Bluff View Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Bluff View Elementary in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin enrolled 190 students in 2024-25 with 20.8 full-time teachers, 9.2 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

216 students in 2022-23, 184 students in 2023-24, 190 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 20.8.

Students enrolled at Bluff View Elementary by school year2022-23: 216, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 19001002003002022-232162023-241842024-25190
Students enrolled at Bluff View Elementary by school year2022-23: 216, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 19001002003002022-232162023-241842024-25190
Students enrolled at Bluff View Elementary by school year2022-23: 216, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 19001002003002022-232162023-241842024-25190
Students enrolled at Bluff View Elementary by school year2022-23: 216, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 19001002003002022-232162023-241842024-25190
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321621.010.3
2023-2418419.29.6
2024-2519020.89.2

9.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Bluff View Elementary 9.2; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBluff View Elementary 9.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Bluff View Elementary 9.2; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBluff View Elementary 9.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Bluff View Elementary 9.2; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBluff View Elementary 9.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Bluff View Elementary 9.2; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBluff View Elementary 9.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 73 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluff View Elementary enrolled 217 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 73 of the 217 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent2.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.6% of students were White, 4.7% of two or more races, 2.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.6%
  2. Two or more races4.7%
  3. Hispanic2.6%
  4. Asian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bluff View Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%39‑44%38%
Math, 2022-2357%48‑52% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Prairie du Chien

2 public elementary schools in Prairie du Chien report 2024-25 enrollment; Bluff View Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
BA Kennedy School21711.740.6%
Bluff View Elementary1909.238.4%

All public schools in Prairie du Chien →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bluff View Elementary

  1. BA Kennedy SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 217 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. River Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.8 miles away: 190 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  3. Compare Bluff View Elementary with BA Kennedy SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prairie du Chien Area School District spends per student$16,211 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,211
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinBluff View Elementary is the number 890 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#890 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bluff View Elementary

  1. How many students attend Bluff View Elementary?
    190 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 216 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairie du Chien, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff View Elementary?
    9.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bluff View Elementary a Title I school?
    Bluff View Elementary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Bluff View Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bluff View Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bluff View Elementary in?
    Prairie du Chien Area School District, NCES district ID 5512150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551215002830 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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