River Ridge Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Patch Grove, Wisconsin

River Ridge Middle in Patch Grove, Wisconsin enrolled 124 students in 2024-25 with 11.9 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 27-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

157 students in 2022-23, 141 students in 2023-24, 124 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.5 to 11.9.

Students enrolled at River Ridge Middle by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 141, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231572023-241412024-25124
Students enrolled at River Ridge Middle by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 141, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231572023-241412024-25124
Students enrolled at River Ridge Middle by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 141, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231572023-241412024-25124
Students enrolled at River Ridge Middle by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 141, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231572023-241412024-25124
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315711.513.6
2023-2414112.111.6
2024-2512411.910.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools

Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; River Ridge Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Ridge Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; River Ridge Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Ridge Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; River Ridge Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Ridge Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; River Ridge Middle 10.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Ridge Middle 10.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 304 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection River Ridge Middle enrolled 152 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 304 of the 152 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent7.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.7% of students were White, 5.6% Hispanic, 4.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.7%
  2. Hispanic5.6%
  3. Two or more races4.0%
  4. Black1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at River Ridge Middle scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2227‑36%30‑40%38%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%43‑53% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about River Ridge Middle

  1. Bluff View MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.8 miles away: 200 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  2. Wauzeka MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 53 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare River Ridge Middle with Bluff View MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much River Ridge School District spends per student$16,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,365
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinRiver Ridge Middle is the number 307 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#307 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.10.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about River Ridge Middle

  1. How many students attend River Ridge Middle?
    124 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 157 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Patch Grove, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at River Ridge Middle?
    10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is River Ridge Middle a Title I school?
    River Ridge Middle has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at River Ridge Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at River Ridge Middle scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is River Ridge Middle in?
    River Ridge School District, NCES district ID 5500017. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550001700685 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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