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Hillcrest Elementary

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Hillcrest Elementary ranks 710 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a K–5 school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serving 344 students as part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. The district ranks 240th of 432 Wisconsin districts (44th percentile, 2 stars), while Hillcrest currently ranks 710th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. The school's longer history shows a steady slide: it sat at the 61st percentile with 3 stars in 2018–2019, then 49th, 46th, 39th, and 29th in 2024–2025, before a slight rebound to 32nd this year.

Attendance is Hillcrest's clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism was just 5.9% in 2024–2025 — the best among its district peers and far below the district's 14.5% and the state's 17.3%. For comparison, Stillson Elementary was at 7.7%, Southview Elementary 8.1%, Halmstad Elementary 11.0%, and Parkview Elementary 14.0%. Hillcrest has also improved markedly here, down from 16.3% in 2021–2022. Third grade results are competitive too: 66.67% proficient in English language arts and 64.58% in math, both above district and state averages.

Fourth grade is the urgent concern. These students scored below district and state in every tested subject — ELA 34.33%, math 40.30%, social studies 49.25%, and science 31.34%. Science has fallen from 48.89% in 2023–2024, and the latest figure is 16.23 points below the district and 22.12 points below the state. Notably, Hillcrest's poverty rate (38.66% free/reduced lunch) is lower than Southview, Halmstad, and Parkview, yet it ranks below Southview and Halmstad. Altoona Intermediate, with very similar poverty, spending, class size, and attendance, ranks in the 69th percentile. Spending rose to $14,713 and class size improved to 13.7, but results have not kept pace.

344

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,713

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Miles St
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1924

(715) 726-2405

District: Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Falls Middle
High:	Chippewa Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg55%

710^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

240^th of 432Chippewa 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
2026	40.7	710 of 1039	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	740 of 1044	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	643 of 1061	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	579 of 1067	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	539 of 1067	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	585 of 1050	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	405 of 1037	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	406 of 1025	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	452 of 1071	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	513 of 1075	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	537 of 1076	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.1	630 of 1061	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	732 of 1053	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.2	301 of 1045	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	393 of 1046	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	392 of 1045	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.2	713 of 1030	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	547 of 1021	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	77.9	110 of 689	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	151 of 712	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.4	64 of 632	89.9%	★★★★★
2004	72.3	166 of 633	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	653 of 986	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	706 of 1001	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	629 of 1011	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	584 of 1010	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	381 of 1017	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	500 of 1004	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	420 of 1002	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	410 of 997	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	690 of 848	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	634 of 870	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	524 of 866	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	467 of 871	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	441 of 859	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	329 of 847	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	202 of 874	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	198 of 854	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	707 of 989	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	673 of 1000	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	593 of 1012	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	445 of 1011	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	647 of 1017	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	596 of 1003	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	367 of 1002	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	378 of 997	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	559 of 791	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	615 of 802	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	519 of 790	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	505 of 770	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	431 of 748	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	225 of 746	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	173 of 742	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	197 of 721	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	652 of 697	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	647 of 718	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	580 of 704	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	516 of 699	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

Social Studies49%-16 vs state

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science31%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	40.7	710^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.7%		39	740^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.1%	30	66.7	34.3	51.5	64.6	40.3	50.0	49.3	31.3	$14,713	$489	$14,225
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%)	34.3	766^th of 1039 public elementary schools	26.3%		44.7	662^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.6%	104	44.0	40.4	49.2	34.0	34.6	44.4	61.5	36.5	$16,411	$1,144	$15,267
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%)	55.7	521^st of 1039 public elementary schools	49.9%		58.7	481^st of 1044 public elementary schools	53.9%	40	59.6	46.9	63.4	55.3	57.1	85.4	44.9	51.0	$16,028	$1,233	$14,795
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%)	69	328^th of 1039 public elementary schools	68.4%		73.6	258^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.3%	70	66.0	57.1	61.2	69.8	58.6	70.2	75.7	55.7	$15,138	$1,321	$13,817
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%)	83.6	109^th of 1039 public elementary schools	89.5%		79.5	168^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.9%	59	62.3	68.9	72.4	79.3	93.3	75.9	86.7	66.7	$13,996	$442	$13,554
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%)	54.8	535^th of 1039 public elementary schools	48.5%		48.6	607^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.9%	72	65.5	53.6	38.3	69.0	64.3	40.4	64.3	58.9	$19,874	$1,103	$18,771
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%)	61.8	422^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	59.4%		61.1	441^st of 1044 public elementary schools	57.8%	19	62.1	55.4	53.7	62.1	62.5	59.3	66.1	55.4	$16,304	$399	$15,906
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%)	66.6	361^st of 1039 public elementary schools	65.3%		59.5	469^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.1%	108	50.9	60.5	66.7	56.4	57.9	66.7	76.3	65.8	$19,439	$920	$18,519
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	512 Balcom St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3800	290	28	10.3	64.8%	132 (45.5%)	10 (3.4%)	79 (27.2%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	42 (14.5%)	25	836^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.5%		30.3	808^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.6%	28	33.3	43.5	42.5	42.9	23.9	30.0	50.0	34.8	$21,045	$1,211	$19,834
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 8th St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4700	215	20	10.9	39.1%	168 (78.1%)	4 (1.9%)	11 (5.1%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	51	580^th of 1039 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.2	711^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.9%	131	61.3	63.2	52.5	51.6	47.4	35.0	65.8	50.0	$20,001	$408	$19,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle
High : Chippewa Falls High

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks 710^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

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