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Riverton Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Riverton Intermediate School in Huntsville, AL, serves 872 students in grades 4-6 within the Madison County school district, a highly-rated system that ranks in the top quarter of Alabama districts. The school serves a moderate-income population, with about 32% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch—a figure that has been steadily declining over the past few years, suggesting an improving socioeconomic profile for the area.

The most striking finding is Riverton's exceptional 6th-grade math performance. In the most recent school year, 64.86% of 6th graders scored proficient in math—a remarkable 24.7 percentage points above the district average and nearly 30 points above the state average. This isn't a fluke; the school has maintained this advantage for three consecutive years. To put this in perspective, nearby Meridianville Middle School, which serves 6th graders just 8 miles away, shows only 28.46% proficiency in 6th-grade math—a staggering 36-point gap. Riverton also excels in English language arts, with 5th graders hitting an impressive 80.79% proficiency, and the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.2%, well below both district and state averages.

Riverton's science scores have improved steadily over four years, rising from 47.69% to 62.08% proficiency. The school also demonstrates efficient resource use, spending less per student ($7,840) than several nearby schools while outperforming most of them academically. One concern worth noting: while Riverton's 6th graders arrive at area middle schools with strong math foundations, this advantage appears to diminish in subsequent years—suggesting a possible curriculum alignment issue between Riverton and its feeder middle schools. Overall, Riverton stands out as a stable, high-performing school with genuine strengths in mathematics and consistent excellence across other subjects, making it a strong choice for families in the Huntsville area.

872

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,840

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

399 Homer Nance Road
Huntsville, AL 35811

(256) 851-4640

District: Madison County

Students who attend Riverton Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Buckhorn High School

Feeder schools for Riverton Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Mt Carmel Elementary School
	Riverton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

African American:

19.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 50% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

Alabama avg50%

124^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 140Madison County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	124 of 686	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	82 of 680	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	122 of 684	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	162 of 680	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	130 of 687	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	184 of 692	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	142 of 681	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	142 of 680	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	152 of 688	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	117 of 691	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	100 of 691	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	86 of 695	87.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	55 of 428	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	24 of 427	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	35 of 420	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	68 of 427	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	75 of 426	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	60 of 423	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	42 of 336	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	126 of 651	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	80 of 649	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	111 of 650	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	127 of 645	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	133 of 656	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	220 of 656	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	129 of 646	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	94 of 640	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	130 of 639	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	52 of 206	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	24 of 196	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	64 of 184	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.4	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	27 of 164	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	2 of 152	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	245 of 667	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	130 of 660	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	155 of 670	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	220 of 623	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	268 of 651	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	258 of 653	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	204 of 649	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	167 of 651	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.4	245 of 567	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	116 of 659	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	83 of 651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	130 of 655	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	189 of 649	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	126 of 669	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	142 of 669	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	146 of 650	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	168 of 650	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	165 of 639	74.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	45 of 193	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	28 of 54	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	2 of 59	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	7 of 63	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	7 of 58	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2017	61.3	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	123 of 403	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	66 of 403	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	51 of 395	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	38 of 373	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.5	76 of 345	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	101 of 398	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	86 of 392	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	100 of 344	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	44.3	143 of 280	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	101 of 501	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	87 of 532	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	133 of 535	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	149 of 528	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	137 of 540	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	176 of 539	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	133 of 529	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	158 of 508	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)80th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+10 vs state

Science62%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)	56.2	55.6	64.9			62.1		65.1	80.8	69.1			$7,840	$714	$7,086
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	2006 Reuben Dr NE	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	315	21	15.0	77.5%	33 (10.5%)	207 (65.7%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	14.5	394^th of 449 public middle schools	12.2%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	10			5.4	8.9	4.2		33.3			25.8	31.3	38.5
Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	74	91^st of 449 public middle schools	79.7%		70.3	99^th of 439 public middle schools	77.4%	8				35.1	30.8		60.4				66.3	66.7	$8,221	$734	$7,448
Huntsville Junior High School	Public	7-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	530	26	20.7	50.0%	224 (42.3%)	207 (39.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	49.7	224^th of 449 public middle schools	50.1%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	14				21.5	31.8		43.5				49.7	53.9	$8,048	$1,306	$6,741
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	81.5	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7			26.6	37.5	37.7		85.3			70.9	76.6	92.1
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	412^th of 449 public middle schools	8.2%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	17				3.1	4.0		21.2				30.4	35.5	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	58.7	164^th of 449 public middle schools	63.5%		65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%	45			28.5	20.7	27.9		56.8			61.7	58.9	62.7	$8,857	$826	$7,993
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	57	175^th of 449 public middle schools	61.0%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	44			26.9	16.5	22.2		44.9			64.8	71.1	67.7
Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	785	35	22.4	10.8%	611 (77.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	97.7	7^th of 449 public middle schools	98.4%		97.4	6^th of 439 public middle schools	98.6%	1			70.2	63.5	67.3		86.4			85.7	88.3	93.8	$6,081	$152	$5,927
Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Sanders Rd	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7780	535	29	18.4	57.9%	133 (24.9%)	170 (31.8%)	192 (35.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	18.6	373^rd of 449 public middle schools	16.9%		22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%	32			10.9	9.3	11.2		33.9			34.1	32.0	40.2	$8,356	$1,156	$7,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverton Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Riverton Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Riverton Intermediate School usually go on to attend Buckhorn High School

What is the racial makeup of Riverton Intermediate School?

Students at Riverton Intermediate School are 60% White, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Riverton Intermediate School in?

Madison County

How many students attend Riverton Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 872 students attended Riverton Intermediate School.

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