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Schools in River Hills · Nicolet Union High School District, Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District

River Hills’s public schools outscore 90% of Wisconsin districts

56% of students in River Hills’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving River Hills, 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 98% 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
56%
▲ 18 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 11 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
99–100%
▲ 8–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.0K
▲ 39% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Nicolet Union High
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,490 students on the public path
In brief

River Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 16 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of River Hills’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

River Hills runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Indian Hill School (PK–3) and Maple Dale School (4–8) are River Hills’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Nicolet Union High School District with Bayside, Fox Point and Glendale: Nicolet High in Glendale. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Nicolet Union High spends $22,957 per student and Maple Dale-Indian Hill $19,578, 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 River Hills’s grade

A Test scoresA+ Graduation

A: better than 90% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (16)Better than 50%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 525 test results and a graduating class of 279 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of River Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (525 in math, 525 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Indian Hill SchoolMaple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictA+
4–8Maple Dale Schoolin Fox PointA
9–12Nicolet Highin GlendaleB+

River Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District). From grade 9, students attend the Nicolet Union High School District, shared with Bayside, Fox Point and Glendale. Its school is in Fox Point. Parts of River Hills (11% of its land) are served by Glendale-River Hills instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve River Hills

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

Nicolet Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,043 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,957WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 447 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,578WI $16,459 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Nicolet Union High School District50%
State average 38.1% · 272 students tested
Math · 9–12, Nicolet Union High School District38%
State average 38.7% · 272 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District62%
State average 38.1% · 253 students tested
Math · PK–8, Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District62%
State average 38.7% · 253 students tested

River Hills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
River HillsAMaple Dale-Indian Hill PK–8 · Nicolet Union High 9–12
GlendaleB−Glendale-River Hills PK–8 · Nicolet Union High 9–12
Brown DeerCBrown Deer
BaysideA+Fox Point Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Maple Dale-Indian Hill PK–8 · Nicolet Union High 9–12
Fox PointA+Fox Point Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Maple Dale-Indian Hill PK–8 · Nicolet Union High 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Nicolet Union High with River Hills for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in River Hills

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).

District schools in River Hillsby address
Indian Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A+
223 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving River Hillsin other towns
Maple Dale School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fox Point
A
224 students10:1Rate it →
Nicolet High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
B+
1,043 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about River Hills’s schools

Are River Hills’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools River Hills children attend outscore 90% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is River Hills in?

Two districts: Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District runs grades PK–8, and Nicolet Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Bayside, Fox Point and Glendale.

Where do River Hills kids go to high school?

Nicolet High in Glendale, with 1,043 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is River Hills’s graduation rate?

99–100% of the class of 2023 in Nicolet Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does River Hills spend per student?

$22,957 in Nicolet Union High School District and $19,578 in Maple Dale-Indian Hill 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.