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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 181065002182
Riverside Junior High
10910 Eller Rd, Fishers, IN 46038 · (317) 915-4280 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
225 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 7 | 436 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 449 | 51% |
Student demographics
53%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
63.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
64.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Junior High
Riverside Junior High's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Junior High this school | 885 | 25.4% | 63.7% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Woodside Middle School Fort Wayne | 1,032 | 24.3% | 52.7% |
| Fishers Junior High School Fishers | 840 | 29.6% | 57.3% |
| Sand Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 812 | 28.9% | 57.6% |
| 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #16 of 324 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #19 of 325 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #14 of 325 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #59 of 334 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #211 of 314 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #113 of 315 | #7 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #300 of 330 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #86 of 187 | #4 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
885
-97 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 885 | 54.9 | 16.1:1 | 25% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 55.6 | 15.2:1 | 23% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 895 | 56.3 | 15.9:1 | 25% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 17% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 56.2 | 17.8:1 | 13% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 56 | 18.2:1 | 14% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 1,048 | 53 | 19.8:1 | 16% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Junior High.
About Riverside Junior High
At 10910 Eller Rd in Fishers, Indiana, Riverside Junior High operates as a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 885 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Indiana) has about 594 students.
Riverside Junior High is among 22 schools run by Hamilton Southeastern Schools, which serves 21,062 students.
Riverside Junior High's enrollment is 67% White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. In Hamilton County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Riverside Junior High has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Riverside Junior High is 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.1:1. Middle schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 25%.
Riverside Junior High is 6.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.7% versus 57.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Hamilton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Riverside Junior High is among the 69 public schools in Hamilton County.
The shortest distance from Riverside Junior High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Riverside Intermediate School. The five-mile area around Riverside Junior High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Riverside Junior High ranks 6th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Riverside Junior High's location as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 885, 10% below the 982 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.1:1, from 17.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Riverside Junior High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Intermediate School0.0 mi · 891
- Woodbrook Elementary School1.9 mi · 628
- Clay Middle School2.1 mi · 1,415
- Forest Dale Elementary School2.5 mi · 638
- Dynamic Minds Academy2.7 mi · 135
- Mohawk Trails Elementary School2.7 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Junior High?
Riverside Junior High enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Riverside Junior High serve?
Riverside Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Junior High?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Riverside Junior High.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Junior High?
Student demographics at Riverside Junior High are roughly 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Junior High?
Riverside Junior High is overseen by Hamilton Southeastern Schools in Hamilton County.
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