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River Valley Middle

Q: Is River Valley Middle a good school?

River Valley Middle ranks 143 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

River Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Spring Green, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the River Valley School District, which is ranked 221 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Valley Middle has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a 4-star rating in recent years, placing it above the district's overall 2-star rating. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are generally above the state average, with some grade levels performing exceptionally well, such as 8th-grade Mathematics at 85.07% proficient or better. Additionally, River Valley Middle has maintained a low dropout rate of around 1.3% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.4% in 2023-2024 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Wisconsin Heights Middle and Barneveld Middle School, River Valley Middle generally performs better than the average, with higher test scores and rankings. However, the school's performance for female students and white students has been more variable, with rankings ranging from the top 30% to the bottom 50%, suggesting the need to further investigate and address any underlying factors contributing to these disparities.

324

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,114

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

660 W Daley St
Spring Green, WI 53588

(608) 588-2556

District: River Valley School District

Students who attend River Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

River Valley High

Feeder schools for River Valley Middle:

Elementary:	River Valley Early Learning Center
	River Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

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 avg54%

143^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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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	72.9	143 of 628	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	140 of 641	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	158 of 640	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	291 of 617	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	384 of 613	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	303 of 594	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	150 of 579	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	114 of 612	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.5	121 of 609	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	138 of 612	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	68.9	141 of 585	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.1	161 of 569	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	58.7	286 of 559	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.5	278 of 549	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	247 of 539	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.3	350 of 521	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	352 of 519	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	237 of 366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.2	234 of 382	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.4	239 of 332	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.2	145 of 324	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	209 of 573	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	149 of 580	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	202 of 579	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	349 of 576	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	378 of 574	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	415 of 557	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.6	212 of 551	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	159 of 509	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	104 of 520	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	109 of 525	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	259 of 522	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	277 of 499	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	249 of 487	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.6	31 of 489	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	111 of 577	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	107 of 585	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	88 of 591	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	182 of 577	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	319 of 572	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	169 of 557	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	103 of 551	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	165 of 414	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	86 of 425	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	74 of 439	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	85 of 421	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	182 of 437	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	153 of 414	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	175 of 417	58.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	64.3	127 of 412	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	276 of 397	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	306 of 393	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	290 of 382	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.7	82 of 375	78.1%	★★★★☆

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+4 vs school

White (2023)69th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies81%+18 vs state

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

Science63%+13 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

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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
River Valley Middle	Public	5-8	660 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2556	324	29	11.3	33.3%	303 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	72.9	143^rd of 628 public middle schools	77.2%		73.9	140^th of 641 public middle schools	78.2%	3	49.4	63.0	41.0	71.6	46.9	68.5	68.0	85.1	80.6	62.7	$13,114	$433	$12,681
Barneveld Middle School	Public	6-8	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	96	11	9.0	13.5%	87 (90.6%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	64.6	226^th of 628 public middle schools	64.0%		75.5	122^nd of 641 public middle schools	81.0%	104		52.9	48.0	48.5		82.4	88.0	75.8	64.7	48.5
Dodgeville Middle	Public	5-8	951 W Chapel St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 935-3307	283	23	12.1	32.9%	249 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	45.4	388^th of 628 public middle schools	38.2%		68.1	192^nd of 641 public middle schools	70.0%	196	56.0	45.3	43.6	57.6	54.9	49.3	42.3	49.2	61.0	52.5	$11,983	$465	$11,518
Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	69	7	9.5	43.5%	63 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	37.1	444^th of 628 public middle schools	29.3%		35.7	460^th of 641 public middle schools	28.2%	16		38.1	57.9	34.6		47.6	57.9	30.8	57.7	38.5	$11,570	$798	$10,771
Wisconsin Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	153	15	10.2	28.1%	140 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	76.6	114^th of 628 public middle schools	81.8%		75.6	117^th of 641 public middle schools	81.7%	3		68.6	70.2	70.3		64.7	57.9	67.6	75.7	73.0	$15,268	$232	$15,038
Highland Community Middle	Public	6-8	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	58	5	12.5	44.8%	48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	35.8	451^st of 628 public middle schools	28.2%		40.1	425^th of 641 public middle schools	33.7%	26		47.1	57.1	46.7		41.2	38.1	13.3	46.7	46.7	$12,793	$454	$12,339
River Ridge Middle	Public	5-8	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	124	12	10.4	42.7%	110 (88.7%)	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	77.6	106^th of 628 public middle schools	83.1%		88.6	34^th of 641 public middle schools	94.7%	72	48.0	60.7	79.0	61.5	52.0	71.4	79.0	76.9	65.4	57.7
Riverdale Junior High	Public	7-8	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	88	5	16.3	53.4%	80 (90.9%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	57.8	282^nd of 628 public middle schools	55.1%		48	381^st of 641 public middle schools	40.6%	99			58.5	43.9			53.7	65.9	63.4	56.1	$12,208	$922	$11,286
Sauk Prairie Middle	Public	6-8	207 Maple St	Sauk City	53583	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-5500	595	45	13.2	24.9%	516 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	72.8	148^th of 628 public middle schools	76.4%		72.5	155^th of 641 public middle schools	75.8%	7		58.4	56.7	65.2		59.5	65.6	67.2	79.2	76.5	$11,827	$486	$11,340

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of River Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend River Valley Middle usually go on to attend River Valley High

What is the racial makeup of River Valley Middle?

Students at River Valley Middle are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend River Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended River Valley Middle.

What district is River Valley Middle in?

River Valley School District

Is River Valley Middle a good school?

River Valley Middle ranks 143^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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