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Malone Elementary

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Malone Elementary ranks 122 nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Malone Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Prescott, Wisconsin, serving 457 students as part of the Prescott School District in a small western Wisconsin river community. In 2025–2026 it ranked 122nd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 88th percentile, or 4 stars — while its district ranked 48th of 432. The school has followed a long upward path, climbing from the 66th percentile in 2017–2018 to 91st in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, dipping to 80th in 2023–2024, then rebounding to 88th in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

Proficiency in 2025–2026 was above state averages in every tested subject: ELA at 67.11% (3rd grade), 76.4% (4th), and 68% (5th); math at 65.79% (3rd), 70.79% (4th), and 77.33% (5th); social studies at 85.39% (4th); and science at 76.4% (4th). Science, social studies, and 5th-grade math are particular strengths, while 4th-grade math is lower than several neighbors. Among 10 nearby schools, Malone outranks Willow River Elementary, Rock Elementary, Rocky Branch Elementary, Westside Elementary, Ellsworth Elementary, and River Falls Public Montessori Academy, but trails North Hudson Elementary, Hudson Prairie Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, and River Crest Elementary. Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, below the district (8.9%) and state (17.3%), though higher than most Hudson and River Falls schools. About 22.1% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — more than most nearby schools — yet Malone spends less per student ($14,772) than North Hudson, Willow River, and River Crest.

Malone stands out for how well it serves specific groups. Low-income students jumped from the 48th percentile (2 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 80th (4 stars) in 2025–2026, special education students rank in the 81st percentile (4 stars), and female students rose from the 65th to the 91st percentile (5 stars). Overall, this is a strong, steadily improving school that produces above-average results with moderate resources.

457

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,772

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 Campbell St N
Prescott, WI 54021-1073

(715) 262-5463

District: Prescott School District

Students who attend Malone Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prescott Middle
High:	Prescott High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg55%

122^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 432Prescott 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	82.6	122 of 1039	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	130 of 1044	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	215 of 1061	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	153 of 1067	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	98 of 1067	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	94 of 1050	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	233 of 1037	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	347 of 1025	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	365 of 1071	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	351 of 1075	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	339 of 1076	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	387 of 1061	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	483 of 1053	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	515 of 1045	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	339 of 1046	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	498 of 1045	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	538 of 1030	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	509 of 1021	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	255 of 689	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	292 of 712	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.4	159 of 632	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	85 of 986	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	134 of 1001	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	357 of 1011	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	107 of 1010	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	143 of 1017	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	160 of 1004	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	340 of 1002	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	394 of 997	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	171 of 848	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	242 of 870	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	454 of 866	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.3	219 of 871	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	66 of 859	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	82 of 847	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	57.7	322 of 874	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	442 of 854	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	168 of 989	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	138 of 1000	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	147 of 1012	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	200 of 1011	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	62 of 1017	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	50 of 1003	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	141 of 1002	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	306 of 997	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	154 of 791	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	191 of 802	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	73 of 790	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	66 of 770	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	26 of 748	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	30 of 746	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	87 of 742	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	39 of 721	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	209 of 697	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	193 of 718	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	201 of 727	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	181 of 715	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	112 of 704	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	85 of 699	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	241 of 718	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	324 of 686	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies85%+20 vs state

Science76%+23 vs state

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

English Language Arts71%+18 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
Malone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Campbell St N	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 262-5463	457	32	14.1	22.1%	416 (91.0%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	82.6	122^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	88.3%		82	130^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%	8	67.1	76.4	68.0	65.8	70.8	77.3	85.4	76.4	$14,772	$356	$14,416
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%)	67.9	346^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.7%		73.7	255^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.6%	91	60.7	61.7	62.0	71.4	64.2	62.0	71.6	54.3	$13,292	$463	$12,829
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%)	66	373^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	64.1%		77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%	168	56.1	60.6	65.2	60.6	63.6	75.8	66.7	51.5	$14,196	$696	$13,500
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%)	54.2	544^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.6%		57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%	46	63.3	56.5	70.0	40.0	43.5	46.7	69.6	47.8	$12,118	$121	$11,997
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%)	86.3	78^th of 1039 public elementary schools	92.5%		79.1	175^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.2%	97	79.7	73.1	68.8	89.2	78.9	70.3	80.8	75.0	$14,119	$583	$13,535
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%)	83.1	115^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.9%		75.5	227^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.3%	112	71.2	73.9	64.8	65.4	78.5	77.8	86.2	73.9	$19,307	$783	$18,523
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%)	73.2	265^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.5%		53.5	546^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.7%	281	62.7	67.9	60.0	58.2	80.4	70.0	78.6	60.7	$15,273	$685	$14,588
Ellsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 S Piety St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 273-3912	734	51	14.4	32.8%	642 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	63.3	402^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	61.3%		54.5	537^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.6%	135	53.8	61.9	51.0	48.4	62.9	60.6	78.4	67.0	$14,977	$965	$14,013
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%)	79.4	171^st of 1039 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.8	223^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	66.0	78.6	68.8	59.6	78.6	71.9	71.4	78.6	$19,891	$526	$19,365
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%)	86	82^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	92.1%		83.4	120^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.5%	38	70.0	74.7	77.1	73.8	80.7	80.0	85.5	72.3	$14,565	$199	$14,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Malone Elementary

Is Malone Elementary a good school?

Malone Elementary ranks 122^nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Malone Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malone Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prescott Middle
High : Prescott High

How many students attend Malone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Malone Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Malone Elementary?

Students at Malone Elementary are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Malone Elementary in?

Prescott School District

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