Enrollment
88
Middle
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551014001064
Riverdale Junior High
235 E Elm St, Muscoda, WI 53573 · (608) 739-3116 · Grant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+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
16.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
47 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 7 | 44 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 50% |
Student demographics
17%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
Riverdale Junior High→Riverdale High
Feeds from
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
50.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 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 up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 54.4% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Riverdale Junior High
Riverdale Junior High's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Junior High this school | 88 | 53.4% | 53.9% |
| Royall Intermediate Elroy | 99 | 50.5% | 50.3% |
| Augusta Middle Augusta | 109 | 52.3% | 39.4% |
| Wonewoc-Center Junior High Wonewoc | 68 | 57.4% | 49.5% |
| Cadott Junior High Cadott | 134 | 52.2% | 58.7% |
| Rib Lake Middle Rib Lake | 93 | 48.4% | 59.2% |
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 Riverdale Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #343 of 389 | #8 of 9 |
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
88
-19 (-18%) vs 2020
-63% since 2000-01, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 88 | 5.4 | 16.4:1 | 53% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 6.2 | 15.5:1 | 56% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 5.8 | 18.0:1 | 54% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 6 | 17.8:1 | 52% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 106 | 6.7 | 15.9:1 | 52% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 59% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 53% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | 32% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (106 to 88); teachers down 19% (6.7 to 5.4).
About Riverdale Junior High
Riverdale Junior High is a middle-grades school in Muscoda, Wisconsin, and it is part of Riverdale School District. It educates 88 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students.
Riverdale School District has 4 schools; together they serve 631 students.
Federal enrollment data show Riverdale Junior High is 91% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 3% Black. That is close to the 94% White share among all Grant County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.4 students per teacher and 5.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Grant County.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Riverdale Junior High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Riverdale Junior High is 9.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.9% actual, 44.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Within Grant County, the median household income is $66,858, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Grant County has 32 public schools and roughly 6,838 students.
Riverdale High is the public school closest to Riverdale Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Riverdale Junior High ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has fallen by 19 students since 2020-21, to 88. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Riverdale Junior High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Riverdale HighHigh · 192 students
- Riverdale AcademyHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Muscoda
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Riverdale HighHigh · 192 students
- Riverdale AcademyHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale High0.0 mi · 192
- Riverdale Academy0.2 mi · 14
- Riverdale Elementary0.2 mi · 337
- Richland Center Intermediate School9.1 mi · 275
- Richland Center Primary School9.2 mi · 301
- Highland Community Elementary10.2 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale Junior HighHow many students attend Riverdale Junior High?
Riverdale Junior High enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 07-08.
Is Riverdale Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Riverdale Junior High have?
Riverdale Junior High employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverdale Junior High?
Student demographics at Riverdale Junior High are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riverdale Junior High in?
Riverdale Junior High is part of Riverdale School District.
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