For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 158 students in Riverside School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Riverside School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
5 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
666 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
48 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Riverside School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.53
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
59 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
19%
# Black Students
21 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
527 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
79%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
57 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
63
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
48
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
57
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
41
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
50
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
48
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
45
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
60
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
51
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
32
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
44
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
3
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,925 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,836 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,925
$16,113
Spending / Student
$12,836
$17,019
Best Riverside School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Riverside Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
204 North 12th Street
Elwood, KS 66024
(913) 365-6735
Elwood, KS 66024
(913) 365-6735
Grades: 6-8
| 152 students
Rank: n/an/a
705 Jessie
Wathena, KS 66090
(785) 989-4426
Wathena, KS 66090
(785) 989-4426
Grades: K-12
| 6 students
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