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What's the most underrated thing about Rock River Intermediate that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUPUN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551587002809
Rock River Intermediate
451 E Spring St, Waupun, WI 53963 · (920) 324-9322 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES 02–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
232 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waupun School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 53.1% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Rock River Intermediate
Rock River Intermediate's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock River Intermediate this school | 585 | 39.7% | 52.5% |
| Medford Elementary Medford | 587 | 41.2% | 58.0% |
| Clinton Elementary Clinton | 541 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
| Southern Door Elementary Brussels | 482 | 40.2% | 65.5% |
| Mondovi Elementary Mondovi | 491 | 40.1% | 53.5% |
| Peshtigo Elementary Peshtigo | 580 | 42.2% | 61.1% |
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 Rock River Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #580 of 982 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #543 of 992 ▲ 38 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #652 of 992 ▼ 38 | #12 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #70 of 1,157 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #607 of 901 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #639 of 901 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #580 of 1,064 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #569 of 664 | #14 of 14 |
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
585
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 585 | 41.2 | 14.2:1 | 40% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 44.4 | 13.1:1 | 43% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 39% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 38.4 | 16.0:1 | 40% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 28 | 20.5:1 | 48% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 40% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock River Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (616 to 585); teachers up 7% (38.4 to 41.2).
About Rock River Intermediate
Rock River Intermediate is a high-enrollment elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Waupun. It covers grades 2 through 6, with a total enrollment of 585 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Waupun School District is responsible for 5 schools, Rock River Intermediate included, with 2,166 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Rock River Intermediate is 85% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.2 students per teacher. That is close to the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 40%. That tracks the 41% average for public schools in Fond du Lac County.
In Wisconsin, Rock River Intermediate is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.5% actual against a predicted 53.3%.
Census estimates describe Fond du Lac County this way: the median household income is $74,275, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Fond du Lac County has 42 public schools and roughly 13,230 students.
Nearby, DOC: Waupun Correctional Institution is about 0.8 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 61.3% on proficiency, and Rock River Intermediate is below that at 52.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Rock River Intermediate as Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Rock River Intermediate dropped 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 635 to 585 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Rock River Intermediate. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waupun School District
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 832 students
- Meadow View PrimaryElementary · 324 students
- Waupun Area Junior HighMiddle · 297 students
- School for Agricultural and Environmental StudiesElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Waupun
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 832 students
- Meadow View PrimaryElementary · 324 students
- Waupun Area Junior HighMiddle · 297 students
- DOC: Waupun Correctional InstitutionHigh · 1 students
- DOC: John Burke Correctional CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- DOC: Waupun Correctional Institution0.8 mi · 1
- Waupun Area Junior High1.0 mi · 297
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School1.0 mi · 832
- Meadow View Primary1.3 mi · 324
- Brandon Elementary7.0 mi · 95
- Oakfield Elementary9.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Rock River IntermediateHow many students attend Rock River Intermediate?
Rock River Intermediate enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 02-06.
What grades does Rock River Intermediate serve?
Rock River Intermediate serves grades 02-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock River Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock River Intermediate is approximately 14.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock River Intermediate?
At Rock River Intermediate, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock River Intermediate?
Rock River Intermediate is overseen by Waupun School District in Fond du Lac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.