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If you could change one rule at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
471
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST PARKE COM SCH CORP·NCES 181090002287
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School
4907 S Coxville Rd, Montezuma, IN 47862 · (765) 569-2045 · Parke County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Indiana public high schools
- B-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
234 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 17% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School this school | 471 | 49.7% | 31.4% |
| Switzerland Co Senior High School Vevay | 459 | 50.3% | N/A |
| North Daviess Jr-Sr High School Elnora | 464 | 48.7% | 30.2% |
| Tri Junior-Senior High School Straughn | 458 | 49.8% | 26.8% |
| Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School Fairmount | 453 | 49.9% | 32.5% |
| Sullivan High School Sullivan | 528 | 49.4% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Parke Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #58 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #47 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #64 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #217 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #12 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #281 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #132 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #92 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
471
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 471 | 47.3 | 9.9:1 | 50% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 45 | 10.8:1 | 48% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 43.3 | 10.9:1 | 53% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 51% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 58% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 57% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 30% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School.
About Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is a small high school in Montezuma, Indiana, under Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp. The latest federal count shows 471 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 42% lower.
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is a school in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp. The district has 3 schools and 1,002 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Parke County is about 95% White. Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. This ratio sits 6.6 below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is B-. Compared with Indiana public high schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is 40.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.4%.
Parke County census figures show that the median household income is $68,485, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Parke County, enrolling about 2,182 students in all.
The next-closest public school is South Vermillion High School, about 4.9 miles away. Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School at 6th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 465 to 471. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Parke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,406
Census ACS
Median income
$68,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,182 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp
- Rosedale Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- South Vermillion High School4.9 mi · 446
- South Vermillion Middle School5.0 mi · 494
- Central Elementary School5.2 mi · 366
- Rosedale Elementary School5.8 mi · 318
- Rockville Elementary School6.7 mi · 348
- Parke Heritage High School6.8 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School?
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School serve?
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School?
At Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School in?
Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School is part of Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.