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Rio Elementary

Q: Is Rio Elementary a good school?

Rio Elementary ranks 389 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Rio Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Rio Community School District in Rio, Wisconsin. The school has 170 students and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, while the district as a whole is ranked 118 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 out of 5 stars.

Rio Elementary has shown inconsistent academic performance, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the state average, while others are below. The school's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam have ranged from the 325th to the 817th ranking out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools. However, in the 2024-2025 school year, Rio Elementary's proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Mathematics were higher than the state averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.8 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby schools. On the other hand, Rio Elementary has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.1% to 19.5%, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 13% or less.

Compared to nearby schools, Rio Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly better than Columbus Elementary and Randolph Elementary, but lower than the consistently higher-performing Fall River Elementary and Poynette Elementary schools. Rio Elementary's higher spending per student, ranging from $13,080 to $14,774, compared to nearby schools, may indicate a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation to support student learning.

169

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,877

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

355 Lowville Rd
Rio, WI 53960-9671

(920) 992-3143

District: Rio Community School District

Students who attend Rio Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rio Middle/High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

4.1%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Wisconsin avg54%

389^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^th of 426Rio Community 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	64.9	389 of 1044	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	352 of 1061	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	543 of 1067	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	627 of 1067	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	325 of 1050	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	817 of 1037	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	821 of 1025	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	54.4	518 of 1071	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	639 of 1075	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	679 of 1076	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	641 of 1061	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	401 of 1053	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	677 of 1045	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	703 of 1046	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.7	528 of 1045	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	535 of 1030	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.2	219 of 1021	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	34.8	481 of 633	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	335 of 1001	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	360 of 1011	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	352 of 1010	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	558 of 1017	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	446 of 1004	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	813 of 1002	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	822 of 997	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	284 of 870	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	254 of 866	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	407 of 871	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	364 of 859	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	143 of 847	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	726 of 874	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	567 of 854	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	404 of 1000	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	344 of 1012	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	645 of 1011	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	641 of 1017	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	203 of 1003	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	750 of 1002	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	763 of 997	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	49.6	354 of 770	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	518 of 748	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	372 of 727	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	490 of 715	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	485 of 704	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	283 of 699	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)54th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)49th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies84%+20 vs state

Science72%+21 vs state

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Extremely disappointed in this school. My son keeps getting further behind and they will first try to label a child as "special needs" before even considering holding them back! There are situations where the TEACHERS ARE having their OWN CHILDREN, NIECES AND NEPHEWS in their own classes. The district covers a wide area of both the "town" and "country". If you live in town, your child gets prime treatment...especially if they are a relative of someone on staff. It is very unfortunate for the country kids!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Rio Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	355 Lowville Rd	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 992-3143	169	14	11.7	37.3%	159 (94.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	64.9	389^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.7%		68.3	352^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	66.8%	37	57.9	68.0	51.9	63.2	40.0	51.9	84.0	72.0	$13,877	$992	$12,886
Pardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	503 E Chestnut St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 429-2151	331	25	13.2	39.6%	305 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	57.2	497^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.4%		56.2	549^th of 1061 public elementary schools	48.3%	52	44.8	62.1		47.8	60.6		66.7	60.6	$13,291	$1,224	$12,068
Poynette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	225 W North St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 635-4347	416	33	12.8	22.6%	384 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	81.2	141^st of 1044 public elementary schools	86.5%		67.2	371^st of 1061 public elementary schools	65.0%	230	66.2	71.8		72.3	77.5		77.5	69.0	$11,435	$291	$11,144
Cambria Friesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 348-5548	165	14	12.2	25.5%	123 (74.5%)	3 (1.8%)	34 (20.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	64.7	390^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.6%		65.6	396^th of 1061 public elementary schools	62.7%	6	76.9	57.7	54.2	84.6	44.4	54.2	81.5	55.6	$18,003	$2,015	$15,989
Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	231	19	12.0	29.4%	195 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	79	177^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%		70.2	320^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.8%	143	70.4	64.9	63.2	85.2	70.3	68.4	83.8	59.5	$12,243	$851	$11,393
Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-1	333 E Slifer St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-3494	201	17	11.9	46.8%	144 (71.6%)	7 (3.5%)	34 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$13,158	$348	$12,809
Muir Elementary	Public	2-5	2600 Woodcrest Dr	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-5531	439	41	10.6	47.6%	338 (77.0%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	36.3	757^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.7	807^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.9%	50	32.2	46.6	37.7	43.5	49.5	41.5	60.8	43.7	$14,149	$348	$13,800
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	425	34	12.3	34.8%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	52.8	555^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.8%		63	440^th of 1061 public elementary schools	58.5%	115	27.5	43.2	49.3	39.2	58.1	68.0	71.6	59.5	$11,706	$473	$11,233
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	71	6	12.0	23.9%	58 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)								(n/a)	70.6			82.4					$11,950	$563	$11,386
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 326-2431	195	18	11.1	34.4%	173 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	75.1	235^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.5%		69.3	333^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	68.6%	98	67.9	74.1	46.2	71.4	77.8	46.2	85.2	77.8	$11,769	$779	$10,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio Elementary?

Students at Rio Elementary are 94% White, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Rio Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rio Middle/High

Is Rio Elementary a good school?

Rio Elementary ranks 389^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rio Elementary in?

Rio Community School District

How many students attend Rio Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Rio Elementary.

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