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What's one thing Westside Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551305001725
Westside Elementary
1007 W Pine St, River Falls, WI 54022 · (715) 425-1815 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
73 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
21%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
Westside Elementary→Meyer Middle
Based on grade levels within River Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 70.5% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Westside Elementary
Westside Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary this school | 403 | 18.1% | 69.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary North Prairie | 417 | 16.5% | 73.7% |
| New Glarus Elementary New Glarus | 419 | 20.0% | 72.0% |
| Allenton Elementary Allenton | 417 | 17.3% | 83.0% |
| Erin Elementary Hartford | 399 | 15.3% | 72.0% |
| Park Lawn Elementary Oconomowoc | 383 | 20.9% | 77.6% |
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 Westside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #194 of 982 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #188 of 992 ▲ 38 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #283 of 992 ▼ 45 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #342 of 1,157 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #688 of 901 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #742 of 901 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #912 of 1,064 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #490 of 664 | N/A |
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
403
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 403 | 26.8 | 15.0:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 28.8 | 14.3:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 27.4 | 16.1:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 10% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (440 to 403); teachers down 2% (27.4 to 26.8).
About Westside Elementary
Westside Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in River Falls, Wisconsin. It enrolls 403 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
The 8 schools of River Falls School District, including Westside Elementary, enroll 3,442 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Pierce County residents, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
On staff are 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. That is in line with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Westside Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 18%.
Westside Elementary scores 69.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.5%.
Looking at the county, Pierce County, median household income comes to about $92,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 7,419 students.
Westside Elementary is about 0.4 miles from River Falls 4 Children, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Westside Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.8% against a local average of 65.2%.
Federal data place Westside Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (404) and 2024-25 (403).
People who know Westside Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- River Falls Public Montessori AcademyElementary · 189 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
- River Falls Public Montessori AcademyElementary · 189 students
- River Falls 4 ChildrenElementary · 164 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elementary is the 25th largest of the 41.
- Westside ElementarySun Prairie, WI · 434 students
- Westside ElementaryKimberly, WI · 408 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 984 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 904 students
Nearby schools
- River Falls 4 Children0.4 mi · 164
- River Falls Public Montessori Academy0.4 mi · 189
- Greenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 409
- Meyer Middle1.1 mi · 725
- Rocky Branch Elementary1.3 mi · 441
- River Falls High1.9 mi · 1,062
Frequently asked questions
About Westside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westside Elementary?
Westside Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Westside Elementary serve?
Westside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westside Elementary?
At Westside Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Westside Elementary?
Westside Elementary is overseen by River Falls School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.