River Bluff Middle

Located at 235 N Forrest St, in Stoughton, Wisconsin, River Bluff Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that instructs 569 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Stoughton Area School District. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

River Bluff Middle is one of 6 schools operated by Stoughton Area School District, a district that enrolls 2,735 students overall.

Looking at the student body, River Bluff Middle shows that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Dane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), River Bluff Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.3%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of -9.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dane County) reports that median household income runs about $89,975, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which River Bluff Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: SASD 4K, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River Bluff Middle at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. River Bluff Middle's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 569).

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