The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 32% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School serves students in grades six through eight in the unincorporated community of Chattaroy, located in northern Spokane County. The school is part of the Riverside School District, and its students feed into Riverside High School. Chattaroy itself is a rural crossroads community along U.S. Route 2, situated in a valley at the confluence of the Little Spokane River and Deer Creek. It has no formal downtown and limited walkability; daily life revolves around the highway corridor and the elementary school. Residents looking for this setting are typically choosing a rural, small-town environment within driving distance of Spokane.
The student body at Riverside Middle School is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up a noticeable minority and very small numbers of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, or multiracial. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower-income population relative to the broader community. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the profile, so a parent with a child in either category would want to contact the school directly about supports.
On state assessments, Riverside Middle School’s results show a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly half of students across the three tested grades met proficiency standards. Math results varied more by grade level; seventh graders performed stronger than their schoolmates in sixth and eighth grades. Science is tested in eighth grade only, and the proficiency rate there was lower. When compared to other districts in Spokane County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls below the midpoint of the cohort. A parent looking at these figures may want to ask the school about specific interventions for the grades and subjects where proficiency is lower, as well as how the school supports students who are not meeting benchmarks.
Because the dataset only contains a single year of state assessment results, there is no trend information available to show whether the school’s performance has been improving, declining, or holding steady over time. That makes it difficult to assess momentum from the numbers alone. A parent might ask the school for its own internal trend data or for information about school improvement plans.
No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline were provided for this school. The profile also did not include information on course offerings, extracurricular programs, or staffing ratios. For a middle school of this size, families will want to learn what electives, music, arts, athletics, and support programs are available, as those details are not captured here.
The Riverside School District shows no publicly reported recent changes of the kind that often matter to parents, such as new levies, boundary adjustments, curriculum overhauls, or strategic plan updates. The search turned up only general statistical profiles. That does not mean nothing is happening, only that nothing surfaced in the brief. A parent new to the area may wish to check the district’s website or attend a school board meeting to get a current sense of local priorities and initiatives.
In housing terms, the broader Chattaroy area sits in a market where home values are above the national average but slightly below the Washington state median, with a moderate year-over-year appreciation. Rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income ratios suggest that owning a home here requires an above-average household income relative to the national median, but the area remains more affordable than many parts of Western Washington.
Riverside Middle School presents as a rural public middle school serving a predominantly white, lower-income student body, with academic proficiency results that are mixed by subject and grade and that place it below the midpoint among Spokane County districts on an overall index. Families considering this school should seek out information on student supports, programming breadth, and school climate directly from the school, as several data gaps limit the picture available from the profile alone.
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