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River Crest Elementary

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River Crest Elementary ranks 227 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

River Crest Elementary is a public elementary school in Hudson, Wisconsin, serving 367 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked Hudson School District.

River Crest Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with strong academic performance on the state's Forward Exam that exceeds the state and district averages. The school particularly excels for female students, ranking in the top 5% statewide, as well as for white students and special education students. However, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is more average. Notably, River Crest Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 9.5% to 17.7% in the past year, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, River Crest Elementary generally outperforms other Hudson School District elementary schools on academic measures. But its performance is more mixed when compared to elementary schools in the neighboring River Falls School District, with some schools performing similarly or even outperforming River Crest. Additionally, River Crest Elementary has a lower percentage of students from low-income families compared to some nearby schools, suggesting it may serve a more affluent student population.

366

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,241

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

535 County Road F
Hudson, WI 54016

(715) 377-3890

District: Hudson School District

Students who attend River Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Middle
High:	Hudson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Hudson School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

227^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Hudson School District

62^nd of 426Hudson 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	75.5	227 of 1044	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	84 of 1061	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	149 of 1067	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	137 of 1067	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	130 of 1050	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	73 of 1037	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	91 of 1025	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.7	121 of 1071	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	117 of 1075	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	97 of 1076	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.3	62 of 1061	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	76.0	174 of 1053	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	134 of 1045	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	122 of 1046	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.4	310 of 1045	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	208 of 1001	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	49 of 1011	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	173 of 1010	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	115 of 1017	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	47 of 1004	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	95 of 1002	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	75 of 997	92.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	53.5	105 of 271	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	400 of 870	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	130 of 866	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	206 of 871	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	385 of 859	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	510 of 847	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.8	132 of 874	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	194 of 854	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	259 of 1000	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	152 of 1012	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	133 of 1011	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	166 of 1017	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	267 of 1003	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	73 of 1002	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	118 of 997	88.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	77.6	22 of 96	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	166 of 802	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	233 of 790	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	53 of 770	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	116 of 748	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	160 of 746	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	333 of 742	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	81 of 721	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	211 of 718	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	73 of 727	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	134 of 715	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	159 of 704	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	164 of 699	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	97 of 718	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	96 of 686	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2018)61st percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies79%+15 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

English Language Arts64%+12 vs state

Science62%+11 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
River Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	535 County Road F	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3890	366	32	11.4	18.0%	298 (81.4%)	5 (1.4%)	36 (9.8%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	75.5	227^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.3%		85.3	84^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.1%	143	61.2	63.5	67.3		64.2	78.9	67.3		78.9	61.5	$15,241	$377	$14,864
Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	340 13th St S	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3840	383	29	13.1	21.7%	320 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.6%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	53.5	546^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.7%		60.8	474^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.3%	72	59.7	34.9	55.1		54.0	63.5	75.6		52.4	38.1	$13,338	$707	$12,631
Willow River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 4th St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3880	278	24	11.5	12.9%	250 (89.9%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	75.8	223^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.6%		81.1	149^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.0%	74	72.1	55.7	83.3		72.1	70.5	78.6		68.9	60.7	$16,701	$774	$15,927
Hudson Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3860	481	32	14.8	10.0%	421 (87.5%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	83.4	120^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.9	119^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.8%	1	65.9	67.1	71.9		65.9	87.1	82.3		85.7	68.6	$12,479	$385	$12,095
North Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lemon St N	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3870	276	22	12.7	14.9%	238 (86.2%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	85.5	85^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.9%		73.6	260^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.5%	175	72.1	78.1	63.4		81.4	78.1	68.3		85.4	78.1	$16,284	$524	$15,760
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 W Pine St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1815	403	27	15.0	18.1%	358 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.7	195^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.6%	10	57.1	64.8	66.2		73.0	71.8	67.6		78.9	67.6	$12,118	$587	$11,531
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	189	11	17.7	16.9%	166 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%		58.6	507^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.2%	9	47.8	60.0	77.8	100.0	39.1	46.7	37.0	44.4	73.3	60.0	$10,316	$369	$9,948
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	982 E Division St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1810	409	29	13.9	19.8%	341 (83.4%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.1	175^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.2%		78.7	180^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.0%	5	73.7	68.3	60.6		82.5	79.4	65.2		71.4	65.1	$12,259	$658	$11,601
Rocky Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bartosh Ln	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1819	441	34	13.1	22.9%	367 (83.2%)	10 (2.3%)	23 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (7.9%)	73.7	255^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.2	354^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.6%	99	58.2	62.3	65.6		63.3	66.7	70.3		76.8	67.7	$11,335	$572	$10,763
Houlton Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Houlton School Circle	Houlton	54082	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3850	217	18	12.2	8.8%	203 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	89.5	36^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.1	15^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.6%	21	72.7	88.6	71.9		57.6	95.5	81.3		97.7	88.6	$13,663	$236	$13,427

Frequently Asked Questions about River Crest Elementary

What district is River Crest Elementary in?

Hudson School District

What schools do graduates of River Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudson Middle
High : Hudson High

Is River Crest Elementary a good school?

River Crest Elementary ranks 227^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of River Crest Elementary?

Students at River Crest Elementary are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend River Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended River Crest Elementary.

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