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Southview Elementary

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Southview Elementary ranks 481 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Southview Elementary is a public elementary school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, which is ranked 228 out of 426 districts in the state.

Southview Elementary has shown strong performance in mathematics, with 5th-grade students consistently scoring above the district and state averages on the Forward Exam. However, the school has struggled with English Language Arts (ELA) performance, particularly in the lower grades. Additionally, Southview has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.4% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is generally lower than that of the nearby Halmstad Elementary and Stillson Elementary schools, which are also part of the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District.

Southview Elementary has a higher per-student spending ($14,376 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby Korger-Chestnut ($10,290) and Parkview Elementary ($13,698) schools. However, its student-teacher ratio of 13.1 in 2023-2024 is higher than the ratios of Halmstad Elementary (13.5) and Stillson Elementary (15.2), which may contribute to the school's academic challenges. Southview Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.31% in 2023-2024.

286

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,376

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 A St
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-3287

(715) 726-2411

District: Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Students who attend Southview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Falls Middle
High:	Chippewa Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg54%

481^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

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	58.7	481 of 1044	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	602 of 1061	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	507 of 1067	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	497 of 1067	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	332 of 1050	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	498 of 1037	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	446 of 1025	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	369 of 1071	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	522 of 1075	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	606 of 1076	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.2	807 of 1061	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	851 of 1053	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.3	760 of 1045	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	739 of 1046	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	799 of 1045	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	895 of 1030	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	826 of 1021	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.6	432 of 689	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	405 of 632	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	540 of 1001	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	508 of 1011	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	394 of 1010	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	396 of 1017	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	243 of 1004	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	654 of 1002	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	634 of 997	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	366 of 870	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	414 of 866	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	257 of 871	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	136 of 859	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	214 of 847	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	242 of 874	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	356 of 854	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	392 of 1000	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	597 of 1012	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	572 of 1011	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	574 of 1017	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	430 of 1003	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	325 of 1002	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	241 of 997	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	418 of 802	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	440 of 790	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	312 of 770	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	629 of 748	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	500 of 746	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	368 of 742	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	284 of 721	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	445 of 718	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	299 of 727	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	284 of 715	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	465 of 704	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	286 of 699	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+17 vs state

Social Studies70%+7 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (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	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
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%)	58.7	481^st of 1044 public elementary schools	53.9%		52.4	602^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	43.3%	121	49.1	37.8	45.2	66.0	62.2	85.7	70.3	51.4	$14,376	$987	$13,389
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%)	73.6	258^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.9	323^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	69.6%	65	56.9	60.0	65.6	67.7	75.4	84.4	72.3	55.4	$12,618	$803	$11,815
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%)	39	740^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.1%		47.8	643^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.4%	97	47.8	45.3	45.7	43.3	46.9	58.7	50.0	35.9	$11,547	$327	$11,220
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%)	44.7	662^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.6%		46.8	657^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.1%	5	40.0	44.8	46.5	38.2	53.7	53.5	59.7	52.2	$13,698	$996	$12,702
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%)	79.5	168^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.3	98^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.8%	70	55.3	71.7	78.1	48.9	83.3	89.1	80.0	65.0	$12,357	$327	$12,030
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%)	48.6	607^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.9%		42.9	697^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.3%	90	48.1	45.8	41.7	59.6	58.3	56.3	52.1	50.0	$13,354	$443	$12,911
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%)	61.1	441^st of 1044 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	557^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.5%	116	59.3	57.4	51.7	59.3	63.0	46.6	70.4	59.3	$13,522	$243	$13,279
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%)	59.5	469^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.1%		75.3	228^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.5%	241	52.4	58.0	51.7	57.1	64.7	51.7	62.8	60.8	$15,175	$377	$14,799
Altoona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	157 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6050	555	47	11.7	33.5%	457 (82.3%)	9 (1.6%)	39 (7.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)								(n/a)	59.6			63.3					$11,457	$550	$10,907
Altoona Intermediate	Public	4-5	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	278	20	13.6	35.6%	226 (81.3%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	51.1	574^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.0%		60.6	481^st of 1061 public elementary schools	54.7%	93		43.2	53.5		52.3	62.3	58.3	48.5	$11,434	$623	$10,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Southview Elementary

Is Southview Elementary a good school?

Southview Elementary ranks 481^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southview Elementary?

Students at Southview Elementary are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Southview Elementary in?

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

What schools do graduates of Southview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Falls Middle
High : Chippewa Falls High

How many students attend Southview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Southview Elementary.

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