Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERTON·NCES 201113000926
Riverton High
7120 SE 70th, Riverton, KS 66770 · (620) 848-3388 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest 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 Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
121 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
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 9 | 47 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 27% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 31.0% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 32.8% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Riverton High
Riverton High's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton High this school | 218 | 55.5% | 24.6% |
| Yates Center High Yates Center | 181 | 57.5% | 25.8% |
| Republic County Jr./Sr. High School Belleville | 245 | 52.2% | 29.8% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School Mankato | 175 | 55.4% | 33.0% |
| Uniontown High School Uniontown | 178 | 57.9% | 35.1% |
Matched among Kansas 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #179 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #129 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #190 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #166 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #34 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #90 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #66 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #56 of 100 |
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
218
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 218 | 20.1 | 10.8:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 15.8 | 14.3:1 | 56% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 16.8 | 13.3:1 | 55% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 46% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 15.8 | 14.8:1 | 50% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 48% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 50% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 30% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (234 to 218); teachers up 27% (15.8 to 20.1).
About Riverton High
Riverton High is a high school in Riverton, Kansas, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 218 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Kansas enroll around 410, and this school is 47% below that mark.
Riverton enrolls 678 students in 3 schools, including Riverton High.
Riverton High is 81% White by enrollment. Next come 10% multiracial and 5% Native American. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverton High is 10.8:1, based on 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Riverton High counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Riverton High 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 39% of Kansas public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Riverton High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.6%; the prediction is 35.6%.
In the surrounding county, Cherokee County, the median household earns about $57,668 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Riverton High, Cherokee County has 17 public schools.
Riverton Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Riverton High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Riverton High ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 217 to 218, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 10.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Riverton High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton ElemElementary · 313 students
- Riverton MiddleMiddle · 147 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton ElemElementary · 313 students
- Riverton MiddleMiddle · 147 students
Other Riverton High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Riverton High. Riverton High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Riverton HighRIVERTON, UT · 2,295 students
- Riverton High SchoolRiverton, WY · 701 students
- Riverton High SchoolRiverton, IL · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton Middle0.0 mi · 147
- Riverton Elem0.0 mi · 313
- Baxter Springs High2.9 mi · 361
- USD 508 eAcademy2.9 mi · 36
- Lincoln Elem3.6 mi · 245
- Spring Grove Primary Center3.8 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton HighHow large is Riverton High?
Riverton High enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverton High serve?
Riverton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverton High?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Riverton High.
What is the student diversity at Riverton High?
Student demographics at Riverton High are roughly 81% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverton High?
Riverton High is overseen by Riverton in Cherokee County.
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