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Riverside Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

265 Eleanor St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 · (616) 819-2969 · Part of Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Rapids’ School Grade C better than 33% of Michigan school districts

Students
227
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Riverside Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Grand Rapids kids: 10 high schools

On the path

Where Grand Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Riverside Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

265 Eleanor St NE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 677
Grade 769
Grade 881
Enrollment over time
227’20
205’21
248’22
244’23
227’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 61%Hispanic 17%White 11%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside Middle School from Grand Rapids families.

Other schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Grand Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.