Summary:
Zip code 53960 has exactly one high school: Rio Middle/High, a 183-student school serving grades 6–12 in the town of Rio, Wisconsin, as part of the Rio Community School District. Because it also covers middle-school grades, its results mix middle-school and high-school data — Forward Exam scores cover grades 6–8 and grade 10, while ACT scores are for grade 10. No test values in this data set were suppressed; all reported scores are exact.
The school's completion outcomes are a clear strength. Its graduation rate is 96.3%, above the state's 92.0%, and its dropout rate of 0.6% is below the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state's 17.3% but higher than the district's 8.7%. Resource context is also notable: $20,482 in per-student spending, a 9.2:1 student-teacher ratio, and 37.16% free/reduced lunch eligibility. In 2024–2025, the school ranked 130 of 431 — the 70th percentile with 4 stars — and posted strong results, including 8th grade Science and Social Studies both at 91.3% proficient, all three ACT subjects above state, and 8th grade ELA at 82.61% versus the state's 53.97%.
The most important caveat is a sharp reversal in 2025–2026, when the school fell to 375 of 533 — the 30th percentile with 1 star. ACT results dropped across the board: ELA is 28% versus the state's 48.47%, Science 32% versus 43.2%, and Mathematics 40% versus 42.93%. On the Forward Exam, 8th grade Mathematics is 40.74% versus 53.67%, Math 6 is 44.83% versus 53.6%, and 10th grade Social Studies is 40% versus 48.25%. Bright spots remain: 8th grade Science (55.56%), 8th grade Social Studies (74.07%), 7th grade ELA (68%), and ACT Math (40%) all sit near or above state averages, though ACT Math is slightly below. With only 183 students across seven grades, a few students can shift these percentages dramatically, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
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