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Enrollment
891
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065002452
Riverside Intermediate School
11014 Eller Rd, Fishers, IN 46038 · (317) 594-4320 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
221 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 5 | 449 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 442 | 50% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
61.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Riverside Intermediate School
Riverside Intermediate School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Intermediate School this school | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Riverside Junior High Fishers | 885 | 25.4% | 63.7% |
| Fishers Junior High School Fishers | 840 | 29.6% | 57.3% |
| Sand Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 812 | 28.9% | 57.6% |
| Woodside Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,032 | 24.3% | 52.7% |
| Castle North Middle School Newburgh | 758 | 25.2% | 65.2% |
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 Riverside Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #19 of 324 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #16 of 325 | #4 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #20 of 325 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #56 of 334 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #284 of 314 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #97 of 315 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #303 of 330 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #154 of 187 | #6 of 7 |
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
891
-41 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 998
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 891 | 48.9 | 18.2:1 | 25% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 49.1 | 17.6:1 | 26% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 49.6 | 17.5:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 54 | 17.3:1 | 18% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 53.9 | 17.3:1 | 16% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 997 | 52 | 19.2:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 998 | 46 | 21.7:1 | 17% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Intermediate School.
About Riverside Intermediate School
Riverside Intermediate School, located in Fishers, Indiana, is a large middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 891 students in grades 5 through 6. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 50% higher.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools counts 22 schools and 21,062 students, including Riverside Intermediate School.
Riverside Intermediate School's enrollment is 63% White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Hamilton County residents are about 80% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Riverside Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Federal staffing data show 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverside Intermediate School and a ratio of 18.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Riverside Intermediate School is A. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.0%. Riverside Intermediate School scores 62.7%.
Riverside Intermediate School is located in Hamilton County, where median household income is about $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Riverside Intermediate School is one of 69 public schools in Hamilton County, which together enroll about 63,065 students.
Nearest public school: Riverside Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Riverside Intermediate School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Riverside Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The number of students declined from 932 to 891 over 4 years.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Fishers
- Fishers High SchoolHigh · 3,590 students
- Hamilton Southeastern HSHigh · 3,504 students
- Hamilton SE Int and Jr High SchMiddle · 1,238 students
- Fall Creek Junior HighMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fall Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Riverside Junior HighMiddle · 885 students
Other Riverside Intermediate schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverside Intermediate. Riverside Intermediate School is the largest of the 4.
- Riverside IntermediatePlymouth, IN · 450 students
- Riverside Intermediate SchoolMANCHESTER, MI · 188 students
- Riverside IntermediateElwood, KS · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Junior High0.0 mi · 885
- Woodbrook Elementary School1.9 mi · 628
- Clay Middle School2.1 mi · 1,415
- Forest Dale Elementary School2.6 mi · 638
- Fishers Elementary School2.7 mi · 437
- Mohawk Trails Elementary School2.7 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Intermediate SchoolHow large is Riverside Intermediate School?
Riverside Intermediate School enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Riverside Intermediate School serve?
Riverside Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Riverside Intermediate School have?
Riverside Intermediate School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Riverside Intermediate School are roughly 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Riverside Intermediate School public or private?
Riverside Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.