Fall Creek School District

There are three schools in Fall Creek School District—Fall Creek Elementary (PK–4), Fall Creek Middle (5–8), and Fall Creek High (9–12)—serving 949 students in a small Wisconsin district that ranks 103rd of 432 districts, in the 76th percentile with 4 stars. All three schools have chronic absenteeism below the state average, and the high school reports a 96.8% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate.

Fall Creek High is the strongest overall performer: its latest rank is 71st of 533, 87th percentile, 4 stars, with proficiency above state in ELA 63.64% vs. 48.47%, math 56.06% vs. 42.93%, science 54.55% vs. 43.20%, and social studies 58.21% vs. 48.25%. It slipped from 5 stars in 2023-24 to 4 stars in 2025-26. Fall Creek Middle has the clearest upward trend: 72nd to 75th to 81st percentile. Its 8th-grade results are strong—math 85.33% vs. state 53.67%, ELA 73.33% vs. 54.38%, social studies 76.00% vs. 64.63%, science 58.67% vs. 51.86%—but 5th-grade math is weak at 36.71% vs. 51.81%. Fall Creek Elementary is the most improved: 35th to 37th to 54th percentile, moving from 2 to 3 stars. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.8% and strong 3rd-grade math at 73.61% vs. 54.75%, though 4th-grade science is 49.32% vs. 53.46%.

Social studies is a consistent district strength, with proficiency above state at elementary, middle, and high school levels. Math is uneven: 8th and 3rd grade are far above state, while 5th grade is about 15 points below. Attendance is a district-wide strength: elementary 6.8%, middle 8.5%, high 10.4%, all below the state’s 17.3%. High spends the most per student ($13,359) and has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (18.15%); middle has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (27.55%) and lowest student-teacher ratio (14.1); elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio (17.3) and lowest per-student spending ($11,881). Overall, the high school is the academic flagship, the middle school is improving steadily, and the elementary school is trending in the right direction.