High Schools in Riverdale School District

Summary:

The Riverdale School District in Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Riverdale High and Riverdale Academy. While both schools share the same district ranking and rating, they exhibit distinct academic profiles and student demographics.

Riverdale High has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 322 out of 415 schools in 2022-2023 to 234 out of 431 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on the Forward Exam/Social Studies is particularly noteworthy, with 72.34% of 10th-grade students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 47.67%. However, Riverdale High struggles with math performance, with only 21.28% of 10th-grade students proficient or better on the ACT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 42.73%.

Riverdale Academy, a smaller high school with only 12 students, maintains a high 91.0% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate, similar to Riverdale High. However, Riverdale Academy has a significantly higher percentage of students (75%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 44.62% at Riverdale High.

District Detail

747 N 6th St
Muscoda, WI 53573

(608) 739-3832

SchoolDigger Rank:
274^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 631

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale High	Public	9-12	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	192	14	13.6	44.3%	170 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	35	315^th of 431 public high schools	26.9%		47.7	234^th of 431 public high schools	45.7%	81	21.3	23.4	72.3	$14,780	$922	$13,858
Riverdale Academy	Public	6-12	800 N 6th St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	14	1	15.5	71.4%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$12,167	$1,565	$10,602

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
River Ridge School District	1.13 mi	3	127^th
Richland School District	8.98 mi	6
Highland School District	10.13 mi	3	334^th
Ithaca School District	12.88 mi	3	367^th
Wisconsin Department of Corrections	12.95 mi	33

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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