RIVER ROAD MIDDLE

Located at 9500 U S 287 N, in AMARILLO, Texas, RIVER ROAD MIDDLE is a tight-knit 6-8 campus that instructs 294 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within RIVER ROAD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 643.

RIVER ROAD MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by RIVER ROAD ISD, a district that caters to 1,221 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RIVER ROAD MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting RIVER ROAD MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIVER ROAD MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

In the broader community, Potter County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,249, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. RIVER ROAD MIDDLE is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

RIVER ROAD H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVER ROAD MIDDLE at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

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