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Greenwood Elementary

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Greenwood Elementary ranks 175 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in River Falls, Wisconsin, serving 401 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the River Falls School District, which is ranked 82 out of 426 districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Greenwood Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a current ranking of 175 out of 1,044 schools. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the River Falls School District and the state of Wisconsin in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.68% of 3rd graders at Greenwood Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.81% in the district and 52.14% statewide. In Mathematics, 82.46% of 3rd graders at Greenwood Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 68.47% in the district and 55% statewide. The school's male, white, and special education student subgroups also perform particularly well, ranking in the top 15%, 12%, and 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively.

However, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have a lower ranking, at the top 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools, indicating a potential area for improvement. Additionally, Greenwood Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in the 2021-2022 school year to 19.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address, as high chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. Overall, Greenwood Elementary is a high-performing school, but the school and district should focus on addressing the increase in chronic absenteeism and ensuring equitable access to resources and support for all students, particularly those from low-SES backgrounds.

409

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,259

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

982 E Division St
River Falls, WI 54022

(715) 425-1810

District: River Falls School District

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meyer Middle
High:	River Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in River Falls School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg54%

175^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the River Falls School District

82^nd of 426River Falls 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	175 of 1044	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	180 of 1061	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	187 of 1067	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	124 of 1067	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	64 of 1050	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	111 of 1037	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	248 of 1025	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	118 of 1071	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	137 of 1075	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	134 of 1076	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.4	226 of 1061	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	134 of 1053	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	61 of 1045	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	70.6	254 of 1046	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.3	214 of 1045	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	144 of 1030	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.1	348 of 1021	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.7	166 of 712	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	149 of 632	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	232 of 1001	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	252 of 1011	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	247 of 1010	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	136 of 1017	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	76 of 1004	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	209 of 1002	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	236 of 997	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	450 of 870	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.4	177 of 866	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	232 of 871	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	95 of 859	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	69 of 847	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	113 of 874	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	133 of 854	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	144 of 1000	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	128 of 1012	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	118 of 1011	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	125 of 1017	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	55 of 1003	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	69 of 1002	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	301 of 997	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	114 of 802	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	139 of 770	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	149 of 748	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	365 of 746	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	56 of 742	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	113 of 718	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	182 of 727	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	207 of 715	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	96 of 704	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	60 of 699	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	119 of 718	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	226 of 686	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

Social Studies71%+8 vs state

English Language Arts67%+15 vs state

Science65%+14 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
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
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
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
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
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
Saint Croix Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	202 S Division St	Roberts	54023	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 749-3119	629	48	13.0	23.2%	548 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	70.4	311^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.2%		74.2	246^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.8%	65	54.2	66.1			58.0	64.2			81.7	67.0	$12,375	$203	$12,173
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary

Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Greenwood Elementary ranks 175^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Greenwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meyer Middle
High : River Falls High

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Greenwood Elementary are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Greenwood Elementary in?

River Falls School District

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