Summary:
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin has seven public schools—five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with no alternative schools—all in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, serving about 4,150 students. Chippewa Falls High (1,451 students) and Chippewa Falls Middle (999) hold most of that enrollment, while the five elementaries range from 286 to 377 students each. The district is rated 2 stars, ranked 240 of 432 in Wisconsin at the 44th percentile—a rating that masks a wide range of school-level performance.
School-to-school differences are striking. Stillson Elementary is the standout, ranked 109 of 1,039 elementary schools at the 90th percentile with 4 stars, exceeding district and state in every reported subject—4th-grade math at 93.33%, 4th-grade social studies at 86.67%, and 5th-grade math at 75.86%. Halmstad Elementary ranks at the 68th percentile with 3 stars and beats district and state in every 2025–2026 elementary subject, despite a 51.55% free/reduced lunch rate. Parkview Elementary is the opposite, ranking at the 26th percentile with 1 star and math proficiency in the 30s and 40s. Chippewa Falls Middle (53rd percentile) is strongest in math, while Chippewa Falls High (50th percentile) has a 96.1% graduation rate but mostly below-state test proficiency.
Two patterns matter for families. Spending does not track outcomes: Parkview Elementary spends the most per pupil at $16,411 but performs lowest, while Stillson Elementary spends the least among elementaries at $13,996 and performs best. Elementary science is a shared weak spot—only Stillson and Halmstad exceeded the state in 4th-grade science. Chronic absenteeism is low at the elementary and middle schools, but Chippewa Falls High is a major outlier at 24.8%, far above the district's 14.5% and the state's 17.3%. Year-over-year swings were also large, with Parkview declining to 1 star, Halmstad slipping from 4 to 3, and the high school improving from 2 to 3.
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