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Rocky Branch Elementary

Q: Is Rocky Branch Elementary a good school?

Rocky Branch Elementary ranks 255 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Branch Elementary is a public elementary school in River Falls, Wisconsin, serving 412 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the River Falls School District, which is ranked 82 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Rocky Branch Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with performance on par with or slightly above the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Hudson Prairie Elementary, which is ranked in the top 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools. Rocky Branch Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 6.5% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

While Rocky Branch Elementary performs well overall, its academic results have fluctuated over the years, and its performance among different student subgroups has been mixed. The school's per-student spending is in line with the district and state averages, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio. By addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and inconsistent subgroup performance, and learning from the practices of nearby high-performing schools, Rocky Branch Elementary can continue to enhance its educational offerings and ensure that all students reach their full potential.

441

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,335

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1415 Bartosh Ln
River Falls, WI 54022-3430

(715) 425-1819

District: River Falls School District

Students who attend Rocky Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meyer Middle
High:	River Falls High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of River Falls School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg54%

255^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	255 of 1044	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	354 of 1061	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	208 of 1067	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	119 of 1067	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	126 of 1050	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	404 of 1037	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	373 of 1025	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	433 of 1071	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	381 of 1075	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.3	212 of 1076	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.3	101 of 1061	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	74.5	191 of 1053	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	187 of 1045	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	320 of 1046	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	256 of 1045	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	82 of 1030	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	70.6	270 of 1021	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	94 of 689	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	123 of 712	82.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	154 of 632	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	294 of 1001	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	307 of 1011	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	112 of 1010	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	147 of 1017	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	129 of 1004	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	386 of 1002	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	439 of 997	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	529 of 870	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	557 of 866	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.0	214 of 871	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	115 of 859	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	479 of 847	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	593 of 874	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	619 of 854	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	242 of 1000	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	365 of 1012	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	175 of 1011	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	111 of 1017	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	114 of 1003	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	388 of 1002	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	296 of 997	70.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	48.0	37 of 76	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	250 of 802	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	452 of 790	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	176 of 770	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	52 of 748	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.9	140 of 746	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	209 of 742	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	140 of 721	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	270 of 718	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	293 of 727	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	171 of 715	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	117 of 704	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	65 of 699	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	57.5	309 of 718	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	274 of 686	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)51st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies77%+13 vs state

Science68%+17 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

English Language Arts62%+10 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
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 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
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 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
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	130^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.2	215^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.7%	85	70.8	66.7	69.7		67.4	70.7	84.9		78.7	76.0	$13,812	$273	$13,539
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
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
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
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%)	54.5	537^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.4	483^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	54.5%	54	61.6	48.1	39.8		52.5	51.9	67.0		65.1	53.8	$11,872	$592	$11,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Branch Elementary

What district is Rocky Branch Elementary in?

River Falls School District

How many students attend Rocky Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Rocky Branch Elementary.

Is Rocky Branch Elementary a good school?

Rocky Branch Elementary ranks 255^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rocky Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meyer Middle
High : River Falls High

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Branch Elementary?

Students at Rocky Branch Elementary are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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