Summary:
ZIP code 54022 in River Falls, Wisconsin contains 7 schools — 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools — serving about 3,278 students, all within the River Falls School District, which ranks 109 out of 432 districts in Wisconsin (75th percentile, 4 stars). Enrollment is concentrated: River Falls High (1,062 students) and Meyer Middle (725) together hold more than half the students, while Renaissance Charter Academy is very small at 49.
The academic standout is Greenwood Elementary, the only current 5-star school in the ZIP, ranking 78 out of 1,039 elementary schools (92nd percentile) and beating both district and state in every reported 2025–2026 subject, with chronic absenteeism of just 3.7%. River Falls High is also strong: 83rd percentile and 4 stars, a 98.4% graduation rate, a 0.2% dropout rate, and 4.8% chronic absenteeism — all better than district and state — though its ELA, math, and science scores slipped from the prior year. Meyer Middle (4 stars, 80th percentile) posts math proficiency of 68.04%–69.74% and 8th-grade social studies at 77.10%, well above state levels.
Other schools show more mixed results. River Falls Public Montessori Academy ranks lowest among tested schools at 48th percentile (2 stars), with math of 40.00%–46.67% and the ZIP's highest student-teacher ratio (17.7) and lowest per-student spending ($12,118). Rocky Branch Elementary and Westside Elementary both slipped to 3 stars, yet Westside reports the area's lowest chronic absenteeism at 1.0%. Renaissance Charter Academy stands apart with 48.8% chronic absenteeism, an 85.1% graduation rate, and the highest free/reduced lunch share (38.78%) and per-student spending ($17,807), and no recent test scores are available for comparison.
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