Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 54022

ZIP code 54022 in River Falls, Wisconsin is home to four elementary schools — Rocky Branch Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, Westside Elementary, and River Falls Public Montessori Academy — all part of the River Falls School District. Together they serve 1,442 students, with three schools covering PK/K–5 and the Montessori Academy covering PK–6. Enrollment ranges from 189 students at the Montessori Academy to 441 at Rocky Branch. The district ranks 109th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 75th percentile — with 4 stars.

Greenwood Elementary is the academic standout: the only 5-star school here, ranking in the 92nd percentile in 2025–26 and leading every subject, with ELA at 73.9% and math at 79.5%. Westside Elementary has the area's best attendance — just 1.0% chronic absenteeism versus 5.8% districtwide — but its rank slipped from the 80th to the 64th percentile, and science fell from 67.61% to 51.52%. Rocky Branch Elementary is steady and efficient, with the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.1 and above-state results in ELA, math, and social studies, though its science also declined. River Falls Public Montessori Academy is the smallest and most distinctive school; ELA and social studies are solid, but math averages only 43.4% and every reported grade is below the state.

For families comparing options, all four schools outperform the state in ELA and social studies. Attendance is a strength across the ZIP code — every school sits well below the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate. Free/reduced lunch rates are modest, ranging from 16.93% to 22.9%. Interestingly, spending and results don't track simply: Westside spends the most per student at $14,196 yet ranks below Greenwood, which spends $14,119, while Montessori spends the least at $12,118 and posts the lowest overall proficiency. In short, the area offers a high-performing academic option, a strong-attendance school working through a recent dip, a dependable efficient school, and a small school with a pronounced math challenge.