📍 265 Eleanor St Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49505
Riverside Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside Middle School enrolls 248 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 131 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 20% |
| White | 41 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 248 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 76.
Riverside Middle School is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Riverside Middle School is close to the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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