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Chippewa Falls High

Q: Is Chippewa Falls High a good school?

Chippewa Falls High ranks 245 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chippewa Falls High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,451 students attended Chippewa Falls High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Falls High?

Students at Chippewa Falls High are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Chippewa Falls High?

Chippewa Falls High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Halmstad Elementary Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary Elementary : Jim Falls Elementary Elementary : Parkview Elementary Elementary : Southview Elementary Elementary : Stillson Elementary Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 43% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Chippewa Falls High is a public high school serving 1,451 students in grades 9-12 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, which is ranked 228 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chippewa Falls High has seen fluctuating performance over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 152nd to 284th out of Wisconsin high schools. The school's academic achievement, as measured by state assessments, is mixed - it performs better than the state average in social studies but lags behind in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Nearby schools like Fall Creek High and Elk Mound High generally outperform Chippewa Falls High on these measures.

Chippewa Falls High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 96.9% in recent years, and a low dropout rate between 0.3% and 1.3%. However, the school has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.38% to 35.22%, compared to some nearby schools. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may be influencing the school's academic performance, and targeted interventions could help address the needs of this population.

1,451

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,039

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Terrill St
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1907

(715) 726-2406

District: Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Feeder schools for Chippewa Falls High:

Elementary:	Halmstad Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jim Falls Elementary
	Parkview Elementary
	More...
	Southview Elementary
	Stillson Elementary
Middle:	Chippewa Falls Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg46%

245^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	46.8	245 of 431	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	254 of 431	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	232 of 415	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	152 of 391	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	181 of 390	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	204 of 400	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	220 of 410	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	215 of 410	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	284 of 408	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.2	203 of 466	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	291 of 462	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.5	147 of 457	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	134 of 452	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	132 of 445	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	157 of 450	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.7	192 of 438	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	138 of 437	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	121 of 281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.0	61 of 292	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.9	78 of 287	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.6	69 of 275	74.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	248 of 358	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	206 of 329	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	98 of 343	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	164 of 332	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	174 of 343	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	186 of 355	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	32.1	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	28 of 76	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	236 of 335	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	194 of 326	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	187 of 271	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	160 of 250	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	107 of 226	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	133 of 251	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	204 of 255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	243 of 365	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	241 of 359	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	209 of 347	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	199 of 334	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	206 of 354	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	236 of 373	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	22 of 71	69.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	88 of 95	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	179 of 271	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	121 of 269	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	162 of 261	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2019)27th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%+5 vs state

English Language Arts46%-3 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Chippewa Falls High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chippewa Falls High	Public	9-12	735 Terrill St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2406	1,451	90	16.1	33.2%	1,298 (89.5%)	16 (1.1%)	46 (3.2%)	23 (1.6%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.0%)	46.8	245^th of 431 public high schools	43.2%		45.2	254^th of 431 public high schools	41.1%	9	45.6	40.2	43.0	52.9	$13,039	$376	$12,663
DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility	Public	9-12	2909 E Park Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-2850	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North High	Public	9-12	1801 Piedmont Rd	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6600	1,567	93	16.8	41.2%	1,105 (70.5%)	41 (2.6%)	110 (7.0%)	202 (12.9%)	9 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	83 (5.3%)	59.3	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%		52.3	204^th of 431 public high schools	52.7%	36	57.4	51.0	42.9	49.0	$11,727	$312	$11,415
McKinley Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1266 McKinley Rd	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 852-6900	74	8	9.2	4.1%	48 (64.9%)	5 (6.8%)	3 (4.1%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)								(n/a)					$10,845	$300	$10,544
Altoona High	Public	9-12	711 7th St W	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 839-6031	551	40	13.9	29.2%	450 (81.7%)	16 (2.9%)	33 (6.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	67	118^th of 431 public high schools	72.6%		70.1	101^st of 431 public high schools	76.6%	17	56.8	54.7	51.1	49.6	$12,379	$151	$12,228
Memorial High	Public	9-12	2220 Fairfax St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6300	1,558	88	17.7	28.4%	1,155 (74.1%)	42 (2.7%)	136 (8.7%)	122 (7.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.3%)	87.7	34^th of 431 public high schools	92.1%		83.5	41^st of 431 public high schools	90.5%	7	73.5	62.0	62.8	61.6	$12,395	$324	$12,071
Bloomer High	Public	9-12	1310 17th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-5300	400	28	14.4	28.8%	385 (96.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	49.4	222^nd of 431 public high schools	48.5%		45.3	252^nd of 431 public high schools	41.5%	30	52.0	45.0	41.0	46.3	$12,471	$310	$12,162
Cadott High	Public	9-12	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	230	20	11.7	45.2%	223 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.4	236^th of 431 public high schools	45.2%		28.5	332^nd of 431 public high schools	23.0%	96	54.4	45.6	43.9	35.9	$17,357	$805	$16,551
Fall Creek High	Public	9-12	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2809	270	18	15.4	18.1%	247 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	74.5	81^st of 431 public high schools	81.2%		83.9	39^th of 431 public high schools	91.0%	42	60.0	58.5	58.5	50.0	$12,419	$998	$11,421
Elk Mound High	Public	9-12	405 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5521	348	26	13.3	27.0%	295 (84.8%)	10 (2.9%)	20 (5.7%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	71.7	92^nd of 431 public high schools	78.7%		78.3	66^th of 431 public high schools	84.7%	26	60.2	55.4	54.2	51.6	$11,476	$588	$10,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Chippewa Falls High

Is Chippewa Falls High a good school?

Chippewa Falls High ranks 245^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chippewa Falls High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,451 students attended Chippewa Falls High.

What district is Chippewa Falls High in?

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Falls High?

Students at Chippewa Falls High are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Chippewa Falls High?

Chippewa Falls High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Halmstad Elementary
Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary : Jim Falls Elementary
Elementary : Parkview Elementary
Elementary : Southview Elementary
Elementary : Stillson Elementary
Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle

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