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River Valley Elementary

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River Valley Elementary ranks 736 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

River Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spring Green, Wisconsin, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school is part of the River Valley School District, which is ranked 221 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, River Valley Elementary's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (45.21%) and Mathematics (54.79%) was lower than the state averages of 52.14% and 55%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, such as Barneveld Elementary, which had significantly higher proficiency rates, River Valley Elementary's academic performance is also generally lower. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.0% in 2023-2024 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

While River Valley Elementary's spending per student has increased over the years, from $11,734 in 2018-2019 to $16,412 in 2020-2021, this higher level of spending does not seem to have translated into significantly better academic outcomes for the school compared to its peers. In fact, River Valley Elementary's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have fluctuated over the years, with a general declining trend, suggesting that the school may be struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other elementary schools in the state. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 42.32% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, may also contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school.

258

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,412

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

830 W Daley St
Spring Green, WI 53588

(608) 588-2559

District: River Valley School District

Students who attend River Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	River Valley Middle
High:	River Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg55%

736^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 30% (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	39.4	736 of 1044	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	616 of 1061	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	680 of 1067	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	801 of 1067	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.9	451 of 1050	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	724 of 1037	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	685 of 1025	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.1	435 of 1071	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	657 of 1075	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.9	551 of 1076	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.8	681 of 1061	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	519 of 1053	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	401 of 1045	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	524 of 1046	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.8	696 of 1045	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	729 of 1030	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.6	643 of 1021	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.0	299 of 689	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	411 of 712	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.2	416 of 632	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	582 of 1001	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	620 of 1011	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	611 of 1010	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	726 of 1017	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	582 of 1004	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	719 of 1002	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	738 of 997	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	649 of 870	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	337 of 866	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	611 of 871	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	702 of 859	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.1	265 of 847	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	581 of 874	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	546 of 854	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	768 of 1000	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.6	540 of 1012	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	654 of 1011	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	788 of 1017	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.9	338 of 1003	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	653 of 1002	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	574 of 997	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	670 of 802	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	473 of 790	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	678 of 770	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	487 of 748	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	436 of 742	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	355 of 721	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	619 of 718	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	660 of 715	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	643 of 718	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%-4 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Science39%-12 vs state

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Schools Near River Valley Elementary

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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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Valley Elementary	Public	1-4	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	258	24	10.5	38.8%	239 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	39.4	736^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.5%		51	616^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.9%	120	45.2	42.4		54.8	40.7		59.3	39.0	$16,412	$733	$15,679
River Valley Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1370 Cherry St	Plain	53577	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 546-2228	97	8	12.1	44.3%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)									$17,292	$1,319	$15,973
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%		59.2	498^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.1%	225	31.6	32.3	62.5	39.5	58.1	50.0	56.3	45.2	$14,977	$1,532	$13,444
Barneveld Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	229	17	13.3	13.1%	216 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	85.7	82^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	92.1%		70.7	307^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.1%	225	78.8	66.7	63.9	87.9	88.9	86.1	74.1	70.4	$12,304	$520	$11,786
Dodgeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 N Johnson St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 935-3307	385	33	11.7	33.0%	322 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	63.3	407^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.0%		70.6	312^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.6%	95	61.3	62.5		63.2	71.9		54.7	51.6	$17,140	$697	$16,444
Ithaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 585-2311	145	12	12.6	49.0%	137 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	33.9	780^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.3%		42.8	699^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.1%	81	47.6	15.8	57.1	57.1	31.6	52.4	26.3	26.3	$15,006	$615	$14,391
Wisconsin Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10173 US Hwy 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 767-2251	391	31	12.5	27.4%	327 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	81.2	142^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	86.4%		80.7	155^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.4%	13	72.2	70.0	60.0	75.9	76.0	71.7	80.0	68.0	$11,600	$258	$11,342
Highland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 929-4525	124	11	11.1	41.1%	106 (85.5%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	36.3	756^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.6%		42	706^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.5%	50	58.3	50.0	30.8	66.7	33.3	23.1	61.1	27.8	$13,690	$707	$12,982
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	190	16	11.5	46.8%	172 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	67.5	354^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.1%		72.3	283^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.3%	71	52.8	60.0		61.1	74.3		82.9	51.4
Richland Center Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1990 Bohmann Dr	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-8971	301	30	10.1	64.5%	229 (76.1%)	6 (2.0%)	46 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$15,793	$2,267	$13,525

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley Elementary

How many students attend River Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended River Valley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of River Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Valley Middle
High : River Valley High

Is River Valley Elementary a good school?

River Valley Elementary ranks 736^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is River Valley Elementary in?

River Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of River Valley Elementary?

Students at River Valley Elementary are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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