Riverview Middle

Riverview Middle is a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Bay Point, California, overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified. The school instructs 682 students in grades 6 through 8.

Riverview Middle is one of 50 schools operated by Mt. Diablo Unified, a district that enrolls 29,210 students overall.

On demographics, Riverview Middle reports that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Riverview Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riverview Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.3%, the actual is 12.8%, a residual of -13.4 points.

In the area at large, Contra Costa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Riverview Middle is one campus in the mix.

Shore Acres Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverview Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverview Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverview Middle has shrank 20%, going from 852 students in 2018 to 682 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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