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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERAMEC VALLEY R-III·NCES 292346002864
RIVERBEND SCH.
2085 HWY N, PACIFIC, MO 63069 · (636) 271-1481 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
203 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
RIVERBEND SCH.→PACIFIC HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MERAMEC VALLEY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
442
+212 (+92%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.6:1
% White
86%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RIVERBEND SCH.
RIVERBEND SCH., a reasonably sized middle-grades school in PACIFIC, Missouri, one of the schools within MERAMEC VALLEY R-III, enrolls 442 students, covering grades 7 through 8.
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,131 students. RIVERBEND SCH. is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, RIVERBEND SCH. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, RIVERBEND SCH. has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIVERBEND SCH. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 55.8%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $73,165, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), RIVERBEND SCH. is one campus in the mix.
TRUMAN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVERBEND SCH.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERBEND SCH. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Five-year trend. RIVERBEND SCH.'s enrollment has grew 92% since 2018, when it stood at 230 (now 442).
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
- PACIFIC HIGHHigh · 973 students
- ZITZMAN ELEM.Elementary · 469 students
- PACIFIC INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 399 students
- COLEMAN ELEM.Elementary · 265 students
- NIKE ELEM.Elementary · 212 students
- TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
Other schools in PACIFIC
- PACIFIC HIGHHigh · 973 students
- ZITZMAN ELEM.Elementary · 469 students
- PACIFIC INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 399 students
- TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
- DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING CElementary · 23 students
- MISSOURI EASTERN CORR CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- TRUMAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 201
- ZITZMAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 469
- DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING C1.4 mi · 23
- PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE1.4 mi · 399
- PACIFIC HIGH1.5 mi · 973
- NIKE ELEM.4.0 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERBEND SCH.What is the total enrollment at RIVERBEND SCH.?
RIVERBEND SCH. enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does RIVERBEND SCH. serve?
RIVERBEND SCH. serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at RIVERBEND SCH.?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at RIVERBEND SCH..
How diverse is RIVERBEND SCH.?
RIVERBEND SCH. reports a student body of 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERBEND SCH.?
RIVERBEND SCH. is overseen by MERAMEC VALLEY R-III in Franklin County.
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