Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551305002562
River Falls Public Montessori Academy
421 W Maple St, River Falls, WI 54022 · (715) 425-7645 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
32 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 260% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 38.2% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 River Falls Public Montessori Academy
River Falls Public Montessori Academy's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls Public Montessori Academy this school | 189 | 16.9% | 57.5% |
| Fontana Elementary Fontana | 197 | 17.8% | 65.8% |
| Honor Elementary Neosho | 186 | 15.1% | 59.7% |
| Brighton Elementary Kansasville | 196 | 20.4% | 68.9% |
| Reek Elementary Lake Geneva | 176 | 16.5% | 74.0% |
| Washington Elementary Waterford | 192 | 11.5% | 60.8% |
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 River Falls Public Montessori Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #469 of 982 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #747 of 992 ▲ 18 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #296 of 992 ▼ 18 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #928 of 1,157 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #928 of 1,064 | #8 of 8 |
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
189
+30 (+19%) vs 2020
+91% since 2010-11, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 189 | 10.7 | 17.7:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 10.7 | 17.0:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 10.9 | 17.5:1 | 23% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 9 | 17.7:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 9.9 | 16.5:1 | 13% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 9 | 18.6:1 | 20% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 99 | 5 | 19.8:1 | 21% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Falls Public Montessori Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (163 to 189); teachers up 8% (9.9 to 10.7).
About River Falls Public Montessori Academy
River Falls Public Montessori Academy is the name of a small elementary school in River Falls, Wisconsin. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 189 students. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
River Falls Public Montessori Academy belongs to River Falls School District, a district of 8 schools and 3,442 students.
River Falls Public Montessori Academy enrolls a student body that is 88% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By the diversity index, River Falls Public Montessori Academy comes in at 22%.
The count of teachers at River Falls Public Montessori Academy is 10.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.7:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The school counts 32 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 17%.
River Falls Public Montessori Academy is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.3% at River Falls Public Montessori Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.5%.
River Falls Public Montessori Academy is located in Pierce County, where median household income is about $92,109, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Pierce County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,419.
The closest public school to River Falls Public Montessori Academy is River Falls 4 Children, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. River Falls Public Montessori Academy comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes River Falls Public Montessori Academy as Town: Distant. River Falls Public Montessori Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 159 in 2020-21 and 189 in 2024-25, a 19% increase.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for River Falls Public Montessori Academy covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in River Falls School District
- River Falls HighHigh · 1,062 students
- Meyer MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Rocky Branch ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- River Falls 4 ChildrenElementary · 164 students
Other schools in River Falls
- River Falls HighHigh · 1,062 students
- Meyer MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Rocky Branch ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- River Falls 4 ChildrenElementary · 164 students
Nearby schools
- River Falls 4 Children0.0 mi · 164
- Westside Elementary0.4 mi · 403
- Greenwood Elementary0.7 mi · 409
- Meyer Middle0.8 mi · 725
- Rocky Branch Elementary1.2 mi · 441
- River Falls High1.6 mi · 1,062
Frequently asked questions
About River Falls Public Montessori AcademyHow large is River Falls Public Montessori Academy?
River Falls Public Montessori Academy enrolls approximately 189 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does River Falls Public Montessori Academy serve?
River Falls Public Montessori Academy serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does River Falls Public Montessori Academy have?
River Falls Public Montessori Academy employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at River Falls Public Montessori Academy?
Student demographics at River Falls Public Montessori Academy are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is River Falls Public Montessori Academy in?
River Falls Public Montessori Academy is part of River Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.