Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551014001063
Riverdale Elementary
800 N 6th St, Muscoda, WI 53573 · (608) 739-3101 · Grant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
190 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Riverdale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 66.7% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 17 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 Riverdale Elementary
Riverdale Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Elementary this school | 337 | 56.4% | 59.8% |
| Oconto Elementary Oconto | 340 | 56.8% | 46.7% |
| Boscobel Elementary Boscobel | 311 | 58.8% | 65.0% |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary Merrill | 337 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary Chippewa Falls | 377 | 55.7% | 50.9% |
| Thorp Elementary Thorp | 321 | 53.9% | 59.7% |
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 Riverdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #415 of 982 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #409 of 992 ▼ 115 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #357 of 992 ▲ 107 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #496 of 1,157 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #291 of 901 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #823 of 901 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #320 of 1,064 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #300 of 664 | #4 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
337
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 337 | 27.7 | 12.2:1 | 56% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 28.7 | 12.4:1 | 63% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 30.8 | 11.2:1 | 57% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 59% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 55% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 32% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (402 to 337); teachers down 4% (29 to 27.7).
About Riverdale Elementary
Muscoda, Wisconsin, is home to Riverdale Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 337 students.
In Riverdale School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 631 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Riverdale Elementary is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial. Among Grant County residents, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Based on 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverdale Elementary has a ratio of 12.2:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. Among public schools in Grant County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Riverdale Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school in Wisconsin with Riverdale Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 43.1%. Riverdale Elementary scores 59.8%.
In Grant County, home to about 51,770 people, median household income comes to about $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County's 32 public schools enroll about 6,838 students and include Riverdale Elementary.
Riverdale Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 52.3% on proficiency, and Riverdale Elementary is above that at 59.8%.
NCES assigns Riverdale Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
The discussion board for Riverdale Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Riverdale School District
- Riverdale HighHigh · 192 students
- Riverdale Junior HighMiddle · 88 students
- Riverdale AcademyHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Muscoda
- Riverdale HighHigh · 192 students
- Riverdale Junior HighMiddle · 88 students
- Riverdale AcademyHigh · 14 students
Other Riverdale Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Riverdale Elementary. Riverdale Elementary is the 10th largest of the 13.
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,184 students
- Riverdale ElementaryRiverdale, MD · 586 students
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 566 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 559 students
- Riverdale ElementaryCourtland, VA · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Academy0.0 mi · 14
- Riverdale High0.2 mi · 192
- Riverdale Junior High0.2 mi · 88
- Richland Center Intermediate School9.0 mi · 275
- Richland Center Primary School9.1 mi · 301
- Highland Community Middle10.2 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Riverdale Elementary serve?
Riverdale Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Riverdale Elementary.
How diverse is Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary is overseen by Riverdale School District in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.