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Riverside Middle

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Riverside Middle ranks 434 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Riverside Middle is a public middle school located in Watertown, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 649 students. It is part of the Watertown Unified School District, which is ranked 260 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Riverside Middle's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 45.96% to 51.55%, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 40.31% to 52.26%, compared to the state average of 52.98% to 55.53%. The school also struggles with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 19.5% in recent years, and dropout rates that have been higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Kettle Moraine Middle, which consistently ranks in the top 30 out of 628-641 Wisconsin middle schools, Riverside Middle generally performs worse academically. Additionally, Riverside Middle's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 381 out of 613 Wisconsin middle schools in 2020-2021 to 434 out of 628 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school's performance may be trending downward compared to other middle schools in the state.

616

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,712

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Hall St
Watertown, WI 53094-4114

(920) 262-1480

District: Watertown Unified School District

Students who attend Riverside Middle usually attend:

High:

Watertown High

Feeder schools for Riverside Middle:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary
	LEAP Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Schurz Elementary
	More...
	Webster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

434^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

260^th of 426Watertown Unified 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	39.3	434 of 628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	395 of 641	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	409 of 640	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	423 of 617	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	381 of 613	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	421 of 594	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	452 of 579	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	420 of 612	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	392 of 609	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	398 of 612	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	313 of 585	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	359 of 569	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	392 of 559	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	421 of 549	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	432 of 539	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	402 of 521	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	395 of 519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.8	248 of 366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.6	261 of 382	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.3	245 of 332	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.0	257 of 324	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	66 of 127	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	134 of 178	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	128 of 170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	101 of 138	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	126 of 153	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	65 of 140	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	398 of 573	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	349 of 580	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	404 of 579	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	408 of 576	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	350 of 574	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	384 of 557	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	444 of 551	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	148 of 237	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	155 of 239	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	158 of 229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	142 of 221	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	162 of 225	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	159 of 209	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	174 of 204	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	397 of 509	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	376 of 520	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	368 of 525	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	401 of 522	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	294 of 499	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	371 of 487	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	399 of 489	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	404 of 577	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	351 of 585	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	338 of 591	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	364 of 577	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	332 of 572	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	417 of 557	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	406 of 551	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	40 of 126	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	73 of 131	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	8.5	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	234 of 414	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	302 of 425	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	290 of 439	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	325 of 421	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	158 of 437	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	265 of 414	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	269 of 417	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	322 of 399	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	282 of 407	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	292 of 412	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	293 of 397	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	258 of 393	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	311 of 382	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	324 of 375	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2019)48th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Mathematics46%-8 vs state

Social Studies43%-19 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Riverside Middle School is so much fun!!!! If you want to send your child to a good school send him/her to Riverside Middle School!!! Because you will not be disappointed by the results your child gets! Close Quote

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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
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39		49.0	51.6	46.0		40.3	45.4	52.3	43.4	41.0	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Nature Hill Intermediate	Public	5-8	850 Lake Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 569-4945	750	57	13.2	16.7%	676 (90.1%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	72.8	146^th of 628 public middle schools	76.8%		70.1	177^th of 641 public middle schools	72.4%	31	70.4	70.5	64.1	54.5	76.5	76.5	77.8	66.9	69.7	50.0	$12,093	$288	$11,805
Silver Lake Intermediate	Public	5-8	555 Oconomowoc Pkwy	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-4305	633	50	12.7	18.8%	534 (84.4%)	11 (1.7%)	54 (8.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	86.2	49^th of 628 public middle schools	92.2%		86.2	48^th of 641 public middle schools	92.5%	1	72.4	77.3	77.9	68.9	81.0	81.4	83.7	74.1	78.9	67.5	$13,571	$356	$13,215
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%		66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%	31	63.2	76.8	66.1	60.3	53.9	76.8	50.5	69.2	61.5	60.3	$10,726	$313	$10,413
Dodgeland Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 386-4404	140	12	11.8	50.0%	120 (85.7%)	2 (1.4%)	16 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	46.8	374^th of 628 public middle schools	40.4%		53.2	329^th of 641 public middle schools	48.7%	45		52.2	48.8	46.5		60.9	56.1	55.8	46.5	37.2	$13,096	$691	$12,405
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	349	30	11.4	41.3%	263 (75.4%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%		53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%	66		57.6	55.7	53.3		64.2	57.1	60.5	64.7	53.8	$12,828	$630	$12,198
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%		39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%	6			46.0	46.7			42.0	36.7	63.3	50.0	$11,674	$234	$11,439
Waterloo Intermediate	Public	5-6	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2696	114	10	10.8	43.9%	70 (61.4%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (28.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)	31.5	53.6			37.0	46.4					$11,578	$400	$11,177
Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	128	9	14.4	17.2%	117 (91.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	65.5	217^th of 628 public middle schools	65.4%		28.8	499^th of 641 public middle schools	22.2%	282	55.9	51.6	51.5	64.3	44.1	64.5	57.6	57.1	85.7	60.7	$13,466	$595	$12,871
Kettle Moraine Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 965-6500	726	48	15.0	11.2%	641 (88.3%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	89.2	31^st of 628 public middle schools	95.1%		91	21^st of 641 public middle schools	96.7%	10		80.6	77.8	77.4		77.5	84.4	75.6	84.1	74.1	$11,414	$257	$11,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Middle

What high school do graduates of Riverside Middle attend?

Students who attend Riverside Middle usually go on to attend Watertown High

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Middle?

Students at Riverside Middle are 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Riverside Middle in?

Watertown Unified School District

How many students attend Riverside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Riverside Middle.

Is Riverside Middle a good school?

Riverside Middle ranks 434^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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