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Schools in St. Croix Falls · St. Croix Falls School District

St. Croix Falls’s public schools outscore 83% of Wisconsin districts

Reading proficiency in St. Croix Falls’s districts is 51%, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Croix Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 13 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 12 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
WI 13.6
Schools in town
3
945 students on the public path
In brief

St. Croix Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1002 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Croix Falls’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,166 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Saint Croix Falls Middle, then Saint Croix Falls High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Croix Falls’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 83% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1002)Better than 96%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 552 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put St. Croix Falls anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of St. Croix Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (551 in math, 552 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Croix Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Saint Croix Falls ElementarySt. Croix Falls School DistrictA+
5–8Saint Croix Falls MiddleSt. Croix Falls School DistrictA−
9–12Saint Croix Falls HighSt. Croix Falls School DistrictB

St. Croix Falls’s public schools are run by St. Croix Falls School District, which also serves Balsam Lake, Dresser, Eureka and Garfield and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

St. Croix Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 991 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,166WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 38.1% · 552 students tested
Math51%
State average 38.7% · 551 students tested

St. Croix Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share St. Croix Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Croix FallsA−St. Croix Falls
St. Croix Falls (town)B+St. Croix Falls PK–12 · Unity PK–12

Taylors Falls, MN borders St. Croix Falls but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in St. Croix Falls

3 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).

District schools in St. Croix Fallsby address
Saint Croix Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saint Croix Falls
A+
303 students11:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Falls Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saint Croix Falls
A−
297 students17:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Croix Falls
B
345 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Croix Falls’s schools

Are St. Croix Falls’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Croix Falls children attend outscore 83% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Croix Falls in?

St. Croix Falls School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 991 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do St. Croix Falls kids go to high school?

Saint Croix Falls High in Saint Croix Falls, with 345 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is St. Croix Falls’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in St. Croix Falls School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does St. Croix Falls spend per student?

$15,166 in St. Croix Falls School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.