📍 9500 U S 287 N, Amarillo, Potter County, 79108
River Road Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachel Freeman. It is part of the River Road Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Road Middle enrolls 319 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 202 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 319 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
River Road Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
River Road Middle is one of 4 schools in RIVER ROAD ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 1,221 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, River Road Middle is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize