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Enrollment
1,161
Middle
DISTRICT 1,127 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391021310
Riverwood Middle School
2910 HIGH VALLEY DR, KINGWOOD, TX 77345 · (281) 641-4800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,161 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
163 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
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 | 393 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 367 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Riverwood Middle School→Kingwood High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 24.0% | 12.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 45.0% | 32.0% | 14.0% | 9.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 57.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Riverwood Middle School
Riverwood Middle School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood Middle School this school | 1,161 | 14.0% | 72.2% |
| Harpool Middle School LANTANA | 860 | 14.9% | 70.3% |
| Aledo Middle School ALEDO | 1,049 | 12.8% | 67.0% |
| Wylie West Junior High School ABILENE | 1,038 | 19.7% | 62.1% |
| McAnally Middle School FORT WORTH | 898 | 18.6% | 63.9% |
| Indian Springs Middle School KELLER | 891 | 11.9% | 68.2% |
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 Riverwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #75 of 1,635 | #15 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #66 of 1,670 ▲ 33 | #12 of 219 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #94 of 1,670 ▲ 39 | #14 of 219 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #207 of 1,570 | #33 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,161 | #145 of 1,749 | #43 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,378 of 1,542 | #179 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #918 of 1,543 | #121 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,605 of 1,648 | #219 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #237 of 437 | #24 of 41 |
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
1,161
+101 (+10%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,044
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,161 | 66.3 | 17.5:1 | 14% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 1,143 | 66.4 | 17.2:1 | 13% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 1,135 | 62.6 | 18.1:1 | 12% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 1,060 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 8% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 1,051 | 62.6 | 16.8:1 | 5% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 5% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 1,056 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 4% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 63 | 16.6:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,051 to 1,161); teachers up 6% (62.6 to 66.3).
About Riverwood Middle School
Riverwood Middle School is a public middle school in KINGWOOD, Texas. In all, 1,161 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 81% larger than the average for middle schools in Texas.
Riverwood Middle School is one of the 50 schools that make up HUMBLE ISD (48,502 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at Riverwood Middle School is White: 68%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 34 points above the 34% share among Harris County residents. The diversity index for Riverwood Middle School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riverwood Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, with 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Riverwood Middle School lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Texas public middle schools.
Riverwood Middle School scores 72.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 67.7%.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Riverwood Middle School.
Willow Creek Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Riverwood Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Riverwood Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Riverwood Middle School enrolled 1,060 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,161. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.8:1 to 17.5:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in KINGWOOD
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Creekwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Kingwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Kings Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
Other Riverwood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Riverwood Middle. Riverwood Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Riverwood MiddleClayton, NC · 902 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 581
- Shadow Forest Elementary School0.8 mi · 584
- Deerwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 641
- Greentree Elementary School1.7 mi · 706
- Hidden Hollow Elementary School1.9 mi · 433
- Creekwood Middle School2.0 mi · 1,144
Frequently asked questions
About Riverwood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Riverwood Middle School?
Riverwood Middle School enrolls approximately 1,161 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Riverwood Middle School serve?
Riverwood Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverwood Middle School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Riverwood Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverwood Middle School?
At Riverwood Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Riverwood Middle School in?
Riverwood Middle School is part of HUMBLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.