Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551299001712
Rio Elementary
355 Lowville Rd, Rio, WI 53960 · (920) 992-3143 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
63 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rio Elementary→Rio Middle/High
Based on grade levels within Rio Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 61.6% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rio Elementary
Rio Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Elementary this school | 169 | 37.3% | 63.7% |
| Pecatonica Elementary Hollandale | 171 | 36.8% | 54.4% |
| Lena Elementary Lena | 180 | 40.0% | 66.4% |
| Argyle Elementary Argyle | 150 | 36.7% | 69.7% |
| North Lakeland Elementary Manitowish Waters | 158 | 34.2% | 80.1% |
| THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids Rudolph | 202 | 36.1% | 65.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rio Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #321 of 982 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #591 of 992 ▼ 188 | #8 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #371 of 992 ▼ 46 | #5 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #964 of 1,157 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #618 of 1,064 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 169 | 14.4 | 11.7:1 | 37% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 14.4 | 11.8:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 15.4 | 11.1:1 | 37% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 17.4 | 10.5:1 | 30% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 42% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | 13% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (182 to 169); teachers down 17% (17.4 to 14.4).
About Rio Elementary
Rio Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Rio, Wisconsin. Federal data show 169 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Rio Elementary is in Rio Community School District, a district with 352 students across 2 schools.
Roughly 94% of students at Rio Elementary are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Columbia County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Rio Elementary is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Of all students at Rio Elementary, 37% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rio Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rio Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 63.7% actual against 54.8% predicted.
For Columbia County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $85,351 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rio Elementary, Columbia County has 31 public schools.
Rio Elementary's nearest public school is Rio Middle/High (about 0.6 miles). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Rio Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Rio Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 169, compared with 176 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Rio Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rio Middle/High0.6 mi · 183
- Pardeeville High6.5 mi · 284
- Pardeeville Middle6.5 mi · 248
- Pardeeville Elementary6.6 mi · 331
- Poynette Middle8.5 mi · 271
- Poynette High8.5 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Rio ElementaryHow many students attend Rio Elementary?
Rio Elementary enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rio Elementary serve?
Rio Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rio Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Rio Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rio Elementary?
Student demographics at Rio Elementary are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rio Elementary public or private?
Rio Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rio Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.