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River Valley Junior High / High School

Q: Is River Valley Junior High / High School a good school?

River Valley Junior High / High School ranks 111 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 79% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

River Valley Junior High / High School is a public school in Spring Green, Wisconsin, serving about 364 students in grades 7–12 as part of the River Valley School District. The school is on a clear upswing: it ranked 111th of 533 Wisconsin schools in 2025–26 (79th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 44th percentile in 2023–24 and 57th percentile in 2024–25. That places it near the top of its local group, behind only Wisconsin Heights High and ahead of Dodgeville High, Sauk Prairie High, Riverdale High, Barneveld High, River Ridge High, Ithaca High, and Highland Community High. The district itself ranked 154th of 432 Wisconsin districts in 2025–26.

Graduation and dropout results are strong: 97.9% of students graduated in 2024–25, above the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%. The school also stands out for how effectively it serves specific student groups, ranking at the 86th percentile for low-income students and the 83rd percentile for special education students in 2025–26. Test scores are strongest in middle-school math (68.92% proficient in 7th grade and 71.79% in 8th grade, both well above state), 10th-grade social studies, ACT ELA (61.43%), and ACT Science (50.0%). Resources look favorable compared with neighbors: $18,035 spent per student and a 12.4 student-teacher ratio, lower than most nearby schools.

The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 28.5% of students missed enough school to be chronically absent, well above the district (17.1%) and state (17.3%) and higher than most nearby schools, including Wisconsin Heights High (9.4%) and Dodgeville High (1.1%). Other improvement areas include 8th-grade ELA (37.18% proficient vs. state 54.38%) and ACT math (42.86%, recently back to state level after several years below it, but still behind several nearby peers).

364

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,035

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

660 Varsity Blvd
Spring Green, WI 53588-8814

(608) 588-2554

District: River Valley School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Wisconsin high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Wisconsin)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg52%

Middle school

305^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 47%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

111^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^th of 432River Valley 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	111 of 533	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.1	187 of 431	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	240 of 431	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	162 of 415	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	177 of 391	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	81 of 390	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	57 of 400	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	85 of 410	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	32 of 410	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	64.5	111 of 408	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	126 of 466	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	50.9	281 of 462	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	72.1	93 of 457	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	58.2	236 of 452	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	322 of 445	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.4	263 of 450	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	298 of 438	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	367 of 437	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.9	202 of 281	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.3	173 of 292	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.8	102 of 287	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.9	145 of 275	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	108 of 461	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	38.4	250 of 358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	179 of 353	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	180 of 329	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	205 of 343	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.7	52 of 332	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	103 of 343	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	61 of 355	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	64 of 446	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.2	201 of 335	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	112 of 326	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	136 of 250	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.9	39 of 226	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	53 of 251	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	101 of 255	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	101 of 462	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	73 of 380	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	229 of 365	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	99 of 359	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	126 of 347	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	109 of 334	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	42 of 354	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	105 of 373	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	58 of 333	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	164 of 344	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	173 of 285	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	213 of 300	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	167 of 269	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	68 of 266	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	66 of 266	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	72 of 261	72.4%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Social Studies62%+6 vs state

Science59%+7 vs state

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
River Valley Junior High / High School	Public	7-12	660 Varsity Blvd	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 588-2554	364	29	12.4	30.8%	336 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	74.2	111^th of 533 public high schools	79.2%		57.1	187^th of 431 public high schools	56.6%	76	61.4	42.9	50.0	48.7	37.2	68.9	71.8	57.7	66.7	59.0	$18,035	$351	$17,684
Barneveld High	Public	9-12	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	118	10	12.0	11.0%	112 (94.9%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	63.8	193^rd of 533 public high schools	63.8%		76	74^th of 431 public high schools	82.8%	119	46.0	51.4	40.5						72.2		$18,376	$503	$17,873
Ithaca High	Public	9-12	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	105	10	10.3	41.9%	92 (87.6%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.6%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.8	285^th of 533 public high schools	46.5%		41.8	278^th of 431 public high schools	35.5%	7	50.0	39.3	28.6						60.0		$21,748	$425	$21,323
Dodgeville High	Public	9-12	912 W Chapel St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 935-3307	367	26	13.9	29.2%	324 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	68.4	149^th of 533 public high schools	72.0%		73.7	87^th of 431 public high schools	79.8%	62	51.2	40.2	48.8						68.2		$14,858	$584	$14,274
Wisconsin Heights High	Public	9-12	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	238	16	14.5	26.1%	212 (89.1%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	76.6	92^nd of 533 public high schools	82.7%		80	60^th of 431 public high schools	86.1%	32	58.3	55.0	46.7						67.2		$18,963	$834	$18,129
Highland Community High	Public	9-12	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	94	10	9.0	27.7%	83 (88.3%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	50.2	293^rd of 533 public high schools	45.0%		55.4	196^th of 431 public high schools	54.5%	97	41.7	50.0	33.3						46.7		$17,623	$825	$16,798
River Ridge High	Public	9-12	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	167	13	12.6	31.1%	157 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	60.7	217^th of 533 public high schools	59.3%		57.2	185^th of 431 public high schools	57.1%	32	45.5	43.2	45.5						57.9		$20,010	$736	$19,274
Riverdale Academy	Public	6-12	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	14	1	15.5	71.4%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$15,471	$1,811	$13,660
Riverdale High	Public	9-12	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	192	14	13.6	44.3%	170 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	65.3	182^nd of 533 public high schools	65.9%		35	315^th of 431 public high schools	26.9%	133	63.8	51.1	53.2						35.4		$19,080	$1,263	$17,817
Sauk Prairie High	Public	9-12	105 9th St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-5900	862	57	15.1	24.2%	717 (83.2%)	11 (1.3%)	104 (12.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	57.9	233^rd of 533 public high schools	56.3%		59.3	167^th of 431 public high schools	61.3%	66	43.5	44.5	43.4						54.2		$14,757	$534	$14,222

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley Junior High / High School

What district is River Valley Junior High / High School in?

River Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of River Valley Junior High / High School?

Students at River Valley Junior High / High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is River Valley Junior High / High School a good school?

River Valley Junior High / High School ranks 111^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Valley Junior High / High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended River Valley Junior High / High School.

What schools feed into River Valley Junior High / High School?

River Valley Junior High / High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : River Valley Elementary
Elementary : River Valley Intermediate School

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