River Bluff Middle

Summary:

River Bluff Middle is a public middle school located in Stoughton, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 582 students. It is part of the Stoughton Area School District, which is ranked 188 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, River Bluff Middle's performance is generally below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across grades 6-8. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 48.95% (7th grade) to 62.7% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 51.77% to 54.1%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 41.29% (8th grade) to 52.15% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.29% to 53.55%. The school's performance in Social Studies (55.56% proficient or better) and Science (36.18% proficient or better) for 8th grade also fell below the state averages. River Bluff Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students generally performing better than the school's overall average, while African American and White students perform below the average. The school's lowest-performing subgroup is students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin middle schools in this category.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Nikolay Middle, J.C. McKenna Middle, and Edgerton Middle, which all have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, River Bluff Middle's academic performance is generally lower. Schools like Indian Mound Middle and Oregon Middle, which are part of higher-performing McFarland School District and Oregon School District, significantly outperform River Bluff Middle across all subject areas.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 235 N Forrest St
       Stoughton, WI  53589-1753


(608) 877-5501

District: Stoughton Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
391st of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,935 Help


Students who attend River Bluff Middle usually attend:

High:    Stoughton High

Feeder schools for River Bluff Middle:

Elementary:    Fox Prairie Elementary
    Kegonsa Elementary
    Sandhill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  582

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.7%
Hispanic:
8.4%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.8% Help


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Compare Details River Bluff Middle ranks worse than 61% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.66. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.7%), Hispanic (8.4%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at River Bluff Middle is 12.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at River Bluff Middle is $12,935.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

River Bluff Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks River Bluff Middle 391st of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See River Bluff Middle in the ranking list.)

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Stoughton Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Stoughton Area School District 188th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for River Bluff Middle

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Rank History for all students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.86 101st 324 68.8%
2005 68.37 118th 332 64.5%
2006 72.92 83rd 382 78.3%
2007 73.65 77th 366 79.0%
2008 71.77 114th 519 78.0%
2009 67.65 156th 521 70.1%
2010 69.70 139th 539 74.2%
2011 68.34 145th 549 73.6%
2012 65.77 186th 559 66.7%
2013 69.42 136th 569 76.1%
2014 64.71 189th 585 67.7%
2015 65.21 187th 612 69.4%
2016 61.23 221st 609 63.7%
2017 57.50 244th 612 60.1%
2018 60.42 231st 579 60.1%
2019 62.87 202nd 594 66.0%
2021 48.81 323rd 613 47.3%
2022 48.48 341st 617 44.7%
2023 50.19 319th 640 50.2%
2024 46.66 391st 641 39.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.05 45th 96 53.1%
2019 71.57 20th 101 80.2%
2021 35.82 87th 129 32.6%
2023 41.11 81st 132 38.6%
2024 36.62 90th 131 31.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.94 145th 153 5.2%
2021 38.32 92nd 138 33.3%
2022 44.47 75th 158 52.5%
2023 36.32 117th 170 31.2%
2024 39.70 104th 173 39.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.63 255th 417 38.8%
2019 48.90 191st 414 53.9%
2021 69.60 63rd 437 85.6%
2022 58.58 127th 421 69.8%
2023 44.74 224th 439 49.0%
2024 37.35 262nd 425 38.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.33 410th 489 16.2%
2019 45.14 275th 487 43.5%
2021 35.01 362nd 499 27.5%
2022 41.10 325th 522 37.7%
2023 30.91 382nd 525 27.2%
2024 17.59 464th 520 10.8%
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Rank History for Female students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.70 230th 551 58.3%
2019 59.55 234th 557 58.0%
2021 52.72 286th 574 50.2%
2022 53.27 276th 576 52.1%
2023 62.00 196th 579 66.1%
2024 47.13 346th 580 40.3%
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Rank History for Male students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.79 205th 551 62.8%
2019 64.97 176th 557 68.4%
2021 46.38 318th 572 44.4%
2022 45.74 329th 577 43.0%
2023 46.00 327th 591 44.7%
2024 47.25 348th 585 40.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.74 25th 90 72.2%
2019 64.45 36th 91 60.4%
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Rank History for African American students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.41 31st 127 75.6%
2022 26.58 102nd 125 18.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.79 128th 204 37.3%
2019 61.44 59th 209 71.8%
2021 53.81 91st 225 59.6%
2022 33.93 151st 221 31.7%
2023 64.88 63rd 229 72.5%
2024 50.57 110th 239 54.0%
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Rank History for White students at River Bluff Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.44 170th 375 54.7%
2019 51.35 187th 382 51.0%
2021 42.19 235th 393 40.2%
2022 39.54 261st 397 34.3%
2023 38.32 264th 412 35.9%
2024 29.43 309th 407 24.1%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for River Bluff Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 604 4 8 3 11 n/a n/a 0 630
1989 641 6 5 1 10 n/a n/a 0 663
1990 616 7 8 5 5 n/a n/a 0 641
1991 632 7 5 9 5 n/a n/a 0 658
1992 684 8 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 710
1993 703 8 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 725
1994 762 11 10 7 1 n/a n/a 0 791
1995 777 9 12 16 7 n/a n/a 0 821
1996 777 9 12 16 7 n/a n/a 0 821
1997 768 9 15 21 8 n/a n/a 0 821
1998 535 9 6 15 5 n/a n/a 0 570
1999 564 14 7 10 8 n/a n/a 0 603
2000 569 14 8 10 6 n/a n/a 0 607
2001 549 8 5 11 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 578 16 8 6 4 n/a n/a 0 612
2003 578 16 8 6 4 n/a n/a 0 612
2004 578 15 10 8 2 n/a n/a 0 613
2005 540 18 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2006 508 15 9 5 3 n/a n/a 0 540
2007 508 12 7 7 1 n/a n/a 0 535
2008 508 21 9 8 3 n/a n/a 0 549
2009 495 22 5 12 4 n/a n/a 0 538
2010 728 23 13 13 3 n/a n/a 0 780
2011 748 25 14 12 3 0 11 0 813
2012 695 22 15 19 1 0 19 0 771
2013 645 25 15 23 1 0 19 0 728
2014 600 18 11 25 0 2 17 0 673
2015 574 20 12 28 3 2 23 0 662
2016 572 26 16 38 3 1 18 0 674
2017 562 24 20 38 3 1 29 0 677
2018 552 26 17 45 1 0 32 0 673
2019 529 20 17 40 1 0 41 1 649
2020 477 20 8 38 1 0 38 0 582
2021 464 27 9 40 0 1 39 0 580
2022 453 27 7 39 1 1 32 0 560
2023 458 29 10 49 1 1 33 1 582

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at River Bluff Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 630 42.3 14.8 9.2
1989 663 42.2 15.7 5.6
1990 641 43.1 14.8 5.8
1991 658 47.7 13.7 8.1
1992 710 51.1 13.8 7.5
1993 725 52.3 13.9 7.9
1994 791 54.2 14.6 7.2
1995 821 53.5 15.3 7.3
1996 821 53.5 15.3 7.3
1997 821 53.2 15.4 6.5
1998 570 36.7 15.5 6.3
1999 603 37.7 16.0 9.6
2000 607 40.7 14.9 9.9
2001 574 41.2 13.9 10.1
2002 612 41.2 14.9 11.3
2003 612 41.2 14.9 11.3
2004 613 42.4 14.5 10.3
2005 572 41.8 13.7 n/a
2006 540 39.2 13.8 n/a
2007 535 37.9 14.1 12.1
2008 549 36.8 14.9 12.8
2009 538 37.2 14.5 13.8
2010 780 53.7 14.5 18.6
2011 813 56.1 14.4 20.2
2012 771 54.0 14.2 20.8
2013 728 50.7 14.3 26.1
2014 673 47.5 14.1 26.4
2015 662 n/a n/a 26.3
2016 674 49.0 13.7 26.9
2017 677 51.1 13.2 24.2
2018 673 51.6 13.0 22.4
2019 649 51.7 12.5 26.3
2020 582 52.9 10.9 27.8
2021 580 48.7 11.8 32.1
2022 560 49.5 11.3 34.8
2023 582 46.8 12.4 31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio River Bluff Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 630 42.3 14.8 9.2
1989 663 42.2 15.7 5.6
1990 641 43.1 14.8 5.8
1991 658 47.7 13.7 8.1
1992 710 51.1 13.8 7.5
1993 725 52.3 13.9 7.9
1994 791 54.2 14.6 7.2
1995 821 53.5 15.3 7.3
1996 821 53.5 15.3 7.3
1997 821 53.2 15.4 6.5
1998 570 36.7 15.5 6.3
1999 603 37.7 16.0 9.6
2000 607 40.7 14.9 9.9
2001 574 41.2 13.9 10.1
2002 612 41.2 14.9 11.3
2003 612 41.2 14.9 11.3
2004 613 42.4 14.5 10.3
2005 572 41.8 13.7 n/a
2006 540 39.2 13.8 n/a
2007 535 37.9 14.1 12.1
2008 549 36.8 14.9 12.8
2009 538 37.2 14.5 13.8
2010 780 53.7 14.5 18.6
2011 813 56.1 14.4 20.2
2012 771 54.0 14.2 20.8
2013 728 50.7 14.3 26.1
2014 673 47.5 14.1 26.4
2015 662 n/a n/a 26.3
2016 674 49.0 13.7 26.9
2017 677 51.1 13.2 24.2
2018 673 51.6 13.0 22.4
2019 649 51.7 12.5 26.3
2020 582 52.9 10.9 27.8
2021 580 48.7 11.8 32.1
2022 560 49.5 11.3 34.8
2023 582 46.8 12.4 31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for River Bluff Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $315 (2.6%) $11,927 (97.4%) $12,241
2020 $340 (2.6%) $12,965 (97.5%) $13,303
2021 $366 (2.8%) $12,570 (97.2%) $12,935

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on River Bluff Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 202nd of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 319th of 640 Middle schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (River Bluff Middle)49.245.5
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton Area School District)49.545.5
 4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (River Bluff Middle)37.441.5
 4.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton Area School District)37.241.5
 4.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (River Bluff Middle)52.745.5
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton Area School District)52.745.5
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (River Bluff Middle)42.536.4
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton Area School District)42.536.4
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (River Bluff Middle)46.229.4
 16.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton Area School District)45.429.4
 16%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (River Bluff Middle)33.323.9
 9.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton Area School District)32.823.9
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (River Bluff Middle)65.360.6
 4.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Stoughton Area School District)64.260.6
 3.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (River Bluff Middle)6443.1
 20.9%
   8th Grade Science (Stoughton Area School District)62.943.1
 19.8%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students649582
 10.3%
African American2029
 45%
American Indian11
Asian1710
 41.2%
Hispanic4049
 22.5%
Pacific Islander01
White529458
 13.4%
Two or More Races4133
 19.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.3%31.8%
 5.4%


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Students who attend River Bluff Middle usually go on to attend Stoughton High

In the 2022-23 school year, 582 students attended River Bluff Middle.

River Bluff Middle ranks 391st of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at River Bluff Middle are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.


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