River Ridge Middle School

Set in Hanover, Illinois, River Ridge Middle School is a micro-enrollment middle-grades school, run under River Ridge CUSD 210. It educates 91 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 80% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 3 schools in River Ridge CUSD 210 (443 students total), River Ridge Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, River Ridge Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jo Daviess County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, River Ridge Middle School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.7%; actual is 66.0%, +24.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jo Daviess County) reports that median household income runs about $73,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jo Daviess County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,012 students), of which River Ridge Middle School is one.

River Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), River Ridge Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River Ridge Middle School has declined 28%, going from 127 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.