Riverbend Middle School
1124 Union St Iowa Falls IA, 50126, Hardin County Phone: 641-648-6430 Ranking:  (390 out of 696, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Iowa Falls Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 218 | 226 | 194 | 185 | 194 | 202 | 198 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 105 | 48.2% | 119 | 52.7% | 110 | 56.7% | 87 | 47.0% | 90 | 46.4% | 105 | 52.0% | 101 | 51.0% |
| Grade 8: | 113 | 51.8% | 107 | 47.3% | 84 | 43.3% | 98 | 53.0% | 104 | 53.6% | 97 | 48.0% | 97 | 49.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 92 | 42.2% | 109 | 48.2% | 104 | 53.6% | 96 | 51.9% | 106 | 54.6% | 111 | 55.0% | 103 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 126 | 57.8% | 117 | 51.8% | 90 | 46.4% | 89 | 48.1% | 88 | 45.4% | 83 | 41.1% | 91 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 7.3% | 19 | 8.4% | 17 | 8.8% | 8 | 4.3% | 8 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
| White: | 194 | 89.0% | 197 | 87.2% | 171 | 88.1% | 172 | 93.0% | 178 | 91.8% | 193 | 95.5% | 192 | 97.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 2.2% | 6 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 33.9% | 70 | 31.0% | 52 | 26.8% | 55 | 29.7% | 42 | 21.6% | 34 | 16.8% | 38 | 19.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 5.0% | 20 | 8.8% | 29 | 14.9% | 29 | 15.7% | 15 | 7.7% | 20 | 9.9% | 15 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.87 | 16.90 | 15.07 | 13.21 | 12.05 | 13.10 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.77% | 76.77% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.96% | 71.96% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.70% | 69.70% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.22% | 68.22% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.00% | 70.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.26% | 74.26% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | 71.25% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.25% | 75.25% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 90.0% | 88.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 25.0 years | 24.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% | 88.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,798.0 | $42,738.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,491.0 | $44,612.0 |
* Riverbend Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.