Red Creek Elementary

Located at 410 County Road A, in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Red Creek Elementary is an average-sized primary school that enrolls 436 students (grades 2 through 5), operated by Black River Falls School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Red Creek Elementary sits 35% bigger than that benchmark.

Black River Falls School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,552 students; Red Creek Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Red Creek Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% Native American, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Red Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Red Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 44.6%.

Across the wider county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $68,110, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Jackson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,867 students), Red Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Forrest Street Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Red Creek Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

Red Creek Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Red Creek Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.