Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550001700684
River Ridge Elementary
11165 County Highway P, Patch Grove, WI 53817 · (608) 994-2715 · Grant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
89 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (35).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within River Ridge School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 76.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Ridge Elementary
River Ridge Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge Elementary this school | 190 | 46.8% | 64.8% |
| Florence Elementary Florence | 197 | 46.7% | 46.4% |
| Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake | 215 | 47.4% | 58.8% |
| Black Hawk Elementary South Wayne | 163 | 46.6% | 67.3% |
| East Elementary Antigo | 198 | 48.5% | 56.2% |
| Loyal Elementary Loyal | 183 | 42.6% | 52.6% |
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 River Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #308 of 982 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #245 of 992 ▼ 129 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #411 of 992 ▼ 74 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #921 of 1,157 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #465 of 1,064 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #512 of 664 | #7 of 8 |
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
190
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 190 | 16.4 | 11.6:1 | 47% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 17.4 | 11.4:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 16.4 | 11.7:1 | 51% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 50% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 16.1 | 12.8:1 | 41% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 47% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 49% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 28% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (205 to 190); teachers up 2% (16.1 to 16.4).
About River Ridge Elementary
River Ridge Elementary, located in Patch Grove, Wisconsin, is a small elementary school. The school reports 190 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
River Ridge Elementary is part of a district of 3 schools: River Ridge School District, with 481 students.
About 91% of the student body at River Ridge Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at River Ridge Elementary total 16.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%.
allk12 grades River Ridge Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, River Ridge Elementary is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools: 64.8% actual against 48.9% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Grant County show that the median household income is $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. River Ridge Elementary is one of 32 public schools in the county.
River Ridge High is located less than a tenth of a mile from River Ridge Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, River Ridge Elementary is ahead of the 56.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes River Ridge Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 193 in 2020-21 and 190 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
Discussions about River Ridge Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in River Ridge School District
- River Ridge HighHigh · 167 students
- River Ridge MiddleMiddle · 124 students
Other schools in Patch Grove
- River Ridge HighHigh · 167 students
- River Ridge MiddleMiddle · 124 students
Other River Ridge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named River Ridge Elementary. River Ridge Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolVilla Hills, KY · 889 students
- River Ridge ElementaryEvans, GA · 789 students
- River Ridge ElementaryMoore, SC · 770 students
- River Ridge ElementarySeaTac, WA · 697 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 370 students
Nearby schools
- River Ridge High0.0 mi · 167
- River Ridge Middle0.0 mi · 124
- Bluff View Middle9.8 mi · 200
- Bluff View Elementary9.8 mi · 190
- Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education10.2 mi · 23
- Prairie du Chien High10.2 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About River Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend River Ridge Elementary?
River Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does River Ridge Elementary serve?
River Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at River Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at River Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is River Ridge Elementary?
River Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is River Ridge Elementary public or private?
River Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by River Ridge School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.