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Alumni: what's one memory from Rock Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550669000731
Rock Elementary
340 13th St S, Hudson, WI 54016 · (715) 377-3840 · St. Croix County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
83 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
29%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hudson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 67.3% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Rock Elementary
Rock Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Elementary this school | 383 | 21.7% | 56.8% |
| Janssen Elementary Combined Locks | 339 | 21.8% | 68.5% |
| Quinney Elementary Kaukauna | 359 | 19.5% | 69.8% |
| Greenwood Elementary River Falls | 409 | 19.8% | 71.0% |
| River Crest Elementary Hudson | 366 | 18.0% | 71.7% |
| Deerfield Elementary Deerfield | 409 | 22.7% | 58.9% |
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 Rock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In St. Croix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #482 of 982 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #289 of 992 ▼ 10 | #8 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #562 of 992 ▼ 118 | #12 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #388 of 1,157 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #438 of 901 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #577 of 901 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #868 of 1,064 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #156 of 664 | #2 of 10 |
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
383
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 383 | 29.2 | 13.1:1 | 22% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 29.2 | 13.2:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 31.2 | 13.0:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 33.2 | 15.1:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 30% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 7% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (501 to 383); teachers down 12% (33.2 to 29.2).
About Rock Elementary
Rock Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Hudson, Wisconsin. Its enrollment is 383 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Besides Rock Elementary, Hudson School District runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 5,119 students.
Rock Elementary is 84% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of St. Croix County's population at about 92%. The diversity index for Rock Elementary is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Rock Elementary has a ratio of 13.1:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 22%. The figure for public schools in St. Croix County is close, at 22%.
On BeatsExpectations, Rock Elementary is 7.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Census data for St. Croix County show the median household earns about $103,046 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Rock Elementary, St. Croix County has 31 public schools.
Hudson Virtual Charter School is about 0.8 miles from Rock Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Rock Elementary comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Rock Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Rock Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Croix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,033
Census ACS
Median income
$103,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
14,266 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hudson School District
- Hudson HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Hudson Prairie ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
- Willow River ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Hudson
- Hudson HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Hudson Prairie ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
- Willow River ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Virtual Charter School0.8 mi · 12
- Hudson High0.8 mi · 1,697
- Willow River Elementary1.2 mi · 278
- Hudson 4K1.2 mi · 320
- Hudson Middle1.6 mi · 1,089
- Hudson Prairie Elementary1.7 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Rock ElementaryHow many students attend Rock Elementary?
Rock Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rock Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Rock Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rock Elementary?
Student demographics at Rock Elementary are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Elementary?
Rock Elementary is overseen by Hudson School District in St. Croix County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.