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What's something River View School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,160
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAUKAUNA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550729001700
River View School
101 Oak St, Kaukauna, WI 54130 · (920) 766-6111 · Outagamie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
315 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 5 | 297 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 257 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 26% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 View School→Kaukauna High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kaukauna Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 70.8% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 View School
River View School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River View School this school | 1,160 | 27.2% | 67.4% |
| Northside Intermediate Milton | 794 | 23.6% | 65.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington | 677 | 27.5% | 64.8% |
| Lineville Intermediate Green Bay | 815 | 22.0% | 65.3% |
| New Richmond Middle New Richmond | 729 | 26.9% | 71.4% |
| Bay View Middle Green Bay | 820 | 21.8% | 68.4% |
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 View School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #75 of 323 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #75 of 327 ▼ 14 | #4 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #101 of 327 ▼ 15 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #3 of 389 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #227 of 265 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #156 of 265 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #220 of 323 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #79 of 79 | #7 of 7 |
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
1,160
+55 (+5%) vs 2020
+56% since 2000-01, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,160 | 77.8 | 14.9:1 | 27% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,106 | 78.6 | 14.1:1 | 29% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 1,148 | 81.2 | 14.1:1 | 26% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 1,105 | 75 | 14.7:1 | 27% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 1,156 | 77.3 | 14.9:1 | 22% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 1,077 | 72 | 15.0:1 | 27% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 26% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 11% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River View School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,156 to 1,160); teachers up 1% (77.3 to 77.8).
About River View School
River View School is a public middle school run by Kaukauna Area School District in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 1,160 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Kaukauna Area School District is made up of 7 schools with 4,044 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at River View School is White, at 82%. It is also 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among Outagamie County residents, the White share is about 86%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, River View School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, River View School would score about 61.0%. It scores 67.4%, 6.4 points above that figure.
The county, Outagamie County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $85,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 73 public schools and about 31,330 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Park Community Charter School, is the closest to River View School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of River View School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, River View School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,105 to 1,160, a 5% rise.
The allk12 page for River View School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kaukauna Area School District
- Kaukauna HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Dr H B Tanner ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Quinney ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Haen ElementaryElementary · 323 students
- New Directions Learning CommunityElementary · 270 students
- Park Community Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Kaukauna
- Kaukauna HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Dr H B Tanner ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Quinney ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Haen ElementaryElementary · 323 students
- New Directions Learning CommunityElementary · 270 students
- Park Community Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Park Community Charter School0.4 mi · 256
- Haen Elementary1.0 mi · 323
- Quinney Elementary1.5 mi · 359
- New Directions Learning Community1.5 mi · 270
- Dr H B Tanner Elementary1.5 mi · 466
- Kaukauna High1.6 mi · 1,210
Frequently asked questions
About River View SchoolHow large is River View School?
River View School enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does River View School serve?
River View School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does River View School have?
River View School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at River View School?
At River View School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is River View School in?
River View School is part of Kaukauna Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.