📍 7144 SE 70th, Riverton, Cherokee County, 66770
Riverton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Riverton, Cherokee County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverton school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverton Middle enrolls 170 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Two or more races and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 170 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverton Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 1.
Riverton Middle is one of 3 schools in Riverton, based in Riverton, Kansas. The district serves 679 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Riverton Middle is smaller than the district average of about 226 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant