Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550255000286
Jim Falls Elementary
13643 198th St, Jim Falls, WI 54748 · (715) 720-3260 · Chippewa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
32 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 60.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 62.7% |
% 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Jim Falls Elementary
Jim Falls Elementary's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Falls Elementary this school | 117 | 27.4% | 57.2% |
| Ettrick Elementary Ettrick | 124 | 27.4% | 63.4% |
| Merrimac Community Merrimac | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley | 125 | 23.2% | 44.8% |
| Northwoods Community Elementary Harshaw | 97 | 24.7% | 71.4% |
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 Jim Falls Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #476 of 982 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #386 of 992 ▼ 9 | #7 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #605 of 992 ▼ 29 | #7 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,057 of 1,157 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #776 of 1,064 | #9 of 11 |
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
117
-17 (-13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 117 | 8.7 | 13.4:1 | 27% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 9.6 | 12.2:1 | 27% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 9.7 | 13.1:1 | 25% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 19% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 9.5 | 15.6:1 | 27% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 32% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 21% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 22% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 7 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jim Falls Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (147 to 117); teachers down 8% (9.5 to 8.7).
About Jim Falls Elementary
In Jim Falls, Wisconsin, part of Chippewa County, Jim Falls Elementary is an elementary school. Total enrollment is 117 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District counts 9 schools and 4,574 students, including Jim Falls Elementary.
White students are 98% of those enrolled at Jim Falls Elementary. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Jim Falls Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 27% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chippewa County is 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jim Falls Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
In Wisconsin, Jim Falls Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.2% actual against a predicted 60.9%.
For the population of Chippewa County, median household income comes to about $74,680, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Across Chippewa County, 28 public schools serve about 8,353 students.
Jim Falls Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Northern Wisconsin Center, about 8.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jim Falls Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 117 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 134. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Jim Falls Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
- Chippewa Falls HighHigh · 1,451 students
- Chippewa Falls MiddleMiddle · 999 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- Halmstad ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Stillson ElementaryElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Wisconsin Center8.7 mi · 3
- Cadott High8.9 mi · 230
- Cadott Junior High8.9 mi · 134
- Parkview Elementary8.9 mi · 377
- Cadott Elementary9.0 mi · 436
- Stillson Elementary9.2 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Jim Falls ElementaryHow many students attend Jim Falls Elementary?
Jim Falls Elementary enrolls approximately 117 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jim Falls Elementary serve?
Jim Falls Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jim Falls Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Jim Falls Elementary.
How diverse is Jim Falls Elementary?
Jim Falls Elementary reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Is Jim Falls Elementary public or private?
Jim Falls Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.