RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 820 RAIDER DR, in SEARCY, Arkansas, RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style junior high that enrolls 179 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 464.

Across the 4 schools in RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,120 students total), RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, White County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 22.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (White County) records that median household income runs about $55,249, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across White County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 16%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 20% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.