Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT CROIX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551323001745
Saint Croix Falls Elementary
651 E Louisiana St, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024 · (715) 483-9823 · Polk County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
11.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
105 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 27% |
This year's 1st grade class (62) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.1% | 86.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Saint Croix Falls Elementary
Saint Croix Falls Elementary's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Croix Falls Elementary this school | 303 | 34.7% | 83.3% |
| Osceola Intermediate Osceola | 275 | 34.5% | 63.6% |
| New Richmond Paperjack Elementary New Richmond | 333 | 33.6% | 70.8% |
| West Elementary Milton | 322 | 35.1% | 58.2% |
| Bonduel Elementary Bonduel | 288 | 34.4% | 62.9% |
| Iola-Scandinavia Elementary Iola | 293 | 36.9% | 58.4% |
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 Saint Croix Falls Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #17 of 982 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #68 of 992 ▼ 51 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #36 of 992 ▼ 22 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #610 of 1,157 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #137 of 901 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #822 of 901 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #663 of 1,064 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #395 of 664 | #8 of 9 |
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
303
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 303 | 27.5 | 11.0:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 27.5 | 11.7:1 | 43% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 27.9 | 12.4:1 | 39% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 41% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 25.3 | 13.6:1 | 29% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 16% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Croix Falls Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (345 to 303); teachers up 9% (25.3 to 27.5).
About Saint Croix Falls Elementary
Saint Croix Falls Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 303 students.
Saint Croix Falls Elementary is in Saint Croix Falls School District, a district with 991 students across 4 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Saint Croix Falls Elementary is 91% White. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Polk County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 27.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Roughly 35% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 37% average for public schools in Polk County.
Saint Croix Falls Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Saint Croix Falls Elementary scores 26.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 83.3% actual versus 56.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Polk County show the median household earns about $77,219 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Saint Croix Falls Elementary, Polk County has 26 public schools.
Saint Croix Falls High is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 56.2% on proficiency, and Saint Croix Falls Elementary is above that at 83.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 326 students in 2020-21 to 303 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Croix Falls School District
- Saint Croix Falls HighHigh · 345 students
- Saint Croix Falls MiddleMiddle · 297 students
- Dresser ElementaryElementary · 46 students
Other schools in Saint Croix Falls
- Saint Croix Falls HighHigh · 345 students
- Saint Croix Falls MiddleMiddle · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Croix Falls High0.2 mi · 345
- Saint Croix Falls Middle0.2 mi · 297
- Taylors Falls Elementary1.0 mi · 329
- Dresser Elementary3.6 mi · 46
- Osceola Intermediate6.0 mi · 275
- Osceola High6.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Croix Falls ElementaryHow large is Saint Croix Falls Elementary?
Saint Croix Falls Elementary enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Saint Croix Falls Elementary serve?
Saint Croix Falls Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Saint Croix Falls Elementary?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Saint Croix Falls Elementary.
How diverse is Saint Croix Falls Elementary?
Saint Croix Falls Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Saint Croix Falls Elementary?
Saint Croix Falls Elementary is overseen by Saint Croix Falls School District in Polk County.
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