.0%; this one delivers 66.0%, a residual of +20.0 points.

Around the school, Chippewa County reports that median household income runs about $74,680, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Chippewa County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students), Halmstad Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southview Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Halmstad Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.0%.

Halmstad Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Halmstad Elementary's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 355). Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 76%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Halmstad Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.