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About this school
Riverview Middle School is
a rural public school
in Barron, Wisconsin that is part of Barron Area School District.
It serves 298 students
in grades 5 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
Its teachers have had 607 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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22%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Feb 22, 2026
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Riverview Middle School
$240,611
raised using DonorsChoose
607
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
690
donors
51
projects
for
basic supplies
71
projects for
technology
188
projects for
books
47
projects
for
art supplies
Riverview Middle School has received support from
253 individuals from Wisconsin and
437 individuals out-of-state.