Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUTOMA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551596002073
Riverview Elementary
525 S Water St, Wautoma, WI 54982 · (920) 787-4590 · Waushara County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Wisconsin public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
181 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 52 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Wautoma Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 51.4% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Riverview Elementary
Riverview Elementary's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary this school | 302 | 59.9% | 51.5% |
| Dodgeland Elementary Juneau | 315 | 56.5% | 55.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary New London | 283 | 56.9% | 56.4% |
| Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary Ontario | 322 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary Janesville | 293 | 62.5% | 50.5% |
| Douglas Elementary Watertown | 311 | 56.9% | 51.6% |
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 Riverview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #598 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #594 of 992 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #493 of 992 ▲ 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #614 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #249 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #403 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #274 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #146 of 664 |
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
302
-55 (-15%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 302 | 25.6 | 11.8:1 | 60% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.1 | 12.7:1 | 65% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 27.3 | 12.5:1 | 60% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 58% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 24.4 | 16.4:1 | 62% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 57% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 66% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 37% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 11 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (399 to 302); teachers up 5% (24.4 to 25.6).
About Riverview Elementary
Riverview Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Wautoma, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 302 students on the rolls.
Wautoma Area School District has 1,300 students spread across 4 schools.
The largest group at Riverview Elementary is White students, at 73%. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 89% of Waushara County residents are White. The diversity index for Riverview Elementary is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.9 students per teacher. The school reported 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Riverview Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverview Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 51.5% actual against 40.9% predicted.
For the population of Waushara County, median household income comes to about $67,107, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waushara County counts 11 public schools with about 2,542 students.
Riverview Elementary's nearest public school is Wautoma High (about 0.4 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Riverview Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Riverview Elementary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 302, compared with 357 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Riverview Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Waushara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wautoma Area School District
- Parkside SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Wautoma HighHigh · 388 students
- Redgranite ElementaryElementary · 130 students
Other schools in Wautoma
- Parkside SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Wautoma HighHigh · 388 students
Other Riverview Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary is the 26th largest of the 30.
- Riverview ElementarySilver Lake, WI · 449 students
- Riverview ElementaryWausau, WI · 445 students
- Riverview ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 257 students
- Riverview ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 711 students
- Riverview ElementaryFresno, CA · 700 students
Nearby schools
- Wautoma High0.4 mi · 388
- Parkside School0.9 mi · 480
- Wild Rose High7.7 mi · 287
- Wild Rose Elementary7.7 mi · 276
- Redgranite Elementary10.0 mi · 130
- Coloma Elementary11.5 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview ElementaryHow many students attend Riverview Elementary?
Riverview Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Riverview Elementary serve?
Riverview Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Riverview Elementary have?
Riverview Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverview Elementary?
At Riverview Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverview Elementary?
Riverview Elementary is overseen by Wautoma Area School District in Waushara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.