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River Valley High

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River Valley High ranks 187 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

River Valley High is a public high school located in Spring Green, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the River Valley School District, which is ranked 221 out of 426 districts in the state.

River Valley High consistently performs well academically, with 10th-grade students scoring above the state average in proficiency for subjects like Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's 10th-grade proficiency rates in these subjects have ranged from around 40% to 60% in recent years, outperforming the state averages. This strong academic performance has earned River Valley High a ranking between 57 and 187 out of 400-431 Wisconsin high schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating in some years. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 97.8% in recent years, which is above the state average, and a low dropout rate between 1.3% and 2.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sauk Prairie High and River Ridge High, River Valley High generally outperforms them in academic metrics. However, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.3% to 19.9% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with the male student subgroup consistently outperforming the female student subgroup.

364

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,864

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

660 Varsity Blvd
Spring Green, WI 53588-8814

(608) 588-2554

District: River Valley School District

Feeder schools for River Valley High:

Elementary:	River Valley Early Learning Center
	River Valley Elementary
Middle:	River Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg46%

187^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

221^st of 426River 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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)

Male (2025)81st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%+13 vs state

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Science47%+4 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Valley High	Public	9-12	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%)	57.1	187^th of 431 public high schools	56.6%		47.3	240^th of 431 public high schools	44.3%	53	52.8	39.6	47.3	60.2	$13,864	$606	$13,258
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%)	76	74^th of 431 public high schools	82.8%		69	108^th of 431 public high schools	74.9%	34		56.8		58.3	$11,964	$362	$11,603
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%)	41.8	278^th of 431 public high schools	35.5%		45.4	249^th of 431 public high schools	42.2%	29	46.4	39.3	28.6	61.5	$14,284	$434	$13,850
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%)	73.7	87^th of 431 public high schools	79.8%		67.6	112^th of 431 public high schools	74.0%	25	64.9	60.8	48.7	53.1	$14,298	$350	$13,947
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%)	80	60^th of 431 public high schools	86.1%		70.6	95^th of 431 public high schools	78.0%	35	66.1	59.3	49.2	67.2	$14,837	$764	$14,074
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%)	55.4	196^th of 431 public high schools	54.5%		49.7	227^th of 431 public high schools	47.3%	31	50.0	64.3	35.7	47.1	$14,067	$575	$13,493
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%)	57.2	185^th of 431 public high schools	57.1%		49.7	228^th of 431 public high schools	47.1%	43	51.5	57.6	39.4	50.0
Riverdale Academy	Public	6-12	800 N 6th 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)					$12,167	$1,565	$10,602
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%)	35	315^th of 431 public high schools	26.9%		47.7	234^th of 431 public high schools	45.7%	81		21.3	23.4	72.3	$14,780	$922	$13,858
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%)	59.3	167^th of 431 public high schools	61.3%		56.8	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%	12	51.3	48.1	47.3	54.0	$12,651	$468	$12,183

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley High

What district is River Valley High in?

River Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of River Valley High?

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

Is River Valley High a good school?

River Valley High ranks 187^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Valley High?

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

What schools feed into River Valley High?

River Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : River Valley Early Learning Center
Elementary : River Valley Elementary
Middle : River Valley Middle

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