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River Bluff Middle

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River Bluff Middle ranks 300 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

River Bluff Middle is a public middle school located in Stoughton, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 572 students. It is part of the Stoughton Area School District, which is ranked 181 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Bluff Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, has been mixed in recent years. While the school has seen some improvements in certain subject areas and grade levels, its overall performance has been below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 48.09% for 8th grade to 56.99% for 7th grade, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 47.8% for 8th grade to 61.83% for 7th grade, compared to the state average of 53.06% to 55.53%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science was also mixed, with 8th-grade students scoring 69.23% and 47.8% proficient, respectively, compared to the state averages of 62.51% and 50.04%.

River Bluff Middle has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 19.5% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been a concern, ranging from 0% to 1.3% in recent years. While the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby middle schools in the region, such as Nikolay Middle, J.C. McKenna Middle, and Edgerton Middle, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Indian Mound Middle and Oregon Middle, which have consistently outperformed River Bluff Middle in academic achievement and other key metrics.

569

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,935

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 N Forrest St
Stoughton, WI 53589-1753

(608) 877-5501

District: Stoughton Area School District

Students who attend River Bluff Middle usually attend:

High:

Stoughton High

Feeder schools for River Bluff Middle:

Elementary:	Fox Prairie Elementary
	Kegonsa Elementary
	Sandhill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2024 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 39th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg54%

300^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

181^st of 426Stoughton Area 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	55.6	300 of 628	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	391 of 641	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	319 of 640	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	341 of 617	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	323 of 613	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	202 of 594	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	231 of 579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	244 of 612	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	221 of 609	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	187 of 612	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	189 of 585	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	136 of 569	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	186 of 559	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.3	145 of 549	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	139 of 539	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	156 of 521	70.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	114 of 519	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	77 of 366	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	83 of 382	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.4	118 of 332	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.9	101 of 324	68.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	102 of 125	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	31 of 127	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	64.5	36 of 91	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	25 of 90	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	150 of 178	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	104 of 173	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	117 of 170	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	75 of 158	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	92 of 138	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	145 of 153	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	283 of 573	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	346 of 580	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	196 of 579	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	276 of 576	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	286 of 574	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	234 of 557	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	230 of 551	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	167 of 237	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	63 of 229	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	33.9	151 of 221	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	91 of 225	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	59 of 209	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.8	128 of 204	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	442 of 509	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	464 of 520	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	382 of 525	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	325 of 522	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	362 of 499	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	275 of 487	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	410 of 489	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	286 of 577	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	348 of 585	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	327 of 591	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	329 of 577	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	318 of 572	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	176 of 557	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	205 of 551	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	83 of 126	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	81 of 132	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	87 of 129	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	20 of 101	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	45 of 96	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	183 of 414	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	262 of 425	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	224 of 439	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	127 of 421	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	63 of 437	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	191 of 414	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	255 of 417	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	254 of 399	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	309 of 407	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	264 of 412	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	261 of 397	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	235 of 393	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	187 of 382	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	170 of 375	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)60th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2022)18th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies69%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science48%~ 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 Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	235 N Forrest St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5501	569	46	12.2	28.3%	459 (80.7%)	28 (4.9%)	45 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	55.6	300^th of 628 public middle schools	52.2%		46.7	391^st of 641 public middle schools	39.0%	91		55.6	57.0	48.1		53.7	61.8	47.8	69.2	47.8	$12,935	$366	$12,570
Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	534	47	11.3	18.0%	436 (81.6%)	15 (2.8%)	29 (5.4%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	78.4	102^nd of 628 public middle schools	83.8%		80.6	82^nd of 641 public middle schools	87.2%	20		68.1	59.3	70.0		69.2	61.9	76.7	82.7	75.3	$15,097	$431	$14,666
Oregon Middle	Public	7-8	601 Pleasant Oak Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4800	613	49	12.5	17.9%	503 (82.1%)	12 (2.0%)	57 (9.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	72.6	150^th of 628 public middle schools	76.1%		75	129^th of 641 public middle schools	79.9%	21			60.3	67.4			67.9	63.6	73.2	59.2	$12,610	$294	$12,316
Rome Corners Intermediate	Public	5-6	1111 S Perry Pkwy	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4700	463	44	10.5	14.3%	389 (84.0%)	8 (1.7%)	28 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)								(n/a)	63.2	66.8			68.1	76.3					$13,562	$611	$12,951
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%		69.7	178^th of 641 public middle schools	72.2%	62		67.2	70.7	66.9		58.6	67.9	59.7	81.5	66.9	$13,122	$573	$12,550
One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	10.4	562^nd of 628 public middle schools	10.5%		9.6	580^th of 641 public middle schools	9.5%	18		20.6	25.7	38.1		11.8	17.7	19.1	38.1	28.6
J C McKenna Middle	Public	6-8	307 S 1st Street	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 882-4780	362	26	13.7	18.0%	307 (84.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	60.3	260^th of 628 public middle schools	58.6%		66.6	202^nd of 641 public middle schools	68.5%	58		49.2	62.1	63.6		59.5	60.2	52.9	69.4	47.1	$13,409	$361	$13,048
Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.0	24.6%	91 (79.8%)	4 (3.5%)	10 (8.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%		66	209^th of 641 public middle schools	67.4%	1			37.9	68.0			70.7	70.0	68.0	66.0	$12,030	$209	$11,821
Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	570	47	12.2	52.6%	161 (28.2%)	78 (13.7%)	224 (39.3%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.6%)	23	508^th of 628 public middle schools	19.1%		20	543^rd of 641 public middle schools	15.3%	35		40.2	32.7	36.6		41.8	34.0	26.3	41.5	33.7	$15,603	$721	$14,883
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3		38.5	54.3	39.3		30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125

Frequently Asked Questions about River Bluff Middle

Is River Bluff Middle a good school?

River Bluff Middle ranks 300^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of River Bluff Middle attend?

Students who attend River Bluff Middle usually go on to attend Stoughton High

How many students attend River Bluff Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended River Bluff Middle.

What is the racial makeup of River Bluff Middle?

Students at River Bluff Middle are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is River Bluff Middle in?

Stoughton Area School District

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