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River Valley Middle School

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River Valley Middle School ranks 242 nd of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

River Valley Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Jeffersonville, IN, serving 857 students as part of Greater Clark County Schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked 242 of 486 Indiana middle schools (50th percentile) and earned 3 stars, its strongest provided standing, up from 282/480 (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 and 298/491 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, and recovered from a low of 352/473 (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2017–2018.

In 2025–2026 ILEARN results, the school’s all-grade proficiency was 38.08% in English Language Arts, 30.78% in math, and 31.07% in science. ELA was slightly above the district’s 37.53%, but math was about 8 percentage points below the district’s 38.86% and science was about 3 points below the district’s 34.36%. Among nearby schools, the school outperforms Parkview Middle School and Hazelwood Middle School in all three tested subjects. It is close to East Washington Middle School, Nathaniel Scribner Middle School, and Clarksville Middle School in math, but trails Charlestown Middle School, Silver Creek Middle School, and Highland Hills Middle School substantially, especially in science. Grade-level weak spots include 8th grade math at 22.97% proficient, below district 28.99% and state 34.2%, and 8th grade ELA at 33.92%, below district 37.58% and state 44%.

Chronic absenteeism is the school’s clearest outlier: 30.1% in 2024–2025, up from 27.3% in 2023–2024 and 27.0% in 2022–2023, and above the district’s 27.3% and the state’s 16.7%; it is also the highest among the nearby schools listed. The free/reduced lunch rate is 64.53%, similar to Parkview Middle School (65.24%) and Hazelwood Middle School (65.04%) but much higher than Charlestown Middle School (44.05%), Silver Creek Middle School (35.56%), and Highland Hills Middle School (19.09%). Resources look relatively favorable: $11,291 per student in 2023–2024 and a 14.2 student-teacher ratio, lower than Charlestown Middle School (16.5), Silver Creek Middle School (17.8), and Highland Hills Middle School (18.1). Because the school already has high spending and smaller classes, reducing chronic absenteeism and targeting 8th grade math and science may be the most practical ways to sustain its 3-star rating.

857

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,729

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2220 Veterans Pky
Jeffersonville, IN 47130

(812) 288-4848

District: Greater Clark County Schools

Students who attend River Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jeffersonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

242^nd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Greater Clark County Schools

201^st of 374Greater Clark County Schools among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	242 of 486	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	282 of 480	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	298 of 491	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	247 of 489	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	261 of 490	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	298 of 483	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	253 of 470	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	352 of 473	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.9	308 of 472	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	351 of 494	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	369 of 485	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.0	375 of 470	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	352 of 444	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	358 of 447	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	354 of 451	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	373 of 423	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	320 of 392	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	338 of 382	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	330 of 375	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.7	335 of 370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	188 of 222	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%

Science31%

Math31%

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

This school is awesome! They offer many extra curricular activities for everyone. All the teachers are nice unless you have an attitude then there can be consequences. My experience here has been grea Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Veterans Pky	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4848	857	60	14.2	64.5%	323 (37.7%)	162 (18.9%)	251 (29.3%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	102 (11.9%)	48.5	242^nd of 486 public middle schools	50.2%		42.7	282^nd of 480 public middle schools	41.3%	40		40.7	39.7	33.9	38.1		39.2	30.1	23.0	30.8	31.1	31.1		$11,729	$701	$11,028
Clarksville Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Ettel Ln	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 282-8235	430	30	14.1	51.6%	224 (52.1%)	52 (12.1%)	97 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	48.5	243^rd of 486 public middle schools	50.0%		47.7	252^nd of 480 public middle schools	47.5%	9	51.9	38.1	32.0	50.5	43.3	29.3	25.7	35.0	32.4	30.6	22.1	22.1	40.6	$7,807	$156	$7,651
Parkview Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Brigman Ave	Jeffersonville	47130	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 288-4844	656	48	13.6	65.2%	318 (48.5%)	139 (21.2%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	108 (16.5%)	39	304^th of 486 public middle schools	37.4%		43.7	275^th of 480 public middle schools	42.7%	29		29.8	36.1	23.2	30.0		28.4	26.5	30.8	28.5	30.2	30.2		$11,494	$946	$10,548
Hazelwood Middle School	Public	5-8	1021 Hazelwood Ave	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4280	798	59	13.5	65.0%	476 (59.6%)	148 (18.5%)	47 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.5%)	32.4	334^th of 486 public middle schools	31.3%		34.2	326^th of 480 public middle schools	32.1%	8	30.8	23.5	28.1	42.3	31.4	20.5	25.8	19.3	17.4	20.7	26.7	26.7	32.8	$11,604	$524	$11,081
Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	495 N Indiana Ave	Sellersburg	47172	Clark County	Silver Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 246-4421	748	42	17.8	35.6%	593 (79.3%)	13 (1.7%)	83 (11.1%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.9%)	78.4	90^th of 486 public middle schools	81.5%		70.3	125^th of 480 public middle schools	74.0%	35		44.7	50.6	63.7	52.9		50.6	43.4	46.5	46.8	45.3	45.3		$9,474	$316	$9,158
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School	Public	5-8	910 Old Vincennes Rd	New Albany	47150	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 949-4283	941	60	15.7	54.0%	535 (56.9%)	139 (14.8%)	135 (14.3%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	117 (12.4%)	54.8	209^th of 486 public middle schools	57.0%		57.4	195^th of 480 public middle schools	59.4%	14	46.3	33.8	40.2	53.8	43.4	25.2	27.9	30.7	39.1	30.9	33.3	33.3	39.6	$11,027	$311	$10,715
Charlestown Middle School	Public	6-8	8804 High Jackson Rd	Charlestown	47111	Clark County	Greater Clark County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 256-6363	647	39	16.5	44.0%	499 (77.1%)	17 (2.6%)	61 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	78.6	89^th of 486 public middle schools	81.7%		67.1	143^rd of 480 public middle schools	70.2%	54		55.3	56.6	53.6	55.2		57.5	34.6	37.6	42.5	53.4	53.4		$11,329	$637	$10,693
Highland Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3492 Edwardsville Galena Rd	Georgetown	47122	Floyd County	New Albany-Floyd County Con School	No	No	No	No	(812) 542-8501	1,676	92	18.1	19.1%	1,510 (90.1%)	16 (1.0%)	60 (3.6%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.9%)	92.1	26^th of 486 public middle schools	94.7%		91.7	30^th of 480 public middle schools	93.8%	4	69.4	65.9	56.8	65.9	64.6	63.6	65.9	56.2	49.4	58.8	61.1	61.1	75.1	$9,826	$233	$9,593
East Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 N Eastern School RD E-5	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-5000	418	30	13.9	39.0%	396 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43	278^th of 486 public middle schools	42.8%		43.7	274^th of 480 public middle schools	42.9%	4	39.6	36.1	33.3	33.3	35.6	39.6	27.8	31.2	22.6	30.3	35.1	35.1	56.3	$10,344	$59	$10,285

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of River Valley Middle School?

Students at River Valley Middle School are 38% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% African American, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is River Valley Middle School in?

Greater Clark County Schools

Is River Valley Middle School a good school?

River Valley Middle School ranks 242^nd of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of River Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend River Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Jeffersonville High School

How many students attend River Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended River Valley Middle School.

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