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About this school
Riverview Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Silver Lake, Wisconsin that is part of Silver Lake-salem Joint SD 1.
It serves 428 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
428 Students
34 Teachers
300 E Prosser StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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11%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated May 12, 2026
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Riverview Elementary School
$9,438
raised using DonorsChoose
21
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
112
donors
4
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Riverview Elementary School has received support from
92 individuals from Wisconsin and
20 individuals out-of-state.
