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Schools in Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley’s public schools

St. Croix Central School District and River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 26% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · River Falls
Students per teacher
14.8
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,631 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Pleasant Valley’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Greenwood Elementary places highest (better than 95%); River Falls High lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pleasant Valley, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: River Falls High and Saint Croix Central High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pleasant Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Croix Central School District.

Two districts serve Pleasant Valley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

St. Croix Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,866 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,471WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
River Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,442 students · 14.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,111WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Croix Central School District48%
State average 38.1% · 874 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Croix Central School District40%
State average 38.7% · 874 students tested
Reading · PK–12, River Falls School District51%
State average 38.1% · 1713 students tested
Math · PK–12, River Falls School District50%
State average 38.7% · 1714 students tested

Pleasant Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Pleasant Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Valley—St. Croix Central PK–12 · River Falls PK–12
Rush River—Baldwin-Woodville Area PK–12 · St. Croix Central PK–12
KinnickinnicA−River Falls
HammondB+St. Croix Central PK–12 · Baldwin-Woodville Area PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share St. Croix Central with Pleasant Valley for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pleasant Valley

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pleasant Valleyin other towns
Saint Croix Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Roberts
B+
629 students13:1Rate it →
Rocky Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · River Falls
A
441 students13:1Rate it →
Westside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · River Falls
A
403 students15:1Rate it →
Greenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · River Falls
A+
409 students14:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Central Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hammond
A−
476 students14:1Rate it →
Meyer Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · River Falls
B
725 students15:1Rate it →
River Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · River Falls
B
1,062 students16:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hammond
B+
486 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Valley’s schools

Are Pleasant Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley. St. Croix Central School District and River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Valley in?

St. Croix Central School District and River Falls School District.

Where do Pleasant Valley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: River Falls High and Saint Croix Central High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.