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Riverview Middle

Q: Is Riverview Middle a good school?

Riverview Middle ranks 456 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Riverview Middle is a public middle school located in Barron, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Barron Area School District, which is ranked 396 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverview Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 376 and 487 out of 594-640 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, particularly in 8th-grade Mathematics where only 32.31% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.06%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a relatively high dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Clayton Middle, Turtle Lake Middle, and Cameron Middle, Riverview Middle's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the challenges at Riverview Middle, such as targeted interventions for underperforming student subgroups and addressing the high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, will be crucial to improving the educational experience for its students.

282

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,215

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 W River Ave
Barron, WI 54812-1063

(715) 537-5641

District: Barron Area School District

Students who attend Riverview Middle usually attend:

High:

Barron High

Feeder schools for Riverview Middle:

Elementary:	Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
	Woodland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

456^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

396^th of 426Barron Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	456 of 628	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	455 of 641	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	487 of 640	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	433 of 617	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	376 of 613	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	465 of 594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	417 of 579	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	452 of 612	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	446 of 609	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	486 of 612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	472 of 585	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.0	395 of 569	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	456 of 559	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	452 of 549	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.2	380 of 539	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.5	274 of 521	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.6	219 of 519	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	191 of 366	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.6	95 of 332	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	58 of 130	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	46 of 125	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	94 of 134	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	95 of 127	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	78 of 123	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	123 of 178	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	116 of 140	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	440 of 573	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	438 of 580	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	497 of 579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	449 of 576	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	309 of 574	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	390 of 557	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	410 of 551	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	138 of 237	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	312 of 509	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	367 of 520	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	393 of 525	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	348 of 522	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	392 of 499	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	391 of 487	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	296 of 489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	380 of 577	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	385 of 585	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	368 of 591	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	323 of 577	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	359 of 572	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	467 of 557	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	364 of 551	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	114 of 126	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	322 of 414	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	215 of 425	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	353 of 439	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	264 of 421	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	288 of 437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	225 of 414	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	222 of 417	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	353 of 399	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	343 of 407	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	360 of 412	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	309 of 397	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	246 of 393	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	330 of 382	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	298 of 375	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)70th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Social Studies43%-19 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	282	26	10.9	55.7%	193 (68.4%)	30 (10.6%)	38 (13.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	35.1	456^th of 628 public middle schools	27.4%		36	455^th of 641 public middle schools	29.0%	1	50.0	37.7	46.6	38.5	58.6	47.8	65.8	32.3	43.1	33.9	$14,215	$754	$13,460
Cameron Middle	Public	5-8	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	319	22	14.5	30.1%	300 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	72	156^th of 628 public middle schools	75.2%		74.4	135^th of 641 public middle schools	78.9%	21	59.7	68.4	42.7	77.2	63.9	73.7	50.6	76.1	75.0	70.7	$10,542	$516	$10,027
Rice Lake Middle	Public	5-8	204 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-8156	622	53	11.7	43.2%	539 (86.7%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	60	263^rd of 628 public middle schools	58.1%		57.3	285^th of 641 public middle schools	55.5%	22	45.4	65.0	47.5	59.5	49.7	70.7	53.1	54.6	59.1	53.8	$12,147	$514	$11,633
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-3136	204	15	13.3	41.2%	198 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	52.8	328^th of 628 public middle schools	47.8%		52.9	334^th of 641 public middle schools	47.9%	6		58.0	47.5	56.7		40.6	37.7	60.0	66.7	61.7	$13,658	$1,216	$12,443
Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	980 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5122	256	20	12.6	42.2%	213 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.6	396^th of 628 public middle schools	36.9%		54.2	315^th of 641 public middle schools	50.9%	81	52.4	48.4	43.6	47.5	52.4	54.8	38.2	57.4	55.0	47.5	$13,000	$1,536	$11,463
Prairie Farm Middle	Public	6-8	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	73	9	8.4	35.6%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	70	179^th of 628 public middle schools	71.5%		57.2	286^th of 641 public middle schools	55.4%	107		48.0	84.0	66.7		36.0	60.0	76.2	81.0	81.0	$11,087	$262	$10,824
Turtle Lake Middle	Public	6-8	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	96	7	13.7	39.6%	78 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	58.7	273^rd of 628 public middle schools	56.5%		60.9	260^th of 641 public middle schools	59.4%	13		59.3	66.7	61.5		55.6	61.5	19.2	61.5	53.9	$13,042	$939	$12,103
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	46	4	10.9	52.2%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	233^rd of 628 public middle schools	62.9%		43.7	402^nd of 641 public middle schools	37.3%	169		53.9	70.6	42.9		61.5	47.1	71.4	85.7	50.0	$14,987	$616	$14,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Middle

Is Riverview Middle a good school?

Riverview Middle ranks 456^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Riverview Middle in?

Barron Area School District

How many students attend Riverview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Riverview Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Middle?

Students at Riverview Middle are 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Riverview Middle attend?

Students who attend Riverview Middle usually go on to attend Barron High

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