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C−

Riverside Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3700 Madison Avenue, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 281-6000 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

Billings’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
436
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Riverside Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Billings kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Riverside Middle SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3700 Madison Avenue, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6149
Grade 7141
Grade 8146
Enrollment over time
558’20
537’21
492’22
460’23
436’24

Down 21.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%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 Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
691 students18:1
Boulder School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
434 students18:1
Broadwater School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
400 students16:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
393 students17:1

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 Montana’s other public schools; Billings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.