📍 204 Athletic Club Blvd, Clayton, Johnston County, 27527
Riverwood Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 948 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverwood Middle enrolls 948 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 25% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 235 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 948 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Riverwood Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Riverwood Middle is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 948 students, Riverwood Middle is larger than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small