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River City Middle

Q: Is River City Middle a good school?

River City Middle ranks in the bottom 0.5% 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

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

River City Middle is a public middle school located in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,177 students. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River City Middle has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Virginia over the past several years, ranking between 412-422 out of around 415-424 middle schools in the state. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. River City Middle's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, and the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 25.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are consistently well below the state and district averages across a range of subjects and grade levels.

When comparing River City Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Richmond City Public Schools district, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Albert Hill Middle and Dogwood Middle, which are also in the district, consistently outperform River City Middle across a range of metrics. Additionally, Robious Middle, a school in the neighboring Chesterfield County Public Schools district, ranks in the top 25% of Virginia middle schools and outperforms River City Middle by a significant margin on most metrics.

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 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (34% vs 73% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 59 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg48%

Virginia avg73%

417^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

115^th of 129Richmond 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025	0.7	404 of 404	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	402 of 407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	409 of 409	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 (2025)25th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry57%-39 vs state

Earth Science52%-38 vs state

Algebra I45%-49 vs state

English Reading36%-37 vs state

Civics and Economics32%-42 vs state

Mathematics21%-41 vs state

Science7%-59 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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%)	0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%		2	412^th of 417 public middle schools	1.2%	5	57.4	71.8	37.1	20.6			7.1	52.2	37.6	36.5	33.6	32.0	$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%)	26.7	343^rd of 419 public middle schools	18.1%		26.4	337^th of 417 public middle schools	19.2%	6	100.0	100.0	88.6	34.5	39.6	4.2	31.9	97.1	64.6	61.7	68.2	62.7	$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%)	11.8	388^th of 419 public middle schools	7.4%		11.3	389^th of 417 public middle schools	6.7%	1		100.0	60.4	36.5	43.3	13.6	29.9	92.2	51.9	57.0	53.9	60.4	$8,602	$259	$8,343
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Richmond city	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%)	4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%		8.4	396^th of 417 public middle schools	5.0%	14	71.7	89.1	60.3	33.0			15.0	85.4	38.3	48.7	49.3	40.0	$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%)	1.4	416^th of 419 public middle schools	0.7%		4.4	406^th of 417 public middle schools	2.6%	10			35.8	17.8	20.3	4.2	17.9	42.5	40.0	39.7	39.1	45.4	$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%)	5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%		8.3	398^th of 417 public middle schools	4.6%	9	45.1	88.9	28.7	36.2	0.0	3.2	14.6	74.1	45.6	43.0	55.2	55.6	$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%)	6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%		21.5	353^rd of 417 public middle schools	15.3%	50	87.5	87.5	42.9	41.6			8.3	53.3	49.6	53.9	57.9	47.6	$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%)	26.4	344^th of 419 public middle schools	17.9%		30.8	314^th of 417 public middle schools	24.7%	30	95.0	98.7	76.1	48.3	20.4		8.0	63.1	65.7	63.6	68.7	71.2	$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%)	1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%		1.1	415^th of 417 public middle schools	0.5%				48.1	25.0			7.0	39.3	40.0	47.4	46.8	43.0	$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%)	71.8	109^th of 419 public middle schools	74.0%		69.9	115^th of 417 public middle schools	72.4%	6	100.0	100.0	95.2	72.3	69.2		61.8	100.0	76.2	84.6	85.6	88.8	$7,864	$252	$7,611

Frequently Asked Questions about River City Middle

Is River City Middle a good school?

River City Middle ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend River City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,150 students attended 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

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