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Meyer Middle

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Meyer Middle ranks 101 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Meyer Middle is a public middle school located in River Falls, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 731 students. The school is part of the River Falls School District, which is ranked 82 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Meyer Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 63 and 195 over the past several years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is impressive, with students consistently scoring above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Meyer Middle's 8th-grade students achieved 71.94% proficiency in English Language Arts, 72.33% in Mathematics, 80.24% in Social Studies, and 69.57% in Science, all significantly higher than the state averages.

Meyer Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools analyzed, such as Prescott Middle, Spring Valley Middle, Somerset Middle, and New Richmond Middle, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects and higher statewide rankings. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is an area of concern, with the school ranking between 68 and 153 out of 170 Wisconsin middle schools in this subgroup.

725

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,532

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 N 9th St
River Falls, WI 54022-2568

(715) 425-1820

District: River Falls School District

Students who attend Meyer Middle usually attend:

High:

River Falls High

Feeder schools for Meyer Middle:

Elementary:	Greenwood Elementary
	Rocky Branch Elementary
	Westside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 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 school70%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

101^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 426River Falls 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	78.4	101 of 628	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	63 of 641	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	124 of 640	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	119 of 617	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	195 of 613	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	131 of 594	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	90 of 579	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	67 of 612	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	162 of 609	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	171 of 612	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	82 of 585	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	43 of 569	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	75.7	67 of 559	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	30 of 549	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	75.7	64 of 539	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	70 of 521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	131 of 519	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	41 of 366	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	38 of 382	90.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.0	20 of 332	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	72.0	83 of 324	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	68 of 170	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	102 of 573	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	69 of 580	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	108 of 579	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	134 of 576	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	162 of 574	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	150 of 557	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	119 of 551	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	97 of 237	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	49 of 239	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	84 of 229	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	67 of 221	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	111 of 225	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	53 of 209	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	7 of 204	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	173 of 509	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	110 of 520	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	153 of 525	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	154 of 522	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	189 of 499	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	195 of 487	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	84 of 489	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	105 of 577	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	61 of 585	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	126 of 591	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	90 of 577	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	194 of 572	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	94 of 557	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	65 of 551	88.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	78.4	21 of 131	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	18 of 126	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	42 of 129	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	24 of 96	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	63 of 414	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	62 of 425	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	86 of 439	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	100 of 421	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	34 of 437	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	20 of 414	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	5 of 417	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	87 of 399	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	58 of 407	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	100 of 397	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	150 of 393	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	112 of 382	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	94 of 375	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies80%+18 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Science70%+20 vs state

English Language Arts65%+11 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 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
Meyer Middle	Public	6-8	230 N 9th St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1820	725	49	14.7	18.1%	628 (86.6%)	10 (1.4%)	47 (6.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	78.4	101^st of 628 public middle schools	83.9%		83.3	63^rd of 641 public middle schools	90.2%	38		57.8	64.6	71.9		61.3	77.0	72.3	80.2	69.6	$10,532	$379	$10,154
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3820	1,089	79	13.7	12.0%	949 (87.1%)	11 (1.0%)	59 (5.4%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	80.4	87^th of 628 public middle schools	86.1%		71.6	163^rd of 641 public middle schools	74.6%	76		69.2	68.1	73.9		72.1	71.3	78.2	77.3	58.1	$13,219	$388	$12,832
Prescott Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Saint Croix Street	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5054	254	23	10.9	16.5%	232 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	91	19^th of 628 public middle schools	97.0%		92.5	14^th of 641 public middle schools	97.8%	5		75.7	80.9	77.3		82.4	83.2	78.4	87.5	83.0	$11,406	$167	$11,239
Ellsworth Middle	Public	6-8	312 Panther Dr	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 273-3908	325	27	12.0	27.4%	287 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	67.7	202^nd of 628 public middle schools	67.8%		73.6	142^nd of 641 public middle schools	77.8%	60		61.0	63.6	68.5		59.0	57.9	57.4	69.4	58.3	$12,079	$472	$11,607
Saint Croix Central Middle	Public	5-8	1295 Vine St	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 796-2256	476	35	13.5	18.3%	424 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	74.3	127^th of 628 public middle schools	79.8%		83.7	62^nd of 641 public middle schools	90.3%	65	60.8	60.6	56.0	71.6	73.3	73.4	53.9	69.6	84.5	67.2	$12,962	$236	$12,727
Viking Middle	Public	6-8	500 Southside Dr	Woodville	54028	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 698-2456	375	27	13.8	23.5%	334 (89.1%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	70.2	176^th of 628 public middle schools	72.0%		64.4	227^th of 641 public middle schools	64.6%	51		52.9	61.7	73.6		56.9	63.5	65.3	70.3	67.8	$11,133	$212	$10,922
Spring Valley Middle	Public	6-8	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	140	10	13.6	25.7%	133 (95.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	83.9	62^nd of 628 public middle schools	90.1%		81.6	75^th of 641 public middle schools	88.3%	13		67.4	63.8	74.0		79.1	78.7	82.0	82.0	66.0	$10,660	$348	$10,313
Somerset Middle	Public	5-8	625 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-4400	415	29	14.5	22.9%	373 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	80.4	86^th of 628 public middle schools	86.3%		73.4	147^th of 641 public middle schools	77.1%	61	69.9	66.3	67.3	73.5	69.9	57.9	81.7	75.3	79.4	66.7	$14,563	$348	$14,214
New Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	920 Riley Ave S	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 243-7472	729	54	13.5	26.9%	656 (90.0%)	10 (1.4%)	25 (3.4%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	82.5	74^th of 628 public middle schools	88.2%		80.7	81^st of 641 public middle schools	87.4%	7		66.8	70.4	71.6		67.8	70.4	73.7	83.1	75.9	$10,895	$326	$10,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Meyer Middle

What district is Meyer Middle in?

River Falls School District

Is Meyer Middle a good school?

Meyer Middle ranks 101^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meyer Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Meyer Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Meyer Middle?

Students at Meyer Middle are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Meyer Middle attend?

Students who attend Meyer Middle usually go on to attend River Falls High

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