Westside Elementary

Located at 1007 W Pine St, in River Falls, Wisconsin, Westside Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that teaches 403 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by River Falls School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

River Falls School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,442 students; Westside Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Westside Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Westside Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.5%, the actual is 69.8%, a residual of +3.3 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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westside Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 7,419 students).

The closest other public school is River Falls Public Montessori Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westside Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.