Riverside Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Riverside Middle School serves 739 students in grades 6–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 675th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970001903 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 739 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.4% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Riverside Middle School in context
Size
Riverside Middle School is the 4th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 20 middle schools; its 739 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 663 students, so Riverside Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 262 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 225, against an average of 246 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% more students than grade 6 (262 against 225). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Riverside Middle School has 38.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 739 students would have about 51.3 teachers, so Riverside Middle School has 12.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Haltom Middle School, 2.1 miles away in Birdville ISD. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 55 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.1% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 225 |
| Grade 7 | 252 |
| Grade 8 | 262 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1600 Bolton St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
Phone: (817)814-9200
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Riverside Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haltom Middle School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 909 | 16 | 81.4% |
| Meacham Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.6 mi | 680 | 16.4 | 94.3% |
| Elder Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.4 mi | 646 | 14.4 | 94.4% |
| Meadowbrook Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.4 mi | 727 | 17.3 | 96.6% |
| North Oaks Middle School | Birdville ISD | 3.6 mi | 480 | 12.5 | 70.6% |
| William James Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 710 | 16.7 | 94.9% |
| Kirkpatrick Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.7 mi | 485 | 15.2 | 95.1% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 4.3 mi | 295 | 12.4 | 81% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.