Riverton Intermediate School

Riverton Intermediate School is an expansive intermediate school in Huntsville, Alabama, overseen by Madison County. The school teaches 872 students in grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 72% above typical.

Madison County runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 20,691 students. Riverton Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Riverton Intermediate School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 19% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Madison County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Riverton Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Riverton Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Madison County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Riverton Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 67.0%.

Around the school, Madison County reports that median household income runs about $86,499, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which Riverton Intermediate School is one.

Mt Carmel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverton Intermediate School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 872 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Riverton Intermediate School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.