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Riverside Middle School
265 Eleanor St Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49505, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2969
Ranking:
(2,150 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
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: | 21 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 305 | 386 | 419 | 490 | 483 | 515 | 579 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 93 | 30.5% | 118 | 30.6% | 138 | 32.9% | 174 | 35.5% | 162 | 33.5% | 174 | 33.8% | 199 | 34.4% |
Grade 7: | 97 | 31.8% | 133 | 34.5% | 158 | 37.7% | 152 | 31.0% | 148 | 30.6% | 172 | 33.4% | 187 | 32.3% |
Grade 8: | 115 | 37.7% | 135 | 35.0% | 123 | 29.4% | 164 | 33.5% | 173 | 35.8% | 169 | 32.8% | 193 | 33.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 56.4% | 185 | 47.9% | 234 | 55.8% | 255 | 52.0% | 199 | 41.2% | 226 | 43.9% | 300 | 51.8% |
Female: | 133 | 43.6% | 201 | 52.1% | 185 | 44.2% | 235 | 48.0% | 141 | 29.2% | 208 | 40.4% | 203 | 35.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 79 | 25.9% | 93 | 24.1% | 87 | 20.8% | 88 | 18.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 82 | 15.9% | 89 | 15.4% |
Black: | 136 | 44.6% | 162 | 42.0% | 199 | 47.5% | 268 | 54.7% | 247 | 51.1% | 267 | 51.8% | 293 | 50.6% |
White: | 61 | 20.0% | 81 | 21.0% | 83 | 19.8% | 81 | 16.5% | 87 | 18.0% | 86 | 16.7% | 117 | 20.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 7.5% | 43 | 11.1% | 44 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 272 | 89.2% | 348 | 90.2% | 386 | 92.1% | 443 | 90.4% | 437 | 90.5% | 448 | 87.0% | 465 | 80.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.6% | 20 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.5% | 22 | 4.3% | 45 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 16.64 | 14.11 | 16.39 | 14.64 | 13.30 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 33.2% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 41% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 65.2% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 58.9% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 65.2% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 41.8% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 60.2% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 29% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 53.7% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 59.1% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 59.5% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 37% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 35.3% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 46.5% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.8% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 42.1% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 36.7% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
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* Riverside Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.