Enrollment
143
Middle
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE·NCES 200035101983
Riverside Middle School
710 Harding Avenue, Wathena, KS 66090 · (785) 989-4425 · Doniphan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
83 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Riverside Middle School→Riverside High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverside. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 22.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 School
Riverside Middle School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle School this school | 143 | 58.0% | 27.4% |
| Hoisington Middle Hoisington | 158 | 58.2% | 23.9% |
| Oakley Middle School Oakley | 135 | 57.8% | 31.4% |
| South Central Middle School Protection | 113 | 57.5% | 38.6% |
| Concordia Middle Concordia | 177 | 58.8% | 46.9% |
| Everest Middle Everest | 151 | 64.2% | 27.4% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #124 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #93 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #106 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #184 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #79 of 195 |
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
143
+12 (+9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 58% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 9.1 | 16.8:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 10.4 | 14.6:1 | 52% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 55% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 11.1 | 10.4:1 | 70% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 59% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 2 | 74.5:1 | 50% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (115 to 143); teachers down 1% (11.1 to 11).
About Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Wathena, Kansas, in Doniphan County. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 143 students. The school is 64% below the average for middle schools in Kansas.
Riverside Middle School is among 5 schools run by Riverside, which serves 638 students.
At Riverside Middle School, 78% of students are White. It is also 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Doniphan County is roughly 90% White. The diversity index for Riverside Middle School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riverside Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas is close to this figure. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Doniphan County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Riverside Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Kansas public middle schools.
Riverside Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.4%) and its predicted rate (34.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Doniphan County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,028, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,340, Riverside Middle School among them.
Riverside High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Riverside Middle School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Riverside Middle School places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 131 to 143. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.6 to 13.0 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Doniphan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,503
Census ACS
Median income
$74,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 181 students
- Riverside Primary SchoolElementary · 168 students
- Riverside IntermediateElementary · 142 students
- Riverside Virtual High SchoolHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Wathena
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 181 students
- Riverside Virtual High SchoolHigh · 4 students
Other Riverside Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Riverside Middle. Riverside Middle School is the 16th largest of the 17.
- Riverside Middle SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI · 1,139 students
- Riverside MiddleGreer, SC · 1,086 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 739 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolEvans, GA · 711 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High School0.0 mi · 181
- Riverside Virtual High School0.0 mi · 4
- Riverside Intermediate3.6 mi · 142
- Riverside Primary School3.7 mi · 168
- Lake Early Learning Center5.2 mi · 211
- LAFAYETTE HIGH5.4 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Middle SchoolHow many students attend Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 06-08.
Is Riverside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Riverside Middle School have?
Riverside Middle School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Middle School?
Student demographics at Riverside Middle School are roughly 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Riverside Middle School public or private?
Riverside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside.
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