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Riverside Middle
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Riverside Middle
Riverside Middle is a middle school of large scale in Greer, South Carolina, one of the schools within Greenville 01, works with 1,086 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 75% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.
Within Greenville 01, which oversees 89 schools and 78,776 students, Riverside Middle is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Riverside Middle shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Riverside Middle has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Riverside Middle higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Greenville County put median household income runs about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Greenville County's 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), Riverside Middle is one campus in the mix.
Riverside High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverside Middle.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,113 students in 2018 compared to 1,086 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 56% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Riverside Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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