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River View School

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River View School ranks 133 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

River View School is a public middle school located in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,106 students. The school is part of the Kaukauna Area School District, which is ranked 78 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River View School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with some grades reaching over 70% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with its rankings for female, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students particularly noteworthy, consistently performing in the top quartile of Wisconsin middle schools. Additionally, River View School has maintained relatively low dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates, which are lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Madison Middle, Kaleidoscope Academy, and Einstein Middle, River View School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming these schools in both overall rankings and specific student subgroup performance. River View School's strong performance and commitment to equity and inclusive practices make it a valuable reference for other schools in the region.

1,160

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,861

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Oak St
Kaukauna, WI 54130-2186

(920) 766-6111

District: Kaukauna Area School District

Students who attend River View School usually attend:

High:

Kaukauna High

Feeder schools for River View School:

Elementary:	Dr H B Tanner Elementary
	Haen Elementary
	New Directions Learning Community
	Park Community Charter School
	More...
	Quinney Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2022) to 79th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg54%

133^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 426Kaukauna 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	73.7	133 of 628	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	90 of 641	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	85 of 640	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	76 of 617	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	126 of 613	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	160 of 594	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	132 of 579	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	150 of 612	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	111 of 609	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	61.3	234 of 612	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.2	319 of 585	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	405 of 569	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.3	412 of 559	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.0	316 of 549	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	371 of 539	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	386 of 521	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.2	285 of 519	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	195 of 366	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.4	190 of 382	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.2	180 of 332	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.7	121 of 324	62.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	60 of 130	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	3 of 178	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	17 of 173	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	51.1	56 of 170	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	28 of 138	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	13 of 153	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	7 of 140	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	81.6	71 of 579	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	65 of 576	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	117 of 574	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	162 of 557	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	114 of 551	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	46 of 237	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	38 of 239	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	67 of 229	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	61 of 221	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	102 of 209	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	57 of 204	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	134 of 509	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	101 of 520	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	103 of 525	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	57 of 522	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	152 of 499	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	156 of 487	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	91 of 489	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	183 of 577	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.8	70 of 585	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	99 of 591	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	67 of 577	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	114 of 572	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	137 of 557	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	160 of 551	71.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	65 of 126	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	38 of 126	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	62 of 96	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	70 of 414	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	43 of 425	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	19 of 439	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	8 of 421	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	31 of 437	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	174 of 414	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	150 of 417	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	121 of 399	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	88 of 407	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	65 of 412	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	57 of 397	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	96 of 393	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	140 of 382	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	127 of 375	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2023)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)54th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2023)23rd percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+18 vs state

Social Studies70%+7 vs state

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Science55%+5 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
River View School	Public	5-8	101 Oak St	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6111	1,160	78	14.9	27.2%	949 (81.8%)	21 (1.8%)	79 (6.8%)	26 (2.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.4%)	73.7	133^rd of 628 public middle schools	78.8%		79.3	90^th of 641 public middle schools	86.0%	43	61.7	71.4	66.8	56.9	74.1	71.5	72.5	68.6	69.9	55.2	$11,861	$333	$11,528
Little Chute Middle	Public	7-8	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	214	15	13.8	37.9%	164 (76.6%)	5 (2.3%)	23 (10.7%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	82.6	71^st of 628 public middle schools	88.7%		79.1	93^rd of 641 public middle schools	85.5%	22			81.1	67.6			74.7	77.1	71.4	68.6	$11,198	$361	$10,837
Little Chute Intermediate	Public	5-6	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	215	14	15.3	37.7%	176 (81.9%)	6 (2.8%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)	57.0	52.4			57.0	54.4					$9,812	$256	$9,556
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)	70.0	75.7			68.1	72.7					$11,324	$1,165	$10,159
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%		82	71^st of 641 public middle schools	88.9%	10			75.4	71.0			85.2	77.4	82.5	57.1	$10,193	$697	$9,496
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	316	19	16.2	5.1%	283 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)	81.1	88.5			86.9	93.2					$9,771	$618	$9,152
Wrightstown Middle	Public	5-8	450 School St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 532-5553	398	29	13.6	19.3%	326 (81.9%)	8 (2.0%)	33 (8.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	85.2	56^th of 628 public middle schools	91.1%		79.2	92^nd of 641 public middle schools	85.6%	36	61.8	71.4	74.5	78.0	70.8	77.6	73.4	80.0	81.0	64.0	$11,342	$272	$11,069
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23		48.3	52.1	41.3		45.2	53.7	50.7	60.5	41.8	$11,383	$911	$10,472
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%		53.5	324^th of 641 public middle schools	49.5%	93		42.2	54.0	48.8		34.4	44.2	42.8	58.4	53.6	$11,454	$911	$10,543
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%		65.9	211^th of 641 public middle schools	67.1%	14		65.6	54.1	56.5		60.1	59.5	62.5	68.1	55.8	$11,449	$911	$10,538

Frequently Asked Questions about River View School

What district is River View School in?

Kaukauna Area School District

What high school do graduates of River View School attend?

Students who attend River View School usually go on to attend Kaukauna High

How many students attend River View School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,160 students attended River View School.

What is the racial makeup of River View School?

Students at River View School are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is River View School a good school?

River View School ranks 133^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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