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Riverdale Junior High

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Riverdale Junior High ranks 328 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Riverdale Junior High is a small middle school in Muscoda, Wisconsin, serving grades 7 and 8 with 88 students as part of the Riverdale School District. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 328 of 643 Wisconsin schools (49th percentile, 2 stars), placing it near the state median, while its district ranked 214 of 432 (50th percentile, 3 stars). The school has improved markedly over the long term—moving from 1-star, bottom-quartile results in 2015–2019 to a 3-star, 67th-percentile peak in 2022–2023—but recent years have fluctuated between 41st and 55th percentile rather than holding steady.

Compared with nearby schools, Riverdale serves the highest-poverty population in the group (53.41% free/reduced lunch) and has the highest student-teacher ratio (16.3), while its per-student spending of $15,954 is mid-level. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0% is below both district (21.3%) and state (17.3%) averages, though River Ridge Middle (5.0%), Boscobel Junior High (3.2%), Fennimore Middle (7.8%), and Highland Community Middle (9.4%) all report lower rates. The sharpest local contrast is River Ridge Middle, just 1.24 miles away, which ranks in the 89th percentile with 4 stars, a 10.4 student-teacher ratio, and higher proficiency in most subjects. Fennimore Middle, meanwhile, shows that spending alone doesn't determine outcomes—it earns 4 stars while spending the least of the group.

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Riverdale sits near the state average in 7th-grade ELA and math (55.81% proficient in both) and slightly below it in 8th-grade ELA and math (51.22%). Science is a relative strength at 56.10% proficient, above the state's 51.86%, while social studies is the weakest area at 58.54%, below the state's 64.63% and tied with Highland Community Middle for the lowest locally. Subgroup trends are mixed: male students and special education students have improved, while female students and low-socioeconomic-status students slipped in 2025–2026. Key priorities for families to watch include social studies, 8th-grade math and ELA, further reducing absenteeism, and supporting low-SES students.

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,954

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

235 E Elm St
Muscoda, WI 53573

(608) 739-3116

District: Riverdale School District

Students who attend Riverdale Junior High usually attend:

High:

Riverdale High

Feeder schools for Riverdale Junior High:

Elementary:

Riverdale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2023) to 49th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg56%

328^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 432Riverdale 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
2026	52.9	328 of 643	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	282 of 628	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	381 of 641	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	214 of 640	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	321 of 617	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	353 of 613	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	420 of 594	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	415 of 579	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	440 of 612	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	441 of 609	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	501 of 612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	440 of 585	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.3	399 of 569	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.8	184 of 559	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	175 of 549	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	257 of 539	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	33.7	434 of 521	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	433 of 519	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	320 of 382	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	313 of 572	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	214 of 573	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	237 of 580	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	188 of 579	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	218 of 576	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	145 of 574	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	361 of 557	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	286 of 551	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	317 of 513	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	280 of 509	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	265 of 520	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	95 of 525	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	263 of 522	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	288 of 499	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	338 of 487	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	254 of 489	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	276 of 575	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	335 of 577	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	414 of 585	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.2	199 of 591	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	365 of 577	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	468 of 572	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	423 of 557	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	479 of 551	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	235 of 439	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	247 of 414	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	346 of 425	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	308 of 439	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	338 of 437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	340 of 414	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	401 of 417	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	65.5	115 of 412	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	16.4	358 of 393	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies59%-6 vs state

Science56%+4 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Riverdale Junior High	Public	7-8	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	88	5	16.3	53.4%	80 (90.9%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	52.9	328^th of 643 public middle schools	49.0%		57.8	282^nd of 628 public middle schools	55.1%	46			55.8	51.2			55.8	51.2	58.5	56.1	$15,954	$739	$15,215
River Ridge Middle	Public	5-8	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	124	12	10.4	42.7%	110 (88.7%)	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	83.5	69^th of 643 public middle schools	89.3%		77.6	106^th of 628 public middle schools	83.1%	37	32.4	66.7	74.1	71.4	76.5	75.0	74.1	80.0	82.9	65.7	$19,032	$736	$18,296
Highland Community Middle	Public	6-8	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	58	5	12.5	44.8%	48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	34.6	471^st of 643 public middle schools	26.7%		35.8	451^st of 628 public middle schools	28.2%	20		60.0	43.8	35.3		50.0	50.0	35.3	58.8	29.4	$17,104	$687	$16,417
Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	69	7	9.5	43.5%	63 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	50.8	353^rd of 643 public middle schools	45.1%		37.1	444^th of 628 public middle schools	29.3%	91		55.6	38.9	38.9		48.2	55.6	50.0	72.2	66.7	$17,346	$305	$17,041
Boscobel Junior High	Public	6-8	300 Brindley St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 375-4161	158	14	11.4	50.6%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	63.8	223^rd of 643 public middle schools	65.3%		48.4	363^rd of 628 public middle schools	42.2%	140		59.5	57.7	52.5		75.7	59.6	62.5	67.5	55.0	$14,688	$356	$14,332
Fennimore Middle	Public	6-8	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	186	13	13.9	41.9%	165 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	70.2	174^th of 643 public middle schools	72.9%		71.1	168^th of 628 public middle schools	73.2%	6		63.5	63.3	62.0		75.0	67.4	64.0	66.0	56.0	$13,062	$273	$12,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Junior High

How many students attend Riverdale Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 88 students attended Riverdale Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Junior High?

Students at Riverdale Junior High are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Riverdale Junior High attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Junior High usually go on to attend Riverdale High

What district is Riverdale Junior High in?

Riverdale School District

Is Riverdale Junior High a good school?

Riverdale Junior High ranks 328^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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