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Schools in Richwood

Richwood’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▲ 36% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
617 students on the public path
In brief

Richwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Richwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Riverdale Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Riverdale High lowest (22%). 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 Richwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Riverdale Elementaryin MuscodaB
7–8Riverdale Junior Highin MuscodaB−
9–12Riverdale Highin MuscodaC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Riverdale 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.

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

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 38.1% · 316 students tested
Math44%
State average 38.7% · 316 students tested

Richwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richwood—Riverdale
Watterstown—Riverdale PK–12 · Boscobel Area PK–12
Eagle—Riverdale PK–12 · Richland PK–12
Akan—Richland
Scott—Boscobel Area
Marietta—Boscobel Area PK–12 · Wauzeka-Steuben PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Riverdale with Richwood, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Richwood

3 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 Richwoodin other towns
Riverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Muscoda
B
337 students12:1Rate it →
Riverdale Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Muscoda
B−
88 students16:1Rate it →
Riverdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Muscoda
C−
192 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Richwood’s schools

Are Richwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richwood. Riverdale School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Richwood in?

Riverdale School District.

Where do Richwood kids go to high school?

Riverdale High.

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What Richwood families are saying about school.

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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.