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Rio Middle/High

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Rio Middle/High ranks 130 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 70% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Rio Middle/High is a public high school located in Rio, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 187 students. The school is part of the Rio Community School District, which is ranked 118 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rio Middle/High has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Wisconsin high schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 130 out of 431 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Forward Exam and ACT, is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like English Language Arts and Social Studies. Additionally, Rio Middle/High has shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as low socioeconomic status students, who have ranked in the top 2% of Wisconsin high schools in recent years.

The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 100% over the past few years, which is above the state average. Dropout rates at Rio Middle/High are low, ranging from 0% to 1.3% in recent years, indicating a high level of student retention. While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, it has shown improvement in this area, with rates decreasing from 19.5% in 2022-2023 to 10.8% in 2023-2024. Rio Middle/High generally outperforms nearby schools, such as Randolph High and Portage High, in terms of state rankings and student performance on standardized tests.

183

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,644

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Church St
Rio, WI 53960-9684

(920) 992-3141

District: Rio Community School District

Feeder schools for Rio Middle/High:

Elementary:

Rio Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg51%

Middle school

139^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

130^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	139 of 628	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	358 of 641	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	332 of 640	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	388 of 617	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	463 of 613	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	285 of 594	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	327 of 579	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	488 of 612	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.9	416 of 609	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	467 of 612	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.5	346 of 585	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	366 of 569	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.6	166 of 559	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	57.8	288 of 549	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	362 of 539	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.3	263 of 521	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	298 of 519	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.8	105 of 332	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	83.9	15 of 324	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	113 of 573	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	386 of 580	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	343 of 579	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	405 of 576	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	442 of 574	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	171 of 557	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	251 of 551	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	59 of 509	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	254 of 520	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	193 of 525	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	227 of 522	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	334 of 499	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	100 of 487	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	195 of 489	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	171 of 577	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	238 of 585	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	259 of 591	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	308 of 577	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	425 of 572	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	333 of 557	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	349 of 551	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	101 of 414	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.1	229 of 425	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	193 of 439	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	26 of 399	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	34.8	281 of 393	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	315 of 382	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	130 of 431	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	208 of 431	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	127 of 415	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	129 of 391	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	200 of 390	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	190 of 400	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.9	361 of 410	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	255 of 410	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.2	136 of 408	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.6	359 of 466	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.9	153 of 462	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.1	339 of 457	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.0	318 of 452	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.1	292 of 445	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.5	395 of 450	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.1	247 of 438	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.1	195 of 437	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	212 of 287	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	69.3	85 of 275	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	190 of 358	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	274 of 353	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.3	87 of 329	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	55 of 343	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	11.6	340 of 355	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	7 of 335	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	60 of 271	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	14 of 226	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	57 of 251	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	129 of 380	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	82 of 365	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	216 of 334	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	80 of 354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.2	249 of 373	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	225 of 300	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-23 vs school

White (2024)25th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+16 vs state

English Language Arts65%+11 vs state

Mathematics58%+5 vs state

Science50%+7 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 14, 2025

The teachers overall are fine except for their ways to teach. Some of them make it a fun experience while some rely on YouTube or just can’t explain the material well to the students. The students are fine for the majority but the teachers can be really blind sometimes of what they say. You will sometimes be able to hear lots of offensive, racist, rude comments be said in the halls or in classes and yet it is still not fully addressed. The food is fine despite the mold you will find in it from time to time. If you’re a new student trying to find a school to enroll into, this school is not it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	183	20	9.2	37.2%	167 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	65.5	130^th of 431 public high schools	69.8%		51.9	208^th of 431 public high schools	51.7%	78	54.2	54.2	50.0	56.0	58.6	82.6	52.0	55.2	69.6	91.3	52.0	91.3	$15,644	$291	$15,353
Pardeeville High	Public	9-12	120 Oak St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 429-2153	284	21	13.7	32.7%	266 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	39.2	290^th of 431 public high schools	32.7%		51.1	217^th of 431 public high schools	49.7%	73	47.9	42.3	40.9								34.9		$14,154	$354	$13,801
Poynette High	Public	9-12	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	296	23	12.6	19.9%	271 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	81.9	52^nd of 431 public high schools	87.9%		79	64^th of 431 public high schools	85.2%	12	60.5	61.8	56.6								64.9		$12,871	$676	$12,195
Cambria Friesland Middle/High	Public	6-12	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 348-5548	163	16	10.3	33.1%	128 (78.5%)	6 (3.7%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	57.5	183^rd of 431 public high schools	57.5%		39.3	282^nd of 431 public high schools	34.6%	99		41.7		35.3	57.1	46.7	47.1	57.1	53.3	60.0	61.1	46.7	$19,495	$1,190	$18,305
Fall River High	Public	6-12	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 484-3333	253	20	12.4	27.3%	216 (85.4%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	88.9	32^nd of 431 public high schools	92.6%		51.1	216^th of 431 public high schools	49.9%	184	66.7		69.7	58.3	63.9	39.1	50.0	50.0	30.4	78.3	65.9	60.9	$12,550	$394	$12,157
Columbus High	Public	9-12	1164 Farnham St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	383	30	12.6	21.4%	329 (85.9%)	6 (1.6%)	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	66.3	127^th of 431 public high schools	70.5%		66.4	120^th of 431 public high schools	72.2%	7	61.3	48.8	57.5								45.9		$11,174	$237	$10,937
Randolph High	Public	9-12	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 326-2425	161	15	10.9	26.1%	142 (88.2%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	26.3	348^th of 431 public high schools	19.3%		25.6	355^th of 431 public high schools	17.6%	7	34.8	43.5	23.9								42.3		$14,332	$653	$13,678
Portage Academy of Achievement	Public	9-12	2505 New Pinery Rd	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2165	24	1	24.0	12.5%	21 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$11,230	$348	$10,881
Portage High	Public	9-12	301 E Collins St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-8545	600	44	13.5	30.5%	496 (82.7%)	7 (1.2%)	60 (10.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	49.2	226^th of 431 public high schools	47.6%		39.7	278^th of 431 public high schools	35.5%	52	59.6	39.7	45.3								36.2		$12,038	$873	$11,164
De Forest High	Public	9-12	815 Jefferson St	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6600	1,137	80	14.1	16.2%	912 (80.2%)	41 (3.6%)	81 (7.1%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.2%)	66.7	123^rd of 431 public high schools	71.5%		70.4	98^th of 431 public high schools	77.3%	25	52.9	49.8	50.6								60.3		$12,537	$180	$12,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Middle/High

What district is Rio Middle/High in?

Rio Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Rio Middle/High?

Students at Rio Middle/High are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Rio Middle/High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Rio Middle/High.

Is Rio Middle/High a good school?

Rio Middle/High ranks 130^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Rio Middle/High?

Rio Middle/High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rio Elementary

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