Enrollment
347
Middle
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERTON CUSD 14·NCES 173410003499
Riverton Middle School
1014 E Lincoln St, Riverton, IL 62561 · (217) 629-6002 · Sangamon County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
182 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 5 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Riverton Middle School→Riverton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverton CUSD 14. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
21.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 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 Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 14.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Riverton Middle School
Riverton Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Middle School this school | 347 | 52.4% | 37.7% |
| Roxana Junior High School Roxana | 393 | 53.7% | 37.6% |
| Greenville Jr High School Greenville | 284 | 52.8% | 45.5% |
| Clinton Jr High School Clinton | 385 | 53.8% | 35.8% |
| Du Quoin Middle School Du Quoin | 376 | 57.2% | 44.9% |
| Havana Jr High School Havana | 284 | 51.8% | 46.0% |
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 Riverton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #359 of 578 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #464 of 640 ▲ 12 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #375 of 640 ▼ 24 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #412 of 691 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #138 of 558 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #413 of 560 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #269 of 581 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #144 of 440 | #7 of 13 |
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
347
-68 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 445
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 | 347 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 52% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 28.5 | 12.6:1 | 42% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 55% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 55% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 24 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 22 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (415 to 347); teachers up 7% (28 to 30).
About Riverton Middle School
Riverton Middle School is a small middle school found in Riverton, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 347 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Riverton Middle School sits within Riverton CUSD 14, which has 3 schools and 1,219 students.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial and 5% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
There are about 11.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Riverton Middle School, which has 30. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Riverton Middle School is about 52%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Riverton Middle School is -3.5 points: 37.7% actual, 41.2% predicted.
The county, Sangamon County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $75,357, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 77 public schools and about 27,345 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Riverton Elementary School, is the closest to Riverton Middle School. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Riverton Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Riverton Middle School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 415 (2020-21) to 347 (2024-25).
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Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverton CUSD 14
- Riverton Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 357 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 357 students
Other Riverton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverton Middle. Riverton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton, WY · 559 students
- Riverton MiddleRiverton, KS · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton Elementary School0.5 mi · 515
- Riverton High School1.0 mi · 357
- Wilcox Elementary School4.5 mi · 241
- Sherman Elementary School5.0 mi · 552
- Fairview Elementary School5.2 mi · 302
- Washington Middle School5.7 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverton Middle School?
Riverton Middle School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Riverton Middle School serve?
Riverton Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverton Middle School is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverton Middle School?
At Riverton Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Riverton Middle School public or private?
Riverton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverton CUSD 14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.