📍 355 Lowville Rd, Rio, Columbia County, 53960
Rio Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio, Columbia County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rio Community School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Elementary enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 170 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rio Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-60, state senate district 14, state house district 42.
Rio Elementary is one of 2 schools in Rio Community School District, based in Rio, Wisconsin. The district serves 352 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Rio Elementary is close to the district average of about 176 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant