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Greenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary is a K–5 school with 409 students in River Falls, WI, part of the River Falls School District, and it is one of the area’s top-performing elementary schools. In 2025–2026, it earned 5 stars and ranked 78th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (92nd percentile), near its best showing. It has earned 4 or 5 stars every year and is the clear academic leader among River Falls School District elementaries: Rocky Branch Elementary is at the 67th percentile, Westside Elementary at the 64th, and River Falls Public Montessori Academy at the 48th. Nearby, only North Hudson Elementary ranks higher; Hudson Prairie Elementary ties Greenwood Elementary at the 92nd percentile.

The school’s 2025–2026 Forward Exam results are above district and state averages in every reported subject and grade. Math is a signature strength in early grades: third-grade math was 89.19%, the highest among nearby schools, and third-grade ELA was also highest nearby at 79.73%. Fourth and fifth grades remain above district and state, but fifth-grade math (70.31%) trails Hudson Prairie Elementary (80.00%), North Hudson Elementary (78.57%), River Crest Elementary (77.78%), Malone Elementary (77.33%), and Westside Elementary (75.76%). Chronic absenteeism is a major strength: 3.7% in 2024–2025, well below the district’s 5.8% and state’s 17.3%, and among the lowest nearby; only Westside Elementary was lower at 1.0%. Subgroup results are mostly strong—female students at the 95th percentile, male students at the 88th, low-SES students at the 89th—while special education students fell to the 59th after an 86th-percentile prior year, the main area to watch.

It achieves these results with moderate resources: $14,119 per student, a 13.9 student-teacher ratio, and 19.8% free/reduced lunch. That is less spending than several nearby high performers, including North Hudson Elementary ($17,211), River Crest Elementary ($19,307), and Willow River Elementary ($19,891), yet it matches or exceeds many of their outcomes. Overall, it is a consistently strong school with standout early-grade math and ELA, very low chronic absenteeism, and broad subgroup success. The main watch points are fifth-grade competitiveness against top nearby schools and the special education subgroup result.

409

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school77%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

78^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

109^th of 432River 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	78 of 1039	92.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.8	53 of 986	94.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.0	94 of 848	88.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.9	117 of 989	88.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.0	321 of 791	59.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	83.8	68 of 697	90.2%	★★★★★
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)

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies81%+15 vs state

Mathematics80%+27 vs state

Science75%+22 vs state

English Language Arts74%+21 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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 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
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
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
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
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%)	72	286^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.4	311^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.2%	25	54.2	65.6		63.6	67.2		78.2	70.6	$14,738	$207	$14,531
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
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
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
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%)	91.9	21^st of 1039 public elementary schools	98.0%		85.5	85^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.9%	64	78.1	97.6	73.8	75.6	95.1	78.6	95.1	87.8	$17,211	$210	$17,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary

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 schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meyer Middle
High : River Falls High

Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Greenwood Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Greenwood Elementary in?

River Falls School District

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

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

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