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Riverwood Middle

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
204 Athletic Club Blvd, Clayton, NC 27527
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370237002587
902
Students
53.1
Teachers (FTE)
17.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
57
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
23.5%
Chronically absent
33.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Riverwood Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Riverwood Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Riverwood Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 57 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 1,486 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 194 of 456
Johnston County Public Schools16th percentile
Higher than 16% · rank 37 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 45% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 19 points since 2014 (76 → 57). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202557CNot Met57.4
202458CNot Met57
202351DNot Met50.7
202270BExceeded64.1
201971BExceeded65.2
201868CMet65.1
201773BExceeded69
201672BExceeded67
201575BExceeded70
201476BExceeded70

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 43.57%Black 27.49%Hispanic 20.18%Two+ Races 6.65%Asian 1.77%Native Am. 0.22%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
White: 43.57% (393) Black: 27.49% (248) Hispanic: 20.18% (182) Two+ Races: 6.65% (60) Asian: 1.77% (16) Native Am.: 0.22% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (1)
White43.57%
Black27.49%
Hispanic20.18%
Two+ Races6.65%
Asian1.77%
Native Am.0.22%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 902
48.67%439 Female
51.33%463 Male

Student counts for Riverwood Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 902 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.5%Chronically absent 23.5%
Regular attendance: 76.5% (734) Chronically absent: 23.5% (226)
Regular attendance76.5%
Chronically absent23.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 960
33.9%Economically disadvantaged
5.32%48 English learners

Student indicators for Riverwood Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 960 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 66.97%Beginning 33.03%
Experienced: 66.97% (34) Beginning: 33.03% (17)
Experienced66.97%
Beginning33.03%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 50.7 FTE
83.91%Fully licensed
16.07%Emergency or provisional
1.97%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Riverwood Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 50.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.5%40.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)58.5%30.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.1%34.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)45.9%19.6%26.5%7.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)41.5%27.8%23%7.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)38.5%20.8%29.5%11.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.9756.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers50.71
Experienced teachers33.96 (67%)
Beginning teachers16.75 (33%)
Holding a standard license42.55 (84%)
Emergency or provisional licenses8.15 (16%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (226 of 960)23.5%
Economically disadvantaged33.9%
English learners making progress (of 48)43.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student7.3
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.94

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Riverwood Middle report card PDF

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Riverwood Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.