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Riverdale Elementary

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Riverdale Elementary ranks 442 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Muscoda, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 357 students. The school is part of the Riverdale School District, which is ranked 274 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 442 out of 1,044 schools (3 out of 5 stars). The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Compared to nearby schools, Riverdale Elementary performs better than River Valley Elementary, Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle, and the Richland Center schools, but lags behind the higher-performing Fennimore Elementary and River Ridge Elementary.

Riverdale Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is a concern as it can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. Additionally, the school's performance data reveals a notable gap in academic achievement between female and male students, with female students consistently outperforming their male counterparts. Addressing these challenges should be a priority for the school and district.

337

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,305

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 N 6th St
Muscoda, WI 53573

(608) 739-3101

District: Riverdale School District

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverdale Junior High
High:	Riverdale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2019 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2019) to 58th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg54%

442^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 426Riverdale 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	61.1	442 of 1044	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	417 of 1061	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	371 of 1067	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	377 of 1067	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	445 of 1050	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	266 of 1037	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	297 of 1025	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.5	468 of 1071	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	346 of 1075	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	541 of 1076	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	436 of 1061	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.2	644 of 1053	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.1	439 of 1045	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	502 of 1046	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.2	786 of 1045	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	776 of 1030	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.0	601 of 1021	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.1	563 of 712	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	360 of 1001	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	272 of 1011	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	189 of 1010	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	272 of 1017	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	353 of 1004	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	194 of 1002	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	250 of 997	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	320 of 870	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	309 of 866	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	281 of 871	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	145 of 859	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	245 of 847	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	246 of 874	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	93 of 854	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	498 of 1000	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	536 of 1012	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	602 of 1011	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	466 of 1017	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	506 of 1003	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	330 of 1002	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	364 of 997	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	108 of 802	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	155 of 790	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.9	414 of 770	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	274 of 748	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	295 of 746	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	234 of 742	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	300 of 721	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	455 of 718	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	421 of 727	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+4 vs state

Mathematics59%+6 vs state

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

Science45%-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 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
Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 N 6th St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	337	28	12.1	56.4%	308 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	61.1	442^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.1	417^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.7%	25	65.7	58.2	63.9	52.3			71.4	60.0	58.3	50.0			67.3		45.5		$13,305	$937	$12,368
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	190	16	11.5	46.8%	172 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	67.5	354^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.1%		72.3	283^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.3%	71	52.8	60.0					61.1	74.3					82.9		51.4
Richland Center Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1801 State Highway 80	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-6381	275	32	8.6	66.5%	225 (81.8%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	38.4	743^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.8%		45.7	672^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	36.7%	71	35.8	56.5	43.6	35.5			31.3	46.8	30.7	40.3			64.5		62.9		$12,677	$781	$11,895
Richland Center Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1990 Bohmann Dr	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-8971	301	30	10.1	64.5%	229 (76.1%)	6 (2.0%)	46 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$15,793	$2,267	$13,525
Highland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 929-4525	124	11	11.1	41.1%	106 (85.5%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	36.3	756^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.6%		42	706^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.5%	50	58.3	50.0	30.8				66.7	33.3	23.1				61.1		27.8		$13,690	$707	$12,982
Ithaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 585-2311	145	12	12.6	49.0%	137 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	33.9	780^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.3%		42.8	699^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.1%	81	47.6	15.8	57.1				57.1	31.6	52.4				26.3		26.3		$15,006	$615	$14,391
Boscobel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Buchanan St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 375-4165	311	30	10.3	58.8%	288 (92.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	66.7	365^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.0%		73.1	266^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.9%	99	52.1	54.8	63.9				56.3	66.7	75.0				73.8		59.5		$14,284	$1,166	$13,118
River Valley Elementary	Public	1-4	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	258	24	10.5	38.8%	239 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	39.4	736^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.5%		51	616^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.9%	120	45.2	42.4					54.8	40.7					59.3		39.0		$16,412	$733	$15,679
Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	498 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Iowa County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 943-6313	423	37	11.5	45.4%	383 (90.5%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	49.4	592^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	43.3%		54	580^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.3%	12	41.7	39.5	51.2	44.2	45.8	63.0	47.9	52.6	90.2	55.8	83.3	76.1	68.4	80.4	42.1	63.0	$12,416	$724	$11,693
Fennimore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Madison St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 822-3285	380	32	11.7	46.6%	342 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	81.6	140^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.6%		67.4	367^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.4%	227	72.3	65.3	70.6				74.5	77.6	59.6				81.6		75.5		$13,342	$1,512	$11,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Elementary?

Students at Riverdale Elementary are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Riverdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Riverdale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Riverdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverdale Junior High
High : Riverdale High

What district is Riverdale Elementary in?

Riverdale School District

Is Riverdale Elementary a good school?

Riverdale Elementary ranks 442^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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