Summary:
Stoughton Area School District is home to a single middle school, River Bluff Middle, which serves grades 6–8 and roughly 569 students in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
Because River Bluff is the only middle school in the district, there are no other local middle schools to compare it with — district-level middle-school results simply mirror the school's own numbers. The school is on a clear upward trajectory: it ranked 391 of 641 schools (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 and climbed to 234 of 643 (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, a gain of 157 rank positions. In 2024–2025, River Bluff's 8th-grade English language arts, math, and science scores were below the state average; by 2025–2026, all four reported 8th-grade subjects were above it, including science at 59.34% (+7.48 points over the state) and social studies at 71.98% (+7.35 points). Sixth-grade math was the strongest single comparison, at 65.34% proficient versus 53.60% statewide — an 11.74-point advantage. Eighth-grade gains were also substantial: ELA rose 9.37 points, math 8.48 points, and science 11.54 points.
Two areas to watch: 7th-grade ELA fell from 56.99% to 52.44% (−4.55 points) and ended below the state's 55.33%, while 7th-grade math dropped from 61.83% to 56.36% (−5.47 points) but remained slightly above state. Climate measures look favorable — chronic absenteeism of 11.5% is lower than the district's 13.5% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%. The school spends $14,189 per student, has a 12.2 student-teacher ratio, and reports 28.3% free/reduced-price lunch participation. Keep in mind that year-over-year test changes compare different grade-level cohorts, not the same students, so they reflect school-level trends rather than individual growth.
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