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Schools in Riverton

Riverton’s public schools

Sidney Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
73%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
437 students on the public path
In brief

Riverton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Riverton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Sidney Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Sidney High School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Riverton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sidney Elementary Schoolin SidneyB−
7–12Sidney High Schoolin SidneyB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sidney Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sidney Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 438 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,861IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading73%
State average 69.7% · 330 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 330 students tested

Riverton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Riverton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Riverton—Sidney

Every school in Riverton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rivertonin other towns
Sidney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sidney
B−
241 students16:1Rate it →
Sidney High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sidney
B−
196 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Riverton’s schools

Are Riverton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Riverton. Sidney Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Riverton in?

Sidney Community School District.

Where do Riverton kids go to high school?

Sidney High School.

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What Riverton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.