Summary
Stillson Elementary is a K–5 public school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serving 338 students as part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 109th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 90th percentile, with 4 stars — even though the district overall is rated 2 stars and sits in the 44th percentile. Other district elementary schools trail far behind: Halmstad Elementary is at the 68th percentile, Southview Elementary 50th, Jim Falls Elementary 48th, Hillcrest Elementary 32nd, and Parkview Elementary 26th. Stillson has stayed in the 84th–96th percentile every year since at least 2018–2019, including 5-star ratings in 2022–2023 and 2020–2021.
Test scores are the school's strongest calling card, especially in math. In 2025–2026, 93.33% of Stillson 4th graders were proficient in math, compared with 55.66% districtwide and 52.87% statewide. That figure tops nearby schools by wide margins: Altoona Intermediate at 73.64%, Halmstad 58.57%, Southview 57.14%, Hillcrest 40.3%, and Parkview 34.62%. Fourth grade social studies (86.67%) and 5th grade ELA (72.41%) are also well above district and state averages. Science is strong at 66.67%, though Altoona Intermediate's 70.91% is slightly higher. These are not one-year spikes: 4th grade math reached 95.08% in 2023–2024, and 5th grade math 89.06% in 2024–2025.
Chronic absenteeism was 7.7% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 14.5% and the state's 17.3%, and lower than most nearby schools. About 26.04% of students received free or reduced-price lunch — the lowest rate among the nearby schools — and Stillson's low-income subgroup ranked in the 82nd percentile statewide with 4 stars, up from the 68th percentile a year earlier. The school achieves this with $13,996 in per-student spending, less than most nearby schools, and a student–teacher ratio of 15.3, the highest in the comparison group. The clearest relative gap is special education, where the subgroup ranks around the 52nd–58th percentile — roughly average statewide and below the school's overall standing.
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