Summary:
ZIP code 54024 has two elementary schools, both part of the Saint Croix Falls School District: Saint Croix Falls Elementary, which serves grades K–4 with 303 students, and Dresser Elementary, a PK–K school with 46 students. Together they enroll 349 students, with Saint Croix Falls Elementary making up about 86.8% of that total and Dresser about 13.2%. The two schools serve different stages of the elementary pipeline, so families should compare them with that in mind.
Saint Croix Falls Elementary is the clear academic standout. It has earned 5 stars and landed in the 97th–98th percentile of ranked Wisconsin schools for three straight years (state rank 16th, 29th, and 33rd), well above its district's overall 80th percentile and 4-star profile. Its test scores are dramatically above state averages — most subjects and grades run roughly 20 to 37 percentage points higher, from 88.68 versus 52.08 in 3rd-grade ELA to 95.71 versus 65.51 in 4th-grade social studies. Chronic absenteeism is just 4.2%, less than half the district's 8.7% and about a quarter of the state's 17.3%.
Dresser Elementary serves only PK–K, so it has no state test scores or school ranking — that gap is structural, not a sign of weak performance. Its chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, above the district's 8.7% but below the state's 17.3%; with only 46 students, a few absences can swing that percentage. It reports 39.13% free/reduced lunch, spending of $19,327 per student (the highest in the area, about 16.6% more than Saint Croix Falls Elementary's $16,578), and an 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio. Overall, the area offers one elite tested K–4 school plus a small early-childhood school best understood through attendance, spending, and program context.
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