River View School

Set in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, River View School is a sprawling 6-8 campus, operated by Kaukauna Area School District. It works with 1,160 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 204% larger than typical.

River View School is one of 7 schools operated by Kaukauna Area School District, a district that instructs 4,044 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, River View School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Outagamie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 27% of students at River View School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, River View School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 67.4%.

Around the school, census data for Outagamie County shows median household income runs about $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. River View School is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

Park Community Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River View School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), River View School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River View School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,156 students in 2018 to 1,160 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 82% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the River View School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.