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Rivercrest Junior High School

4100 US HWY 271 S, BOGATA, TX 75417 · (903) 632-5205 · Red River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Enrollment
149
Middle
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
109 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64329%
Grade 75235%
Grade 85436%
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11175%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
2517%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
64%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
64%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
8154%
Female
6846%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rivercrest Junior High School→Rivercrest High School
Feeds from
Rivercrest Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within RIVERCREST ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -25.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 25 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%39.0%24.0%16.0%
Mathematics17.0%35.0%35.0%13.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2660.0%52.0%
2024-2551.0%57.0%
2023-2451.0%59.0%
2022-2369.0%77.0%
2021-2279.0%79.0%
2020-2169.0%77.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →

Schools most like Rivercrest Junior High School

Rivercrest Junior High School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rivercrest Junior High School this school14973.2%46.1%
Wolfe City Middle School
WOLFE CITY
16269.1%45.6%
Bangs Middle School
BANGS
20170.1%48.6%
Hemphill Middle School
HEMPHILL
21965.8%51.0%
Malakoff Junior High School
MALAKOFF
23773.4%45.4%
Ore City Middle School
ORE CITY
19163.9%35.8%
Matched among Texas 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 Rivercrest Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.1%#657 of 1,635
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#507 of 1,670
▼ 156
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#584 of 1,670
▲ 342
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-17.0pp#13 of 1,570
Enrollment
ranked largest first
149#1,618 of 1,749
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.2%#658 of 1,648
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 2024-25
Enrollment
149
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514915.89.4:173% (109)
2023-2416216.110.1:178% (126)
2022-2316518.78.8:170% (115)
2020-211531510.2:163% (97)
2017-1815614.211.0:161% (95)
2015-161591411.4:162% (99)
2010-111781412.7:158% (103)
2000-012101415.0:157% (119)
1990-911611213.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rivercrest Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (156 to 149); teachers up 11% (14.2 to 15.8).

About Rivercrest Junior High School

Rivercrest Junior High School operates as a very small middle school in BOGATA, Texas. Its enrollment is 149 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.

RIVERCREST ISD has 3 schools and 684 students, and Rivercrest Junior High School is one of those schools.

About 75% of the student body at Rivercrest Junior High School is White. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Red River County residents are about 75% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Rivercrest Junior High School are from different groups.

There are 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.4:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Red River County is similar, at 72%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rivercrest Junior High School, the prediction is 42.5% and the result is 46.1%.

The county, Red River County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $48,491 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Red River County has 10 public schools with about 2,125 students, including Rivercrest Junior High School.

Rivercrest High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Rivercrest Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 43.4%, lower than Rivercrest Junior High School's 46.1%.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Red River County at a glance

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Population
11,611
Census ACS
Median income
$48,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,125 students

Quick facts

School name
Rivercrest Junior High School
District
RIVERCREST ISD
Address
4100 US HWY 271 S, BOGATA, TX 75417
Phone
(903) 632-5205
County
Red River County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
149
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (73%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
484212004798
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rivercrest Junior High School
How many students attend Rivercrest Junior High School?
Rivercrest Junior High School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rivercrest Junior High School serve?
Rivercrest Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rivercrest Junior High School have?
Rivercrest Junior High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rivercrest Junior High School?
At Rivercrest Junior High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Rivercrest Junior High School public or private?
Rivercrest Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIVERCREST ISD.
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