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Enrollment
1,150
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324003019
River City Middle
6300 Hull Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23224 · (804) 272-7554 · Richmond city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,150 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Virginia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,138 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 | 364 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 434 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 31% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 River City Middle
River City Middle's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River City Middle this school | 1,150 | 99.0% | 32.4% |
| Thomas C. Boushall Middle Richmond | 621 | 99.4% | 45.5% |
| Falling Creek Middle North Chesterfield | 1,443 | 75.7% | 39.4% |
| Grace E. Metz Middle Manassas | 1,111 | 77.8% | 47.8% |
| Skyline Middle Harrisonburg | 738 | 85.6% | 54.6% |
| Mayfield Intermediate Manassas | 839 | 78.8% | 59.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 River City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #336 of 337 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #338 of 342 ▼ 4 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #342 of 342 ▼ 1 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,150 | #46 of 343 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #115 of 327 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #225 of 333 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #35 of 340 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.1% | #4 of 99 | N/A |
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
1,150
-267 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,150 | 92.8 | 12.4:1 | 99% (1,138) |
| 2023-24 | 1,177 | 52 | 22.6:1 | 100% (1,173) |
| 2022-23 | 1,180 | 105.5 | 11.2:1 | 98% (1,154) |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 | 95 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 67 | 11.9:1 | 100% (795) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 77 | 12.1:1 | 98% (912) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (798 to 1,150); teachers up 39% (67 to 92.8).
About River City Middle
River City Middle is a middle-grades school in Richmond, Virginia, reachable at (804) 272-7554. The school reports 1,150 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students.
Federal data list 47 schools in Richmond City Public Schools, with 20,962 students enrolled.
A majority of students at River City Middle, 62%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black and 3% White. Among all residents of Richmond city, the Hispanic share is about 11%. By the diversity index, River City Middle comes in at 50%.
River City Middle employs 92.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
The allk12 Grade for River City Middle is F. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 61.2%. River City Middle posts 32.4%, 28.8 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Richmond city has about 229,359 residents, and median household income is about $64,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Richmond city number 61 and enroll about 20,253.
G.H. Reid Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. River City Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.3% proficiency; River City Middle posts 32.4%.
River City Middle has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The number of students declined from 1,417 to 1,150 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at River City Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
- G.H. Reid ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Other River City Middle schools
One other US public school is named River City Middle. River City Middle is the largest of the 2.
- RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 550 students
Nearby schools
- G.H. Reid Elementary0.5 mi · 671
- J.L. Francis Elementary1.2 mi · 526
- J.A. Chalkley Elementary1.3 mi · 835
- Manchester Middle1.4 mi · 1,109
- Broad Rock Elementary1.7 mi · 612
- Miles Jones Elementary1.7 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About River City MiddleHow large is River City Middle?
River City Middle enrolls approximately 1,150 students in grades 06-08.
Is River City Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
River City Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River City Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River City Middle is approximately 12.4:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at River City Middle?
At River City Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 62% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is River City Middle public or private?
River City Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.