Riverview Elementary, Silver Lake WI

Original Research by School Decision on Riverview Elementary

Riverview Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in Silver Lake, a primarily residential neighborhood that was once a village and is now part of the larger village of Salem Lakes in Kenosha County. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It is the only school in the Silver Lake J1 School District, a small district that sends its students elsewhere for high school. Because the school ends at grade eight, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing data covers only the grades that Wisconsin tests, which for this school means grades three through eight.

Academically, Riverview’s performance across tested subjects and grade levels shows a mix of results. On the Wisconsin Forward exam, proficiency in English language arts tends to be stronger than in math, though both subjects show variation by grade. In mathematics, proficiency rates range from roughly half of students meeting the bar in several grades to a notably stronger showing in one grade where more than seven out of ten tested students scored proficient or above. English language arts proficiency rates are generally higher, with several grades landing well above the halfway mark and reaching into the upper seventies in a couple of instances. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, falls below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Kenosha County. That comparison places Riverview on the lower side of the middle of the pack among its county peers, though the index reflects a single composite and does not capture the range across subjects and individual grades. A parent may want to look into how the school’s results line up with their own child’s grade level and subject strengths.

The student body of about four hundred is predominantly White, with a notable but smaller share of Hispanic students and a very small number of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity. The school did not report data on students with disabilities or English learners, so the extent of those populations is not available from this record.

Silver Lake itself is a low-density, car-dependent community organized around the lake and Silver Lake Park, a county park that offers a beach, hiking and mountain biking trails, a disc golf course, and recreational facilities. There is no traditional downtown or walkable commercial district; civic life centers on the park and the lake. The area has seen steady population growth over the decades, and the most significant recent structural change was the merger of the former village of Silver Lake with the Town of Salem to create Salem Lakes. Housing values in the area are modest relative to national benchmarks, and the local economy is tied to the broader Kenosha County region rather than to a concentrated set of local employers. The district itself appears to have had no major parent-relevant changes, such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or notable property tax adjustments, in recent years according to the available information.

For families considering Riverview Elementary, the picture is one of a small, community-oriented school that covers the full span from early childhood through middle school. The academic profile is unexceptional relative to surrounding districts, though it shows pockets of stronger performance, especially in reading and writing in the upper elementary and middle grades. The school’s setting is quiet and residential, with limited commercial amenities and a heavy reliance on cars. Families who value a school that keeps children in the same building from kindergarten through eighth grade, in a lakeside community with strong outdoor recreation, may find Riverview a good fit. Those seeking a high school on the same campus or a wider array of program offerings would need to look beyond this school and district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolSilver Lake J1 School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income71%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income66%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income82%35 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income85%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income53%Higher-income78%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income54%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income63%43 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income59%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income59%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income82%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income63%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income49%11 pp gap