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Halmstad Elementary

Q: Is Halmstad Elementary a good school?

Halmstad Elementary ranks 258 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Halmstad Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serving 372 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, which is ranked 228 out of 426 districts in the state.

Halmstad Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students achieved significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics (84.38%) compared to the district (72.35%) and the state (52.58%). Halmstad's 4th-grade students also excelled in Social Studies, with 72.31% proficiency, compared to the district's 65.5% and the state's 63.65%. The school has a strong performance among female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 30-35% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years.

However, Halmstad Elementary faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.1% in the 2023-2024 school year to 19.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school's performance for students with special needs is an area of concern, ranking 405 out of 802 Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. While Halmstad generally outperforms other elementary schools in the district, Stillson Elementary, located approximately 2 miles away, consistently outperforms Halmstad in both academic proficiency and statewide ranking, suggesting that there may be valuable practices or approaches at Stillson that could be explored and potentially replicated at Halmstad.

355

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,618

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 E South Ave
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-3402

(715) 726-2415

District: Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Students who attend Halmstad Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Falls Middle
High:	Chippewa Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Asian:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg54%

258^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

228^th of 426Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	258 of 1044	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	323 of 1061	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	324 of 1067	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	351 of 1067	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	377 of 1050	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	186 of 1037	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	197 of 1025	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	215 of 1071	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.4	382 of 1075	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	329 of 1076	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	419 of 1061	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.8	806 of 1053	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	836 of 1045	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	829 of 1046	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.8	570 of 1045	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	670 of 1030	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	767 of 1021	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	547 of 712	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.1	329 of 632	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	370 of 633	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	133 of 1001	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	161 of 1011	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	204 of 1010	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	187 of 1017	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	214 of 1004	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	152 of 1002	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	218 of 997	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	122 of 331	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	114 of 870	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	151 of 866	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	138 of 871	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	86 of 859	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	197 of 847	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	54 of 874	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	102 of 854	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	408 of 1000	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	501 of 1012	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	475 of 1011	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	548 of 1017	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	592 of 1003	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	209 of 1002	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	187 of 997	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	405 of 802	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	508 of 790	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	213 of 770	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	33.1	520 of 748	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	392 of 746	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	320 of 742	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.4	23 of 721	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	277 of 718	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	283 of 727	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	256 of 715	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	335 of 704	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	355 of 699	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	184 of 718	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	221 of 686	67.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

Social Studies72%+9 vs state

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

Science55%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halmstad Elementary	Public	K-5	565 E South Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2415	355	28	12.6	51.5%	270 (76.1%)	8 (2.3%)	27 (7.6%)	27 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	73.6	258^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.9	323^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	69.6%	65	56.9	60.0	65.6	67.7	75.4	84.4	72.3	55.4	$12,618	$803	$11,815
Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	615 A St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2411	286	22	12.9	44.4%	246 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	58.7	481^st of 1044 public elementary schools	53.9%		52.4	602^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	43.3%	121	49.1	37.8	45.2	66.0	62.2	85.7	70.3	51.4	$14,376	$987	$13,389
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miles St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2405	344	25	13.7	38.7%	305 (88.7%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	39	740^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.1%		47.8	643^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.4%	97	47.8	45.3	45.7	43.3	46.9	58.7	50.0	35.9	$11,547	$327	$11,220
Stillson Elementary	Public	K-5	16556 50th Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2412	338	22	15.3	26.0%	318 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.5	168^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.3	98^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.8%	70	55.3	71.7	78.1	48.9	83.3	89.1	80.0	65.0	$12,357	$327	$12,030
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Jefferson Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-3750	377	30	12.4	55.7%	328 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	44.7	662^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.6%		46.8	657^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.1%	5	40.0	44.8	46.5	38.2	53.7	53.5	59.7	52.2	$13,698	$996	$12,702
Locust Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3245 Locust Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3700	296	31	9.7	39.9%	205 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	48.6	607^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.9%		42.9	697^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.3%	90	48.1	45.8	41.7	59.6	58.3	56.3	52.1	50.0	$13,354	$443	$12,911
Davey Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 Starr Ave	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-3200	332	27	12.5	32.2%	245 (73.8%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	61.1	441^st of 1044 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	557^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.5%	116	59.3	57.4	51.7	59.3	63.0	46.6	70.4	59.3	$13,522	$243	$13,279
Northwoods Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Northwoods Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4100	304	24	12.4	52.0%	222 (73.0%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.5%)	59.5	469^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.1%		75.3	228^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.5%	241	52.4	58.0	51.7	57.1	64.7	51.7	62.8	60.8	$15,175	$377	$14,799
Altoona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	157 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6050	555	47	11.7	33.5%	457 (82.3%)	9 (1.6%)	39 (7.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)								(n/a)	59.6			63.3					$11,457	$550	$10,907
Altoona Intermediate	Public	4-5	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	278	20	13.6	35.6%	226 (81.3%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	51.1	574^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.0%		60.6	481^st of 1061 public elementary schools	54.7%	93		43.2	53.5		52.3	62.3	58.3	48.5	$11,434	$623	$10,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Halmstad Elementary

Is Halmstad Elementary a good school?

Halmstad Elementary ranks 258^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Halmstad Elementary?

Students at Halmstad Elementary are 76% White, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Halmstad Elementary attend?

Students who attend Halmstad Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle
High : Chippewa Falls High

How many students attend Halmstad Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Halmstad Elementary.

What district is Halmstad Elementary in?

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

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