Riverside Middle School

Riverside Middle School is one of the micro-enrollment intermediate schools in Wathena, Kansas, operated by Riverside, with 143 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

Riverside runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 638 students. Riverside Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverside Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Doniphan County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverside Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Doniphan County) shows that median household income runs about $74,028, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Doniphan County (combined enrollment of about 1,340 students).

The closest other public school is Riverside High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Riverside Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

Riverside Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 24%: 115 students in 2018 compared to 143 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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