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Stillson Elementary

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Stillson Elementary ranks 168 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Stillson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serving 335 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, which is ranked 228 out of 426 districts in the state. Stillson Elementary has consistently been a top-performing school, ranking among the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools in recent years.

Stillson Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages on the Forward Exam, a statewide assessment. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state, with 5th-grade students achieving 78.13% and 89.06% proficiency, respectively, compared to the district's 57.23% and 72.35% and the state's 51.26% and 52.58%. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and white students, as well as special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Stillson Elementary outperforms the other elementary schools in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, as well as schools in the Altoona School District and Eau Claire Area School District. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is still higher than the ideal, it has been decreasing, and the school's overall performance is a testament to its commitment to providing a quality education for all students.

338

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,357

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16556 50th Ave
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

(715) 726-2412

District: Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Students who attend Stillson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Falls Middle
High:	Chippewa Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg54%

168^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	168 of 1044	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	98 of 1061	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	73 of 1067	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	135 of 1067	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	47 of 1050	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	106 of 1037	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	309 of 1025	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	323 of 1071	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	281 of 1075	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	169 of 1076	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	166 of 1061	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.7	524 of 1053	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	493 of 1045	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	392 of 1046	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	488 of 1045	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	506 of 1030	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.9	444 of 1021	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.6	132 of 689	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	107 of 632	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.6	148 of 633	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	118 of 1001	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	88 of 1011	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	87 of 1010	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	138 of 1017	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	92 of 1004	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	211 of 1002	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	267 of 997	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	276 of 870	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	260 of 866	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	276 of 871	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	369 of 859	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	90 of 847	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	135 of 874	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	510 of 854	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	243 of 1000	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	125 of 1012	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	65 of 1011	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	118 of 1017	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	30 of 1003	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	52 of 1002	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	64.9	324 of 997	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	337 of 802	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	340 of 790	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.5	34 of 770	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	37 of 748	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.3	126 of 746	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	104 of 742	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.7	374 of 721	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	48 of 715	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2023)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies80%+16 vs state

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

English Language Arts70%+18 vs state

Science65%+14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jim Falls Elementary	Public	K-5	13643 198th St	Jim Falls	54748	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-3260	117	9	13.4	27.4%	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	50	585^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.0%		67.1	375^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.7%	210	54.6	36.8	50.0	50.0	84.2	50.0	57.9	42.1	$14,036	$459	$13,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Stillson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Stillson Elementary?

Students at Stillson Elementary are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Stillson Elementary a good school?

Stillson Elementary ranks 168^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stillson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Stillson Elementary.

What district is Stillson Elementary in?

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

What schools do graduates of Stillson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stillson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle
High : Chippewa Falls High

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