Enrollment
147
Middle
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERTON·NCES 201113000872
Riverton Middle
7144 SE 70th, Riverton, KS 66770 · (620) 848-3355 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
76 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 31% |
Student demographics
31%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
Students here typically continue to
Riverton Middle→Riverton High
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
32.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 32.7% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 9.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle
Riverton Middle's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Middle this school | 147 | 51.7% | 20.3% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
| Belle Plaine Middle Belle Plaine | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| West Franklin Middle School Pomona | 149 | 54.4% | 24.4% |
| Remington Middle School Whitewater | 151 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Reno Valley Middle School Hutchinson | 137 | 53.3% | 30.1% |
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 Riverton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #163 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #151 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #131 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #182 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #96 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
147
-19 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 147 | 14.1 | 10.5:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 12.4 | 13.1:1 | 55% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 12.2 | 13.9:1 | 57% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 57% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 13.7 | 12.6:1 | 60% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 56% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 61% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 44% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (172 to 147); teachers up 3% (13.7 to 14.1).
About Riverton Middle
At 7144 SE 70th in Riverton, Kansas, Riverton Middle operates as a very small middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 147 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 402.
Riverton is responsible for 3 schools, Riverton Middle included, with 678 students in all.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverton Middle are from different groups.
There are 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverton Middle, giving a ratio of 10.5:1. Middle schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 12.7:1. By family income, 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cherokee County averages 61%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverton Middle is in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools: 20.3% actual against 37.4% predicted.
Looking at the county, Cherokee County, the median household earns about $57,668 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The county has 17 public schools and about 3,647 students.
Measured in a straight line, Riverton High is less than a tenth of a mile from Riverton Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Riverton Middle is behind the 33.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Riverton Middle is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 19 students, from 166 to 147. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.5:1.
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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 HighHigh · 218 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton ElemElementary · 313 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 218 students
Other Riverton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverton Middle. Riverton Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton, WY · 559 students
- Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton, IL · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton High0.0 mi · 218
- Riverton Elem0.0 mi · 313
- USD 508 eAcademy2.9 mi · 36
- Baxter Springs High2.9 mi · 361
- Lincoln Elem3.6 mi · 245
- Spring Grove Primary Center3.8 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton MiddleHow many students attend Riverton Middle?
Riverton Middle enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 06-08.
Is Riverton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverton Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverton Middle is approximately 10.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverton Middle?
At Riverton Middle, the student body is approximately 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
What district is Riverton Middle in?
Riverton Middle is part of Riverton.
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