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How has Riverside Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
436
Middle
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 139
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILLINGS ELEM·NCES 300387000903
Riverside Middle School
3700 Madison Avenue, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 281-6000 · Yellowstone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
297 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 149 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 40% · 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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
33.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
17.0%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Riverside Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle School this school | 436 | 68.1% | N/A |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School Billings | 741 | 60.1% | N/A |
| East Middle School Great Falls | 764 | 63.5% | N/A |
| Lewistown 7-8 Lewistown | 198 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Fairview 6-8 Fairview | 59 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Medicine Crow Middle School Billings | 517 | 60.7% | N/A |
Matched among Montana 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 Montana | In Yellowstone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #67 of 75 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #63 of 78 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #24 of 227 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #2 of 46 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #1 of 46 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #18 of 78 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #7 of 24 | #3 of 6 |
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
436
-122 (-22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 436 | 35.4 | 12.3:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 37.1 | 12.4:1 | 69% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 40.9 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 39.1 | 13.3:1 | 60% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 70% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 57% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 47% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (520 to 436); teachers down 10% (39.1 to 35.4).
About Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Billings, Montana. It teaches 436 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Montana enroll about 139 students on average.
Billings Elem has 29 schools; together they serve 11,377 students.
White students are 57% of those enrolled at Riverside Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Yellowstone County overall, about 86% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverside Middle School has a ratio of 12.3:1. The average for middle schools in Montana, 11.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Yellowstone County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
The school is in Yellowstone County, where the median household earns about $76,570 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Yellowstone County, 68 public schools serve about 23,853 students.
Orchard School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 436 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 558. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
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Yellowstone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,957
Census ACS
Median income
$76,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
23,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Billings Elem
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Ben Steele Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 691 students
- Meadowlark SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Will James Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Medicine Crow Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Billings
- Billings West High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Billings Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Ben Steele Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 691 students
Other Riverside Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Riverside Middle. Riverside Middle School is the 9th 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
- Orchard School0.3 mi · 340
- Ponderosa School0.8 mi · 277
- Broadwater School1.1 mi · 400
- Newman School1.2 mi · 249
- Billings Early College School1.3 mi · 60
- Billings Multilingual Academy1.3 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Riverside Middle School serve?
Riverside Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Riverside Middle School.
How diverse is Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School reports a student body of 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School is overseen by Billings Elem in Yellowstone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.