📍 131 Hall St, Watertown, Jefferson County, 53094
Riverside Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Watertown, Jefferson County. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watertown Unified School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverside Middle enrolls 693 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 468 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 693 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Riverside Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 WI-50, state senate district 13, state house district 37.
Riverside Middle is one of 10 schools in Watertown Unified School District, based in Watertown, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,076 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 693 students, Riverside Middle is larger than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe