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Schools in Orion

Orion’s public schools

Richland School District and Riverdale School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orion. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Richland
Students per teacher
11.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,238 students on the public path
In brief

Orion’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Orion’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Richland Center High places highest (better than 74%); Richland Center Primary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Orion, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Richland Center High and Riverdale Junior High. 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 Orion, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Two districts serve Orion

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

Richland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,121 students, down 1% since 2023–24 · 10.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,011WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Riverdale School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 631 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,335WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Richland School District27%
State average 38.1% · 536 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richland School District26%
State average 38.7% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Riverdale School District37%
State average 38.1% · 316 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverdale School District44%
State average 38.7% · 316 students tested

Orion vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orion—Richland PK–12 · Riverdale PK–12
Pulaski—Riverdale
Buena VistaCRiver Valley PK–12 · Richland PK–12
Eagle—Riverdale PK–12 · Richland PK–12
RichlandC−Richland PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
Avoca—Riverdale

3 of the 5 neighbors share Riverdale with Orion for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Orion

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 Orionin other towns
Riverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Muscoda
B
337 students12:1Rate it →
Richland Center Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Richland Center
D
301 students10:1Rate it →
Richland Center High
High · Grades 7–12 · Richland Center
B+
512 students12:1Rate it →
Riverdale Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Muscoda
B−
88 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Orion’s schools

Are Orion’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orion. Richland School District and Riverdale School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orion. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Orion in?

Richland School District and Riverdale School District.

Where do Orion kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Richland Center High and Riverdale Junior 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.