Enrollment
365
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002700260
Riverside Middle/Senior High School
18997 Hwy 59, Oakland, IA 51560 · (712) 484-2291 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
127 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 6 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 10% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverside Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 74.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Middle/Senior High School
Riverside Middle/Senior High School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle/Senior High School this school | 365 | 34.8% | 74.2% |
| Algona High School Algona | 458 | 36.2% | 72.7% |
| New Hampton High School New Hampton | 318 | 37.4% | 77.6% |
| Nevada High School Nevada | 498 | 36.5% | 70.1% |
| Forest City High School Forest City | 304 | 31.6% | 78.3% |
| Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School Colfax | 287 | 33.8% | 68.5% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Riverside Middle/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #147 of 313 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #132 of 314 ▼ 31 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #132 of 314 ▼ 15 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #135 of 340 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #156 of 259 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #105 of 260 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #167 of 320 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.6% | #9 of 133 | N/A |
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
365
+53 (+17%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 365 | 24.3 | 15.0:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 22.4 | 15.5:1 | 33% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 21.8 | 16.5:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 22.5 | 10.8:1 | 33% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 36% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 35% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 19% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 50% (244 to 365); teachers up 8% (22.5 to 24.3).
About Riverside Middle/Senior High School
Riverside Middle/Senior High School sits in Oakland, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. The school's enrollment of 365 students covers grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
Riverside Comm School District is responsible for 3 schools, Riverside Middle/Senior High School included, with 677 students in all.
Riverside Middle/Senior High School's enrollment is 85% White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Pottawattamie County is about 88% White. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Riverside Middle/Senior High School is 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 35% of students, or 127, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Riverside Middle/Senior High School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (74.2% actual, 74.5% predicted).
Census estimates describe Pottawattamie County this way: the median household income is $73,602, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Pottawattamie County has 35 public schools and roughly 15,270 students.
Oakland Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Riverside Middle/Senior High School, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Riverside Middle/Senior High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Riverside Middle/Senior High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Riverside Middle/Senior High School's enrollment grew from 312 in 2020-21 to 365 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
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Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Comm School District
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 178 students
- Carson ElementaryElementary · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Elementary1.1 mi · 178
- Carson Elementary3.6 mi · 134
- Treynor Elementary School11.3 mi · 366
- Treynor Middle School11.5 mi · 197
- Treynor High School11.5 mi · 254
- AHSTW High School12.9 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Middle/Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Middle/Senior High School?
Riverside Middle/Senior High School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Riverside Middle/Senior High School serve?
Riverside Middle/Senior High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Middle/Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Middle/Senior High School is approximately 15.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Middle/Senior High School?
At Riverside Middle/Senior High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Middle/Senior High School?
Riverside Middle/Senior High School is overseen by Riverside Comm School District in Pottawattamie County.
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