River Ridge High

As a tiny secondary school in Patch Grove, Wisconsin, River Ridge High caters to 167 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within River Ridge School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so River Ridge High sits 65% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in River Ridge School District (481 students total), River Ridge High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, River Ridge High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, River Ridge High lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Grant County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, River Ridge High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Grant County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,858, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Grant County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students), of which River Ridge High is one.

The closest other public school is River Ridge Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River Ridge High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. River Ridge High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 171 (now 167). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On this page, the feed for River Ridge High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.