Rocky Branch Elementary

Rocky Branch Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in River Falls, Wisconsin, operated by River Falls School District, educateing 441 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Rocky Branch Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by River Falls School District, a district that works with 3,442 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rocky Branch Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Rocky Branch Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Rocky Branch Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.6%, the actual is 65.1%, a residual of +1.5 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,109, 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 Rocky Branch Elementary is one.

River Falls High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Rocky Branch Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rocky Branch Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rocky Branch Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 441). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rocky Branch Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.