River Falls Public Montessori Academy

River Falls Public Montessori Academy is a compact elementary-level community in River Falls, Wisconsin, operated by River Falls School District. The school teaches 189 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 323.

River Falls Public Montessori Academy is one of 8 schools operated by River Falls School District, a district that hosts 3,442 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, River Falls Public Montessori Academy reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting River Falls Public Montessori Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at River Falls Public Montessori Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, River Falls Public Montessori Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 57.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,109 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Pierce County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,419 students), of which River Falls Public Montessori Academy is one.

The closest other public school is River Falls 4 Children, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 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), River Falls Public Montessori Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting. River Falls Public Montessori Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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