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Enrollment
559
Middle
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #25·NCES 560522000287
Riverton Middle School
840 Major Avenue, Riverton, WY 82501 · (307) 856-9443 · Fremont County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Wyoming public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
210 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
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 | 176 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 30% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Fremont County School District #25. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
46.8%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Riverton Middle School
Riverton Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Middle School this school | 559 | 37.6% | 48.7% |
| Lincoln Middle School Green River | 504 | 37.1% | 54.7% |
| Pilot Butte Elementary Rock Springs | 547 | 38.9% | 42.9% |
| C Y Middle School Casper | 766 | 37.1% | 61.2% |
| Sheridan Junior High School Sheridan | 766 | 35.2% | 71.2% |
| Powell Middle School Powell | 387 | 45.0% | 69.1% |
Matched among Wyoming 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 Riverton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #28 of 40 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #30 of 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #32 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #13 of 61 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #15 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #25 of 42 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #18 of 23 | 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
559
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 38% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 45.9 | 13.0:1 | 51% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 43.9 | 12.3:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 39.1 | 14.9:1 | 44% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 51% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | N/A | N/A | 45% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 59% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 40 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (584 to 559); teachers up 12% (39.1 to 44).
About Riverton Middle School
Federal records list Riverton Middle School as a middle school in Riverton, Wyoming. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 559 students. Statewide, middle schools in Wyoming average about 319 students each.
Riverton Middle School is a school in Fremont County School District #25. The district has 8 schools and 2,504 students.
White students make up a majority at Riverton Middle School, at 59%. Next come 21% Native American, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Fremont County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverton Middle School and a ratio of 12.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wyoming average 12.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment. Public schools in Fremont County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Riverton Middle School is C-. Compared with Wyoming public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Riverton Middle School is 9.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.7% actual, 58.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wyoming.
Fremont County has about 39,533 residents, and the median household income is $64,904, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Fremont County has 35 public schools and roughly 6,606 students.
The shortest distance from Riverton Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Frontier Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Riverton Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 559, starting from 555.
Community posts for Riverton Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,533
Census ACS
Median income
$64,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
6,606 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont County School District #25
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 701 students
- Rendezvous ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Willow Creek ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 173 students
- Ashgrove ElementaryElementary · 150 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 701 students
- Rendezvous ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Willow Creek ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 173 students
- Ashgrove ElementaryElementary · 150 students
Other Riverton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverton Middle. Riverton Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton, IL · 347 students
- Riverton MiddleRiverton, KS · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Academy0.1 mi · 42
- Riverton High School0.2 mi · 701
- Jackson Elementary0.7 mi · 173
- Rendezvous Elementary0.9 mi · 324
- Willow Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 269
- Ashgrove Elementary1.1 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverton Middle School?
Riverton Middle School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Riverton Middle School serve?
Riverton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverton Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Riverton Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Riverton Middle School?
Student demographics at Riverton Middle School are roughly 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Riverton Middle School in?
Riverton Middle School is part of Fremont County School District #25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.