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Enrollment
857
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180394002131
River Valley Middle School
2220 Veterans Pky, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 · (812) 288-4848 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Indiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
553 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 266 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 37% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Valley Middle School
River Valley Middle School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley Middle School this school | 857 | 64.5% | 31.2% |
| Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School Lafayette | 999 | 62.1% | 25.6% |
| Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette | 1,031 | 65.7% | 28.4% |
| Highland Middle School Anderson | 916 | 67.0% | 15.3% |
| Memorial Park Middle School Fort Wayne | 627 | 61.1% | 40.0% |
| Shawnee Middle School Fort Wayne | 624 | 66.5% | 20.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #219 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #218 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #212 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #64 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #128 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #13 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #61 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #90 of 187 |
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
857
-130 (-13%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 857 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 65% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 65% (546) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 59.3 | 14.3:1 | 67% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 987 | 46 | 21.5:1 | 53% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 49 | 19.6:1 | 62% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 61% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 62% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 35% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 51 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Valley Middle School.
About River Valley Middle School
River Valley Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Indiana, located in Jeffersonville. A federal count lists 857 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
District-wide, Greater Clark County Schools has 17 schools and 10,643 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at River Valley Middle School is White (38%). Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 12% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. River Valley Middle School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 65%. The 50% average for public schools in Clark County is 15 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for River Valley Middle School is B-. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
River Valley Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.2% is 1.3 points above the 29.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Clark County (population about 124,354), median household income is about $74,214, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. River Valley Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 23,765 students.
The next-closest public school is W E Wilson Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 31.2% is below the 32.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 987 in 2020-21 and 857 in 2024-25, a decrease of 130 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.5:1 to 14.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Northaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Franklin Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
Other River Valley Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named River Valley Middle. River Valley Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- River Valley Middle SchoolMCGREGOR, TX · 902 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolCaledonia, OH · 481 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolBidwell, OH · 337 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolBlairsville, PA · 332 students
- River Valley MiddleSpring Green, WI · 324 students
Nearby schools
- W E Wilson Elementary0.5 mi · 518
- Jeffersonville High School1.4 mi · 2,202
- Northaven Elementary School1.4 mi · 544
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 326
- Excel Center - Clarksville1.9 mi · 329
- Parkwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About River Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend River Valley Middle School?
River Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does River Valley Middle School serve?
River Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does River Valley Middle School have?
River Valley Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is River Valley Middle School?
River Valley Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is River Valley Middle School in?
River Valley Middle School is part of Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.