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River City Middle

Q: Is River City Middle a good school?

River City Middle ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend River City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,150 students attended River City Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of River City Middle?

Students at River City Middle are 62% Hispanic, 33% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

River City Middle is a large urban school in Richmond, VA, serving 1,150 students in grades 6–8 within Richmond City Public Schools. The school ranks near the bottom of Virginia's middle schools—412th out of 416 statewide (1st percentile, 0 stars)—and has sat at or near the very bottom for at least a decade. Nearly every student (98.96%) comes from a low-income household. This pattern is consistent with other Richmond City middle schools like Thomas C. Boushall Middle and Martin Luther King Junior Middle, while Chesterfield County Public Schools show a wider range: Robious Middle, with only 26.3% poverty, ranks in the 75th percentile statewide, whereas high-poverty Falling Creek Middle produces scores much closer to River City's.

Despite the low overall ranking, there are real bright spots. River City posted an 83.9% proficiency rate in 8th-grade Earth Science—well above the district average and the highest among neighboring city middle schools. Eighth-grade Algebra I (56.6%) also beat the district average, and 7th-grade Algebra I reached 80.8%. Most notably, English Learner students jumped from the 25th to the 59th percentile statewide in just one year. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen sharply, from 30.9% in 2022–2023 to 16.5% in 2024–2025—better than several Chesterfield schools, including Falling Creek Middle, Providence Middle, and Manchester Middle, despite serving a more impoverished population.

The most urgent challenges are foundational literacy and on-grade-level math. Reading proficiency sits between 37% and 41% across grades 6–8, below every same-district neighbor, while 6th-grade math proficiency is just 28.5%, 7th-grade is 0%, and 8th-grade is 14.5%. Accelerated math students perform far better, suggesting placement strategies may need attention. Resource equity is also a concern: River City spends $10,358 per student—less than every other nearby Richmond City middle school despite having the largest enrollment and the highest student-teacher ratio (12.3). In short, River City faces serious, long-standing challenges, but its science, accelerated math, and English Learner programs show that pockets of success exist and could potentially be expanded.

1,150

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,358

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 Hull Street Rd
Richmond, VA 23224

(804) 272-7554

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

African American:

32.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2017 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (37% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Geometry scores 53 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

Virginia avg70%

412^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

118^th of 131Richmond City Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	412 of 416	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.4	417 of 419	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	412 of 417	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	421 of 422	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	412 of 415	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	416 of 419	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	422 of 424	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	412 of 413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.1	414 of 415	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	281 of 297	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	284 of 297	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	288 of 299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	290 of 292	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	272 of 278	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	55 of 134	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	101 of 135	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	81 of 122	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	58 of 100	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	405 of 409	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.4	403 of 403	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	403 of 407	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	409 of 411	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	283 of 283	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	279 of 279	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	272 of 272	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	275 of 275	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	397 of 401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	394 of 402	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	408 of 410	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.7	404 of 404	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	402 of 407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	409 of 409	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	0.5	400 of 400	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Earth Science84%-7 vs state

Algebra I59%-36 vs state

Civics and Economics47%-28 vs state

Geometry44%-53 vs state

English Reading39%-34 vs state

Mathematics22%-33 vs state

Science13%-52 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Poor discipline from yop down. Principal does not hire substitute teachers. Instead students are sent unsupervised to electives classrooms (music, drama, computer, art,) & told to stand in the back of classes already in session. Or sit on the floor. Students roaming the halls slip into classrooms with students returning from bathrooms. Some kids with emotional ir behavioral problems walk up to hard working kids & grab/destroy their work. Too much more to write here. Please respect my privacy. Although most teachers want to leave, I wouldn't want to jeopardize anyone's job. School is a "powder keg." Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 7th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River City Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Hull Street Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 272-7554	1,150	93	12.3	99.0%	31 (2.7%)	377 (32.8%)	717 (62.3%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	2	412^th of 416 public middle schools	1.0%		0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%	5		44.0	80.8	56.6	28.5	0.0	14.5	13.1		83.9	37.4	38.9	41.2			46.7	$10,358	$657	$9,701
Manchester Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Hull Street Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1385	1,109	73	15.1	75.2%	213 (19.2%)	434 (39.1%)	368 (33.2%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.0%)	15.7	376^th of 416 public middle schools	9.6%		26.7	343^rd of 419 public middle schools	18.1%	33		96.4	100.0	68.0	44.9	38.4	15.4	26.3		91.0	58.8	59.9	60.8	< 50%		57.3	$8,190	$148	$8,042
Providence Middle	Public	6-8	900 Starlight Lane	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1355	1,033	76	13.6	75.0%	190 (18.4%)	342 (33.1%)	415 (40.2%)	32 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	14.8	380^th of 416 public middle schools	8.7%		11.8	388^th of 419 public middle schools	7.4%	8		93.3	93.8	79.2	47.9	40.8	25.0	33.7		95.0	51.6	50.3	57.7	377.0		63.8	$8,602	$259	$8,343
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5016	621	62	10.0	99.4%	11 (1.8%)	292 (47.0%)	309 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1.6	415^th of 416 public middle schools	0.2%		4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%	5		69.7	80.8	67.2	37.3		< 50%	13.4		54.3	40.7	39.1	44.7		< 50%	42.6	$11,894	$772	$11,122
Falling Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4780 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3640	1,443	115	12.5	75.7%	81 (5.6%)	518 (35.9%)	788 (54.6%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	3.9	409^th of 416 public middle schools	1.7%		1.4	416^th of 419 public middle schools	0.7%	7		< 50%	461.0	92.5	32.2	15.7	14.2	20.8		74.1	39.9	42.8	42.7	351.0		51.2	$7,856	$769	$7,087
Lucille M. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3013	605	57	10.6	100.2%	39 (6.4%)	411 (67.9%)	135 (22.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	3.9	408^th of 416 public middle schools	1.9%		5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%	1		52.2	76.9	41.6	31.0	0.0	2.7	19.3		75.5	54.4	50.0	48.4			49.5	$12,679	$958	$11,720
Dogwood Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Floyd Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6231	371	36	10.3	98.9%	61 (16.4%)	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	9.7	395^th of 416 public middle schools	5.0%		6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%	8		94.4	100.0	34.0	40.3			7.3		73.2	48.1	56.0	58.2			53.2	$11,562	$923	$10,639
Albert Hill Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Patterson Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6107	505	48	10.4	99.8%	155 (30.7%)	297 (58.8%)	26 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	26.9	338^th of 416 public middle schools	18.8%		26.4	344^th of 419 public middle schools	17.9%	6		95.8	100.0	77.1	59.3		346.0	382.0	≥ 50%	60.9	68.9	59.3	67.9			63.1	$10,550	$638	$9,911
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Mosby St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8011	500	49	10.2	98.2%	8 (1.6%)	459 (91.8%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1.9	413^th of 416 public middle schools	0.7%		1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%	2		422.0	100.0	43.3	18.6		< 50%	10.2		34.7	42.8	50.7	43.9			37.2	$14,688	$1,114	$13,574
Robious Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Robious Crossing Dr	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2510	1,081	74	14.6	26.3%	706 (65.3%)	111 (10.3%)	163 (15.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	70.2	103^rd of 416 public middle schools	75.2%		71.8	109^th of 419 public middle schools	74.0%	6	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0	94.6	81.1	78.9	50.8	59.3		98.5	81.6	83.5	77.1	374.0		83.7	$7,864	$252	$7,611

Frequently Asked Questions about River City Middle

What is the racial makeup of River City Middle?

Students at River City Middle are 62% Hispanic, 33% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is River City Middle in?

Richmond City Public Schools

How many students attend River City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,150 students attended River City Middle.

Is River City Middle a good school?

River City Middle ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Virginia middle schools.

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