Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA FALLS AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550255000637
Parkview Elementary
501 Jefferson Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · (715) 726-3750 · Chippewa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
210 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 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
24%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
44.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
49.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 55.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Parkview Elementary
Parkview Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary this school | 377 | 55.7% | 50.9% |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary Merrill | 337 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Oconto Elementary Oconto | 340 | 56.8% | 46.7% |
| Crescent Elementary Rhinelander | 384 | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| Spooner Elementary Spooner | 363 | 53.2% | 55.4% |
| Unity Elementary Balsam Lake | 385 | 53.2% | 54.1% |
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 Parkview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #606 of 982 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #607 of 992 ▼ 66 | #9 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #676 of 992 ▲ 6 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #400 of 1,157 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #338 of 901 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #685 of 901 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #330 of 1,064 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #185 of 664 | #2 of 9 |
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
377
-68 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 377 | 30.2 | 12.5:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 57% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 31.8 | 12.3:1 | 58% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 56% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 36.8 | 13.1:1 | 54% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 22% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (481 to 377); teachers down 18% (36.8 to 30.2).
About Parkview Elementary
Parkview Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The school has 377 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,574 students.
Of every 100 students at Parkview Elementary, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Parkview Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. A total of 210 students, or 56%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chippewa County is 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Parkview Elementary is +7.4 points: 50.9% actual, 43.5% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chippewa County show that the median household earns about $74,680 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Chippewa County, 28 public schools serve about 8,353 students.
Korger-Chestnut is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Parkview Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkview Elementary places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Parkview Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 68 students, from 445 to 377.
This page collects posts and questions about Parkview Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Halmstad ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Stillson ElementaryElementary · 338 students
- Korger-ChestnutElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls HighHigh · 1,451 students
- Chippewa Falls MiddleMiddle · 999 students
- Halmstad ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Stillson ElementaryElementary · 338 students
- Korger-ChestnutElementary · 307 students
Other Parkview Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkview Elementary. Parkview Elementary is the 26th largest of the 41.
- Parkview ElementaryCedarburg, WI · 504 students
- Parkview ElementaryOrfordville, WI · 428 students
- Parkview ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 335 students
- Parkview ElementaryNew London, WI · 264 students
- Parkview ElementaryPlymouth, WI · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Korger-Chestnut0.6 mi · 307
- Chippewa Falls High1.2 mi · 1,451
- Hillcrest Elementary1.3 mi · 344
- Chippewa Falls Middle1.5 mi · 999
- Southview Elementary2.1 mi · 286
- Northern Wisconsin Center2.5 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Parkview ElementaryHow large is Parkview Elementary?
Parkview Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Parkview Elementary serve?
Parkview Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkview Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkview Elementary?
At Parkview Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Parkview Elementary public or private?
Parkview 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.