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What's one thing Riverside School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080624001098
Riverside School
215 ALDER AVENUE, NEW CASTLE, CO 81647 · (970) 665-7800 · Garfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Colorado public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
197 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 172 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 19.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Riverside School
Riverside School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside School this school | 483 | 40.8% | 31.1% |
| Sky View Middle School PUEBLO WEST | 565 | 45.1% | 37.0% |
| Summit Middle School FRISCO | 737 | 40.4% | 34.8% |
| Carbondale Middle School CARBONDALE | 362 | 48.6% | 37.6% |
| Skinner Middle School DENVER | 673 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
| Bennett Middle School BENNETT | 281 | 42.7% | 18.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Riverside School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #130 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #147 of 244 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #122 of 246 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #125 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #68 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #97 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #149 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #58 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+290% since 1990-91, when it was 124
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 483 | 33.4 | 14.5:1 | 41% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 33.2 | 13.2:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 45% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 52% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 36 | 20.6:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 21% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 124 | 5 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (637 to 483); teachers down 19% (41 to 33.4).
About Riverside School
Riverside School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in NEW CASTLE, Colorado. Enrollment is 483 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Garfield School District No. Re-2 oversees Riverside School and 9 other schools, with 4,695 students in total.
Riverside School's enrollment is 50% Hispanic. Next come 47% White and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Garfield County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Riverside School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Riverside School is 41%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Garfield County.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, Riverside School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Riverside School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.1%; the prediction is 42.0%.
In the county around the school, Garfield County, median household income is about $91,131, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 29 public schools operate in Garfield County, serving about 10,790 students.
Kathryn Senor Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Riverside School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Riverside School as Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 479 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 483. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 14.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Riverside School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,479
Census ACS
Median income
$91,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield School District No. Re-2
- Rifle High SchoolHigh · 778 students
- Coal Ridge High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Rifle Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Cactus Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Graham Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in NEW CASTLE
- Coal Ridge High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Kathryn Senor Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Elk Creek ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Other Riverside schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Riverside. Riverside School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Riverside SchoolWashington, UT · 610 students
- Riverside SchoolWEST JORDAN, UT · 591 students
- Riverside SchoolCleveland, OH · 493 students
- Riverside SchoolRiverside, CT · 440 students
- RiversideDanvers, MA · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Kathryn Senor Elementary School0.1 mi · 275
- Elk Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 272
- Coal Ridge High School4.7 mi · 578
- Cactus Valley Elementary School7.3 mi · 462
- Two Rivers Community School8.8 mi · 390
- Glenwood Springs Middle School9.2 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside SchoolHow large is Riverside School?
Riverside School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Riverside School serve?
Riverside School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Riverside School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Riverside School.
How diverse is Riverside School?
Riverside School reports a student body of 47% White, 50% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Riverside School in?
Riverside School is part of Garfield School District No. Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.