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Schools in Bear Creek

Bear Creek’s public schools

River Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,043 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bear Creek’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. River Valley High places highest (better than 63%); River Valley Middle lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bear Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KRiver Valley Early Learning Centerin PlainNo scores
1–4River Valley Elementaryin Spring GreenB
5–8River Valley Middlein Spring GreenC
9–12River Valley Highin Spring GreenB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the River Valley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

River Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,043 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,263WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 548 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 547 students tested

Bear Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Bear Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Creek—River Valley
Franklin—River Valley
Ithaca—Ithaca
WashingtonC−Weston
Buena VistaCRiver Valley PK–12 · Richland PK–12
Spring Green—River Valley

3 of the 5 neighbors share River Valley with Bear Creek, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bear Creek

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bear Creekin other towns
River Valley Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Plain
97 students12:1Rate it →
River Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Spring Green
B
258 students11:1Rate it →
River Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spring Green
C
324 students11:1Rate it →
River Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Green
B
364 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Creek’s schools

Are Bear Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bear Creek. River Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bear Creek in?

River Valley School District.

Where do Bear Creek kids go to high school?

River Valley High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.