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What advice would you give to incoming students at River Bluff Middle?
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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551455001887
River Bluff Middle
235 N Forrest St, Stoughton, WI 53589 · (608) 877-5501 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
161 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 176 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
River Bluff Middle→Stoughton High
Based on grade levels within Stoughton Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 46.2% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 River Bluff Middle
River Bluff Middle's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Bluff Middle this school | 569 | 28.3% | 50.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington | 677 | 27.5% | 64.8% |
| Riverview Middle Plymouth | 555 | 29.2% | 59.1% |
| Silverbrook Intermediate West Bend | 704 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
| Mapleview Intermediate Kimberly | 413 | 26.2% | 72.4% |
| Lake Mills Middle Lake Mills | 413 | 26.9% | 52.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 River Bluff Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #226 of 323 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #205 of 327 ▲ 47 | #23 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #195 of 327 ▼ 5 | #20 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #94 of 389 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #86 of 265 | #20 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #144 of 265 | #24 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #209 of 323 | #14 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #64 of 176 | #6 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
569
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 569 | 46.3 | 12.3:1 | 28% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 33% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 46.8 | 12.4:1 | 32% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 32% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 51.7 | 13.0:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 27% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 20% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 10% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 47 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Bluff Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (673 to 569); teachers down 10% (51.7 to 46.3).
About River Bluff Middle
River Bluff Middle, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Stoughton, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of 569 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Stoughton Area School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,735 students.
The share of students at River Bluff Middle who are White is 81%. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Dane County residents are about 77% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at River Bluff Middle are from different groups.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at River Bluff Middle, which has 46.3. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at River Bluff Middle is about 28%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, River Bluff Middle is 9.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.4% actual, 60.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Census data for Dane County show median household income comes to about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 169 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,525, River Bluff Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, SASD 4K is less than a tenth of a mile from River Bluff Middle. The five-mile area around River Bluff Middle holds 5 other public schools. River Bluff Middle comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (580) to 2024-25 (569).
The discussion board for River Bluff Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stoughton Area School District
- Stoughton HighHigh · 834 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Kegonsa ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Stoughton
- Stoughton HighHigh · 834 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Kegonsa ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Nearby schools
- SASD 4K0.1 mi · 174
- Kegonsa Elementary0.7 mi · 304
- Stoughton High0.9 mi · 834
- Fox Prairie Elementary1.2 mi · 443
- Sandhill Elementary1.5 mi · 411
- 4K McFarland7.3 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About River Bluff MiddleHow many students attend River Bluff Middle?
River Bluff Middle enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
Is River Bluff Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
River Bluff Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does River Bluff Middle have?
River Bluff Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at River Bluff Middle?
At River Bluff Middle, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is River Bluff Middle public or private?
River Bluff Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stoughton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.