Riverside Middle, Greer SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Riverside Middle

Riverside Middle sits in the Greenville 01 district, serving grades six through eight from its campus on a main road in Greer. This is a large public middle school, with enough enrollment to sustain a full range of grade-level academic offerings, though no specific programs such as magnet or career pathways are listed in the available data. The school describes itself as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation, and its Title I status is not reported, so it is not immediately clear whether it receives federal funding for low-income student support.

Academically, Riverside Middle posts solid results on South Carolina’s state assessments. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above is well above average across all three grades, with the highest performance in seventh and eighth grades. Math proficiency is still a clear strength but somewhat lower than ELA, with each grade hovering near where a majority of students meet the bar. In science, tested only in sixth grade, proficiency is decent though a step behind math and ELA. Social studies data is only available from a 2018-19 assessment, which showed strong results, but given the age of that data it should be treated as background rather than current. State cut scores changed for both ELA and science in the years since, so direct year-over-year comparisons are not meaningful; the school has only a single year of recent data for each subject. A parent may want to ask how performance trends have shifted under the updated standards.

The student body is majority white, with sizable Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations, each representing a significant share of the school. A modest percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a portion of families face financial strain but that the school is not serving a high-poverty population. Data on special education identification and English learner status is not reported, so families with children who have individualized education plans or who are learning English should follow up with the school directly about available supports.

Greer itself offers a range of amenities that matter to families: there are several lakes in the area for recreation, a large downtown park, and a historic district. The Greenville-Spartanburg airport is close, and the city has an inland port that connects to Charleston by rail. Housing values in the school’s zip code are above the national median and have risen modestly over the past year. Rents are near the national average, making ownership challenging but rental options more accessible. The local unemployment rate is low, and median household income has been trending up, reflecting the broader economic stability of the Upstate region. The district itself reported no major recent changes in its public-facing information, so Riverside Middle appears to be operating in a steady local context.

No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, or staffing ratios was available for this school, which are gaps a family may want to fill by contacting the school or reviewing state report cards. Because this is a middle school, there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, course access details such as pathways to high school credit or extracurriculars were not included in the record. What is clear from the testing data is that Riverside Middle provides a strong academic foundation in core subjects, with particularly consistent performance in reading and writing across all grade levels. Families looking for a reliable, large middle school in a growing suburban area with good state-test results will find that profile here.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 47% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 41% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 41% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 61% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 63% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 61% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 55% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 72% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income80%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income61%Higher-income84%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income62%Higher-income85%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income75%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income69%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income72%33 pp gap