Enrollment
91
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER RIDGE CUSD 210·NCES 170000105116
River Ridge Middle School
4141 IL Route 84 S, Hanover, IL 61041 · (815) 858-9005 · Jo Daviess County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
47 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
River Ridge Middle School→River Ridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within River Ridge CUSD 210. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 42.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge Middle School this school | 91 | 51.6% | 66.0% |
| Galatia Jr High Galatia | 96 | 51.0% | 42.2% |
| Villa Grove Jr High School Villa Grove | 95 | 54.7% | 46.3% |
| Williamsfield Middle School Williamsfield | 83 | 50.6% | 50.8% |
| Cuba Middle School Cuba | 80 | 51.3% | 29.7% |
| Aplington Middle School Polo | 114 | 48.2% | 41.5% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #650 of 691 |
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
91
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 127
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 | 91 | 8.5 | 10.7:1 | 52% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 9.5 | 9.8:1 | 53% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 9.5 | 11.1:1 | 48% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 9.3 | 13.6:1 | 35% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 44% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 8 | 13.6:1 | 34% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 7 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (127 to 91); teachers down 9% (9.3 to 8.5).
About River Ridge Middle School
River Ridge Middle School is a public very small middle school in Hanover, Illinois. It enrolls 91 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 80% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
The 3 schools of River Ridge CUSD 210, including River Ridge Middle School, enroll 443 students.
Of every 100 students at River Ridge Middle School, about 86 are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at River Ridge Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 2.3 students per teacher. The school reported 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Jo Daviess County is 39%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, River Ridge Middle School is among the top 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 41.7%. Actual: 66.0%.
For Jo Daviess County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $73,993 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting River Ridge Middle School, Jo Daviess County has 21 public schools.
River Ridge Middle School's nearest public school is River Ridge High School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, River Ridge Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes River Ridge Middle School as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 99 to 91.
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Jo Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,851
Census ACS
Median income
$73,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in River Ridge CUSD 210
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in Hanover
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 128 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 3rd largest of the 3.
- RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLNEW PORT RICHEY, FL · 1,026 students
- River Ridge MiddlePatch Grove, WI · 124 students
Nearby schools
- River Ridge High School0.0 mi · 128
- River Ridge Elementary School0.0 mi · 224
- Bellevue Elementary School8.8 mi · 405
- Bellevue High School9.7 mi · 354
- Scales Mound Jr High School11.3 mi · 52
- Scales Mound High School11.3 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About River Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend River Ridge Middle School?
River Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 91 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does River Ridge Middle School serve?
River Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does River Ridge Middle School have?
River Ridge Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at River Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at River Ridge Middle School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is River Ridge Middle School in?
River Ridge Middle School is part of River Ridge CUSD 210.
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