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River Trail School of Agricultural Science

Q: Is River Trail School of Agricultural Science a good school?

River Trail School of Agricultural Science ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend River Trail School of Agricultural Science?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of River Trail School of Agricultural Science?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

River Trail School of Agricultural Science is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin elementary school serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 403. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Trail School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with poor performance on the Forward Exam that is significantly below the Milwaukee district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 2.86% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.92% for the Milwaukee district and 52.14% statewide. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also among the lowest in the state. Additionally, River Trail School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 52.4% in recent years, and dropout rates as high as 5.6% in 2023-2024.

The challenges faced by River Trail School are not unique, as nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Stuart Elementary, Emerson Elementary, and Parkview Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures. In contrast, the nearby Madison Elementary School, which is part of the Wauwatosa School District, performs significantly better academically. Despite the poor academic performance, River Trail School spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges.

406

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,274

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...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.0%

Asian:

6.4%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (6% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

1,027^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

619^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	1027 of 1044	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	1046 of 1061	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1039 of 1067	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1022 of 1067	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1024 of 1050	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	961 of 1037	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	982 of 1025	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1025 of 1071	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	1052 of 1075	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1044 of 1076	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	1030 of 1061	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	1018 of 1053	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	936 of 1045	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	962 of 1046	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	964 of 1045	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	950 of 1030	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	924 of 1021	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	588 of 689	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.6	487 of 712	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.9	169 of 632	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	188 of 633	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	128 of 144	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	103 of 141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	84 of 161	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	145 of 165	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	980 of 1001	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	997 of 1011	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	983 of 1010	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	984 of 1017	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	962 of 1004	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	890 of 1002	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	946 of 997	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	864 of 870	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	981 of 1000	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	990 of 1012	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	975 of 1011	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	973 of 1017	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	994 of 1003	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	961 of 1002	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	968 of 997	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	784 of 802	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	768 of 790	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	689 of 770	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	626 of 742	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	663 of 721	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	619 of 628	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	618 of 641	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	621 of 640	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	579 of 617	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	589 of 613	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	579 of 594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	566 of 579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	609 of 612	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	594 of 609	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	579 of 612	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	559 of 585	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	536 of 569	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	527 of 559	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	523 of 549	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	525 of 539	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	493 of 519	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	303 of 382	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	113 of 117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	98 of 118	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	92 of 134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	109 of 127	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	568 of 573	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	566 of 580	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	566 of 579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	537 of 576	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	535 of 557	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	543 of 551	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	507 of 509	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	513 of 520	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	566 of 577	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	550 of 585	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	566 of 591	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	547 of 577	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	572 of 572	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	547 of 557	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	535 of 551	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	131 of 131	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	397 of 414	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	370 of 425	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	413 of 439	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	356 of 421	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	372 of 414	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	375 of 417	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies12%-51 vs state

English Language Arts9%-44 vs state

Mathematics4%-50 vs state

Science1%-49 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Trail School of Agricultural Science	Public	PK, KG-8	12021 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2200	406	21	19.4	82.0%	8 (2.0%)	329 (81.0%)	25 (6.2%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	2.1	1027^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.6%		1.7	1046^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.4%	19	2.9	6.7	11.1	10.6	14.3	5.4	8.6	0.0	2.8	6.4	7.1	0.0	13.3	10.7	3.3	0.0	$15,274	$2,585	$12,689
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10825 W Villard Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2700	335	21	16.3	84.2%	6 (1.8%)	152 (45.4%)	19 (5.7%)	135 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	14.6	910^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.8%		8.1	964^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.1%	54	24.5	26.7	15.6				28.6	38.6	29.6				45.5		18.2		$14,447	$2,475	$11,972
Maple Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6644 N 107th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5100	235	13	17.8	94.9%	5 (2.1%)	186 (79.1%)	22 (9.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	3.7	994^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.8%		4	1004^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.4%	10	5.3	11.8	18.5				5.3	11.8	7.4				11.8		17.7		$17,172	$4,152	$13,021
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6453 N 89th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2100	270	15	18.2	94.8%	4 (1.5%)	220 (81.5%)	12 (4.4%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	7.7	953^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	8.7%		2.6	1025^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.4%	72	31.0	16.7	10.7				31.0	13.3	10.7				33.3		6.7		$16,209	$3,779	$12,430
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8718 W Thurston Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-6500	212	18	11.5	91.0%	1 (0.5%)	178 (84.0%)	13 (6.1%)	11 (5.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	8.6	950^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.0%		4.2	999^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.8%	49	17.2	15.0	12.5				17.2	35.0	25.0				30.0		20.0		$18,526	$3,101	$15,425
Engleburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N 91st St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5600	286	20	14.2	87.4%	5 (1.7%)	222 (77.6%)	17 (5.9%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	4.6	983^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.3	980^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	14.3	10.7	18.2				14.3	17.9	12.1				21.4		10.7		$18,020	$3,195	$14,825
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9925 W Glendale Ave	Wauwatosa	53225	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1400	257	23	11.3	31.5%	91 (35.4%)	80 (31.1%)	24 (9.3%)	32 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.7%)	48	617^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.9%		56.9	537^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.4%	80	47.1	51.2	68.4				44.1	39.5	63.2				60.5		37.2		$12,967	$842	$12,124
Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3700	322	19	16.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	197 (61.2%)	33 (10.2%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	11.8	931^st of 1044 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.6	924^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.9%	7	27.8	29.8	19.1				33.3	25.5	7.1				36.2		25.5		$17,060	$3,349	$13,712
Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	180	8	23.0	67.2%	0 (0.0%)	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	4.5	984^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.4	962^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	9.3%	22	7.7	11.1	27.8	7.1	14.3	26.7	0.0	5.6	22.2	0.0	21.4	20.0	16.7	40.0	5.6	20.0	$10,725	$2,032	$8,693
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9025 W Lawrence Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4300	187	14	12.9	84.5%	8 (4.3%)	157 (84.0%)	6 (3.2%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	2.9	1008^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.1	1000^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.7%	8	10.7	3.7	8.0				17.9	11.1	0.0				18.5		11.1		$18,994	$3,427	$15,567

Frequently Asked Questions about River Trail School of Agricultural Science

What is the racial makeup of River Trail School of Agricultural Science?

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

Is River Trail School of Agricultural Science a good school?

River Trail School of Agricultural Science ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is River Trail School of Agricultural Science in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of River Trail School of Agricultural Science attend?

Students who attend River Trail School of Agricultural Science usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

How many students attend River Trail School of Agricultural Science?

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

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