Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550669002332
Willow River Elementary
1118 4th St, Hudson, WI 54016 · (715) 377-3880 · St. Croix County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
36 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
19%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
67.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 70.9% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Willow River Elementary
Willow River Elementary's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow River Elementary this school | 278 | 12.9% | 72.0% |
| Mount Horeb Primary Center Mount Horeb | 269 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Suamico Elementary Green Bay | 266 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
| Harmony Elementary Janesville | 288 | 14.9% | 78.1% |
| Bryant Elementary Superior | 283 | 11.3% | 61.6% |
| Lakeview Elementary Wind Lake | 290 | 15.5% | 79.0% |
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 Willow River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In St. Croix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #150 of 982 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #168 of 992 ▲ 42 | #4 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #186 of 992 ▼ 41 | #4 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #687 of 1,157 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #202 of 901 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #771 of 901 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.9% | #982 of 1,064 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #321 of 664 | #3 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
278
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 13% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 25.1 | 11.9:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 27.7 | 11.3:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 18% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 25.7 | 12.7:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 7% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 11 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (327 to 278); teachers down 7% (25.7 to 24).
About Willow River Elementary
At 1118 4th St in Hudson, Wisconsin, Willow River Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 278 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
A total of 10 schools make up Hudson School District, with 5,119 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Willow River Elementary is 90% White. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In St. Croix County overall, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Willow River Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 36 students, or 13%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in St. Croix County average 22%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willow River Elementary is 2.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.0% actual, 69.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the surrounding county, St. Croix County, the median household earns about $103,046 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Willow River Elementary, St. Croix County has 31 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Willow River Elementary is closest to Hudson 4K, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Willow River Elementary places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 300 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25.
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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
- Rock ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
Other schools in Hudson
- Hudson HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Hudson Prairie ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Rock ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
Other Willow River Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow River Elementary. Willow River Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARYWILLOW RIVER, MN · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson 4K0.0 mi · 320
- Hudson High0.7 mi · 1,697
- Hudson Virtual Charter School0.7 mi · 12
- North Hudson Elementary0.9 mi · 276
- Rock Elementary1.2 mi · 383
- Hudson Middle1.7 mi · 1,089
Frequently asked questions
About Willow River ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Willow River Elementary?
Willow River Elementary enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Willow River Elementary serve?
Willow River Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Willow River Elementary have?
Willow River Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Willow River Elementary?
Willow River Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow River Elementary?
Willow River 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.