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Schools in Richland · Richland School District, Ithaca School District

Richland’s public schools score below 85% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 27% of Richland’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Richland, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 11 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 11 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Richland
Students per teacher
10.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,027 students on the public path
In brief

Richland’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1198 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richland’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Richland’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Richland spends $19,011 per student and Ithaca $22,429, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Richland’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 15% of Wisconsin school districts. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1198)Better than 8%
Towns in Richland County (16)Better than 31%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 723 test results and a graduating class of 117 could put Richland anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Richland’s students in the tested grades sat them (723 in math, 722 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Richland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Richland runs its own schools through grade 12 (Richland School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ithaca School District, shared with Ithaca and Willow. Its elementary school is in Richland Center. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Richland

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
Ithaca School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 319 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,429WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
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, Ithaca School District27%
State average 38.1% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ithaca School District32%
State average 38.7% · 185 students tested

Richland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RichlandC−Richland PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
Dayton—Richland
Richland CenterDRichland
Orion—Richland PK–12 · Riverdale PK–12
Ithaca—Ithaca
Rockbridge—Richland

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

Every school in Richland

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 Richlandin other towns
Richland Center Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Richland Center
D
301 students10:1Rate it →
Ithaca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richland Center
C+
145 students13:1Rate it →
Ithaca Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richland Center
C
69 students10:1Rate it →
Richland Center High
High · Grades 7–12 · Richland Center
B+
512 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Richland’s schools

Are Richland’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Richland children attend score below 85% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richland in?

Two districts: Richland School District runs grades PK–12, and Ithaca School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ithaca and Willow.

What is Richland’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Richland School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Richland spend per student?

$19,011 in Richland School District and $22,429 in Ithaca School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.