Enrollment
129
High
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4·NCES 560109000036
Riverside Middle/High School
1212 West B Street, Basin, WY 82410 · (307) 568-2416 · Big Horn County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Wyoming public high schools
- A-Test 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.
- ·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 Wyoming public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
50 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 18% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Big Horn County School District #4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
65.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wyoming 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 Wyoming'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 Riverside Middle/High School
Riverside Middle/High School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle/High School this school | 129 | 38.8% | 63.9% |
| Cokeville High School Cokeville | 98 | 36.7% | 65.9% |
| Moorcroft Secondary School Moorcroft | 269 | 44.2% | 50.3% |
| Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School Lingle | 107 | 46.7% | 48.4% |
| Burlington High School Burlington | 69 | 47.8% | 76.2% |
| Burns Jr & Sr High School Burns | 307 | 34.2% | 47.3% |
Matched among Wyoming high 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 Riverside Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #6 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #6 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #13 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #50 of 84 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #20 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
129
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 129 | 17.9 | 7.2:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 17.9 | 7.0:1 | 35% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 18 | 7.4:1 | 35% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 20 | 6.8:1 | 36% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 19.1 | 8.0:1 | 53% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 12 | 7.4:1 | 43% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 31% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 121 | 12 | 10.1:1 | 30% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 132 | 16 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (153 to 129); teachers down 6% (19.1 to 17.9).
About Riverside Middle/High School
Riverside Middle/High School is a very small high school in Basin, Wyoming, one of the schools in Big Horn County School District #4. Federal data show 129 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Wyoming, the average enrollment is about 346.
Big Horn County School District #4 counts 2 schools and 251 students, including Riverside Middle/High School.
The share of White students at Riverside Middle/High School is 91%. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Big Horn County overall, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Riverside Middle/High School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riverside Middle/High School reports a ratio of 7.2 students per teacher, from 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming is 4.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Riverside Middle/High School, 39% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Big Horn County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Among Wyoming public high schools, Riverside Middle/High School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Riverside Middle/High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.9%; the prediction is 57.9%.
The school is in Big Horn County, where median household income comes to about $62,101, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Big Horn County counts 14 public schools with about 2,657 students.
Riverside Middle/High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Laura Irwin Elementary, its nearest public school. Riverside Middle/High School has 4 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 61.2% on proficiency, and Riverside Middle/High School is above that at 63.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Riverside Middle/High School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 6 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Big Horn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,828
Census ACS
Median income
$62,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Horn County School District #4
- Laura Irwin ElementaryElementary · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Laura Irwin Elementary0.1 mi · 122
- Greybull Elementary7.0 mi · 207
- Greybull High School8.0 mi · 136
- Greybull Middle School8.1 mi · 104
- Burlington Elementary19.4 mi · 119
- Burlington High School19.4 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Middle/High SchoolHow large is Riverside Middle/High School?
Riverside Middle/High School enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 06-12.
Is Riverside Middle/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Middle/High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Riverside Middle/High School have?
Riverside Middle/High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Middle/High School?
Student demographics at Riverside Middle/High School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Riverside Middle/High School public or private?
Riverside Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Horn County School District #4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.