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River Trail School of Agricultural Science

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1008th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

River Trail School of Agricultural Science is a PK–8 school in Milwaukee, WI, serving 406 students in the Milwaukee School District. In 2025–2026, it ranks 1008th of 1039 Wisconsin schools (3rd percentile, 0 stars), while the district ranks 418th of 432. It remains near the bottom despite a slight uptick from 1046th of 1061 (1st percentile) in 2023–2024 to 1008th of 1039 (3rd percentile). Among nearby same-district schools, River Trail ranks 7th of 9, ahead of only Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary and Emerson Elementary, and behind Parkview Elementary, Bruce Elementary, Stuart Elementary, Bryant Elementary, Engleburg Elementary, and Maple Tree Elementary. Madison Elementary in the Wauwatosa School District ranks higher.

Academically, 2025–2026 Forward Exam results are low. The simple average proficiency is about 13.1%, with subject averages of 14.6% in ELA, 8.2% in math, 24.9% in social studies, and 11.8% in science—all below district and state averages. Math is the biggest weakness: 5th grade math was 0% proficient (an exact zero), 5th grade ELA and 4th grade math were 3.13%, and 4th grade science was 6.45%. Middle grades improved: 8th grade math rose to 12.2% from 0%, science to 17.07% from 0%, and social studies to 34.15%. Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 28.6% in 2024–2025, lower than the district’s 46.2% and every same-district nearby school, though above the state’s 17.3%. The school serves a high-poverty population (82.02% free/reduced lunch), spends $18,842 per student, and has a student–teacher ratio of 19.4—the highest among same-district nearby schools.

Recent improvement is visible, especially in middle grades, but River Trail remains near the bottom statewide. The main challenge is turning attendance gains and middle-grade progress into sustained achievement growth across all grades, especially in math and early elementary literacy. Subgroup results are uneven: special education students rank in the 8th percentile and low-SES students in the 1st percentile. Compared with Madison Elementary, which has much lower poverty, absenteeism, and a smaller student–teacher ratio, River Trail spends more per student but posts much lower outcomes. Families should weigh improving attendance and middle-grade gains against very low overall proficiency and a high student–teacher ratio.

406
Students ?
19.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,842
Per pupil spending ?
82%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12021 W Florist Ave
       Milwaukee, WI  53225-2119

(414) 393-2200

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend River Trail School of Agricultural Science usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science
    King International
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
81.0%
Asian:
6.4%
Hispanic:
6.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school14%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
1,008th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
599th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
76th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
418th of 432Milwaukee 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20262.71008 of 10393.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.11027 of 10441.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.71046 of 10611.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.41039 of 10672.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.31022 of 10674.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.71024 of 10502.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.0961 of 10377.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.2982 of 10254.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.41025 of 10714.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.61052 of 10752.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.61044 of 10763.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.81030 of 10612.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.31018 of 10533.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201217.6936 of 104510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201114.7962 of 10468.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.1964 of 10457.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.0950 of 10307.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200816.0924 of 10219.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200722.6588 of 68914.7%★☆☆☆☆
200645.6487 of 71231.6%★★☆☆☆
200573.9169 of 63273.3%★★★★☆
200470.7188 of 63370.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202625.6120 of 15020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.0128 of 14411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.2120 of 13712.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9129 of 1386.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.298 of 13326.3%★☆☆☆☆
202132.2103 of 14127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.784 of 16147.8%★★☆☆☆
201822.1145 of 16512.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.6955 of 9863.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.7980 of 10012.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.1997 of 10111.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9983 of 10102.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1984 of 10173.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.0962 of 10044.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.5890 of 100211.2%★☆☆☆☆
20185.5946 of 9975.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20253.3864 of 8700.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.5956 of 9893.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.5981 of 10001.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.5990 of 10122.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.1975 of 10113.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0973 of 10174.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.5994 of 10030.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.9961 of 10024.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.2968 of 9972.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.2724 of 7918.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.6784 of 8022.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.3768 of 7902.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.2689 of 77010.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.5626 of 74215.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.8663 of 7218.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.8599 of 6436.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.8619 of 6281.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.3618 of 6413.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.2621 of 6403.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0579 of 6176.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.4589 of 6133.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.6579 of 5942.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.0566 of 5792.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.6609 of 6120.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.5594 of 6092.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.9579 of 6125.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.6559 of 5854.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.0536 of 5695.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.7527 of 5595.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.2523 of 5494.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.3525 of 5392.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.5507 of 5212.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.1493 of 5195.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200715.9322 of 36612.0%★☆☆☆☆
200636.6303 of 38220.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202635.583 of 12533.6%★★☆☆☆
202517.3113 of 1173.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.098 of 11816.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6115 of 13011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.680 of 12536.0%★★☆☆☆
202133.592 of 13431.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.1109 of 12714.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1111 of 1239.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.1535 of 5726.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.9568 of 5730.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.5566 of 5802.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.1566 of 5792.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7537 of 5766.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.4526 of 5748.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.5535 of 5573.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.2543 of 5511.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20267.5493 of 5133.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.0507 of 5090.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.3513 of 5201.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20266.0531 of 5757.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.3566 of 5771.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.0550 of 5856.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.8566 of 5914.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.3547 of 5775.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.2572 of 5720.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1547 of 5571.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.1535 of 5512.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20243.0131 of 1310.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202625.0355 of 43919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202513.8397 of 4144.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.2370 of 42512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6413 of 4395.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.9356 of 42115.4%★☆☆☆☆
201919.5372 of 41410.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.4375 of 41710.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2026)20th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2026)34th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies26%-39 vs state
English Language Arts15%-39 vs state
Science12%-40 vs state
Mathematics8%-45 vs state

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River Trail School of Agricultural Science ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at River Trail School of Agricultural Science are 81% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended River Trail School of Agricultural Science.

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