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Which teacher or staff member at RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,026
Middle
DISTRICT 992 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153005308
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
11646 TOWN CENTER RD, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34654 · (727) 774-7200 · Pasco County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,026 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
346 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 333 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 341 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 52.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,026 | 33.7% | 53.5% |
| WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL GULF BREEZE | 882 | 34.6% | 66.8% |
| YULEE MIDDLE SCHOOL YULEE | 1,174 | 32.2% | 76.2% |
| JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 859 | 31.1% | 67.0% |
| CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 1,120 | 31.6% | 69.5% |
| PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 1,017 | 27.9% | 63.6% |
Matched among Florida 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 RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #282 of 560 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #286 of 560 ▲ 8 | #7 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #294 of 560 ▼ 28 | #7 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,026 | #132 of 584 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #165 of 547 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #428 of 553 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #451 of 565 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #238 of 379 | #6 of 10 |
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
1,026
-198 (-16%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,072
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,026 | 56.8 | 18.1:1 | 34% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 1,066 | 57.8 | 18.4:1 | 43% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 60.8 | 18.2:1 | 48% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 1,224 | 68 | 18.0:1 | 41% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 1,144 | 70 | 16.3:1 | 47% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 53% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 1,072 | 64 | 16.8:1 | 43% (461) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by PASCO in NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida. Federal data show 1,026 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 105 schools in PASCO, which enrolls 86,873 students in total.
The student body at RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Among Pasco County residents, the White share is about 72%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 18.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, which has 56.8. Middle schools in Florida have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%.
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Florida public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.3% for RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 53.5%, 10.8 points below the prediction.
Census data for Pasco County show the median household earns about $70,492 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Pasco County has 111 public schools.
RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 1,224 students in 2020-21 to 1,026 in 2024-25.
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Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
Other schools in NEW PORT RICHEY
- RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,798 students
- GULF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,518 students
- DAYSPRING ACADEMYCombined · 1,259 students
- ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 796 students
- WENDELL KRINN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 765 students
Other River Ridge Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named River Ridge Middle. RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- River Ridge MiddlePatch Grove, WI · 124 students
- River Ridge Middle SchoolHanover, IL · 91 students
Nearby schools
- RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,798
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 554
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS3.2 mi · 55
- PEPIN ACADEMIES OF PASCO COUNTY3.6 mi · 300
- DAYSPRING ACADEMY3.7 mi · 1,259
- DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,026 students in grades 06-08.
Is RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.