Summary:
ZIP code 54748 is served by a single school in this data set — Jim Falls Elementary, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 117 students in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, a rural northern Wisconsin community with no middle, high, or alternative schools listed for the ZIP.
Academically, Jim Falls Elementary presents a mixed picture. Mathematics is its clearest strength: in 2025–2026 the school's average math proficiency was about 62.8%, above the district's 60.0% and the state's 53.1%, and every tested grade exceeded the state rate. English Language Arts runs the other way, with an average of about 49.1% versus 55.6% for the district and 53.2% for the state; fifth grade ELA was the weakest at 44.44%. Science and social studies results were mixed, with fourth grade science at 50.00% (above the district's 47.57%, below the state's 53.46%) and social studies at 62.50%, slightly under both district and state. The school's state rank has moved from the 65th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 down to the 44th percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025, then up slightly to the 48th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026 — near the state median. The district itself ranks 240 of 432, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars.
Attendance is the standout: chronic absenteeism was reported at 0.0% for 2024–2025, far below the district's 14.5% and the state's 17.3%. Context figures include a 27.35% free/reduced lunch rate, $17,638 in per-student spending, and a 13.4 student-teacher ratio, though the data set offers no district or state counterparts for those. Because each grade holds roughly 20 students or fewer, year-to-year swings in proficiency can be large and may reflect different cohorts rather than real change — making the consistent math strength, the repeated ELA gap, and the low absenteeism the most dependable signals.
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