Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 3 points above the 85 average among 877 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
River Valley MS
McLennan County · Region 12: Waco · 929 students
- Current score
- 90/1002025-26
- Change
- +2 ptssince 2022-23
- Score vs similar economic context
- +1.5 ptsvs 88.5 average · 896 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 414 of 896tied with 77 others
- Score vs region
- +11.5 ptsvs 78.5 average · 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco
- Region 12: Waco placement
- 43 of 301tied with 10 others
- Score vs county
- +13.0 ptsvs 77 average · 83 rated schools in McLennan County
- McLennan County placement
- 17 of 83tied with 4 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- +8.8 ptsvs 81.2 average · 3,003 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 623 of 3,003tied with 139 others
- Score vs state
- +8.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 1,571 of 7,646tied with 341 others
A90
At a glance
The available rating history is moving up. The current score is above the 88.5 average for 896 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco.The current score is above the 77 average for 83 rated schools in McLennan County.The current score is above the 81.2 average for 3,003 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 72%vs 67.2% avg · +4.8 pts
- Masters
- 46%vs 35.6% avg · +10.4 pts
Among 879 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 65%vs 62% avg · +3 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 30.4% avg · +4.6 pts
Among 877 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 9.4 points above the 78.6 average among 282 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Science above Region 12: Waco averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 83%vs 45.8% avg · +37.2 pts
- Masters
- 60%vs 20.3% avg · +39.7 pts
Among 265 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
- 2nd of 265 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 12: Waco averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 72%vs 47.3% avg · +24.7 pts
- Masters
- 46%vs 18.8% avg · +27.2 pts
Among 283 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
- Tied for 3rd of 283 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure; 2 schools share that value.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 11.1 points above the 76.9 average among 75 schools in McLennan County reporting this measure.
Top placement
Social Studies — Masters
34% Tied for 3rd of 35 schools in McLennan County reporting this measure · 2025-26 · 3 share this value
See the full measureSTAAR result
Science above McLennan County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 83%vs 45.2% avg · +37.8 pts
- Masters
- 60%vs 21.4% avg · +38.6 pts
Among 70 schools in McLennan County reporting this measure.
- 1st of 70 schools in McLennan County reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 7.1 points above the 80.9 average among 2,955 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 72%vs 51.6% avg · +20.4 pts
- Masters
- 46%vs 25.3% avg · +20.7 pts
Among 2,955 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 65%vs 48.3% avg · +16.7 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 22.1% avg · +12.9 pts
Among 2,955 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 6.8 points above the 81.2 average among 7,238 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 72%vs 50.8% avg · +21.2 pts
- Masters
- 46%vs 22.8% avg · +23.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 65%vs 46.3% avg · +18.7 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 19.7% avg · +15.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
River Valley MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 88.5 average for 896 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 414th of 896 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 77 others).
River Valley MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco. It is up 2 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 43rd of 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco (tied with 10 others).
River Valley MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77 average for 83 rated schools in McLennan County. It is up 2 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 17th of 83 rated schools in McLennan County (tied with 4 others).
River Valley MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.2 average for 3,003 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 2 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 623rd of 3,003 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 139 others).
River Valley MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 2 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 1,571st of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 341 others).
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| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 90 | 88.5 896 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 90 | 88.5 887 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | A | 92 | 87.2 875 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 88 | 87.4 859 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- River Valley MS
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (896 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 88 | B | 2 |
| Closing the Gaps | 86 | B | 4 |
| Academic Growth | 87 | B | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 88 | B | 2 |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (92), so School Progress (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (896 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 929
- Economically disadvantaged
- 25.1%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 1.8%−8.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 18.1%+1.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 96.2%+0.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 6.4%−3.3 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
River Valley MS
- African American 6.9%
- Hispanic 21.3%
- White 63%
- American Indian 0.1%
- Asian 3.3%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.3%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 896 reporting for every category shown · 896 in full cohort
- African American 8.5%
- Hispanic 27.6%
- White 48.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 9.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- African American 14.2%
- Hispanic 37.4%
- White 40.7%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or More Races 5.7%
Selected comparison average For McLennan County · 83 reporting for every category shown · 83 in full cohort
- African American 13.9%
- Hispanic 38.4%
- White 42.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.3%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 3,003 reporting for every category shown · 3,003 in full cohort
- African American 12.7%
- Hispanic 52.4%
- White 24.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 6.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 929
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 233
- Emergent bilingual students
- 17
- Special education students
- 168
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 61
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 933
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 6.5%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 929 students in 2025–26, an increase of 27 (3.0%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 929
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +27
Increase · +3.0%
- Change since 2022–23
- −2
Decrease · −0.2%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 929
- Selected comparison
- 838.4
| School year | Students enrolledRiver Valley MS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 931 | First available year | 857.6 |
| 2023–24 | 918 | Decrease of 13 (1.4%) | 852.7 |
| 2024–25 | 902 | Decrease of 16 (1.7%) | 848.3 |
| 2025–26 | 929 | Increase of 27 (3.0%) | 838.4 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- 83
8.9% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 189
20.32 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 930
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 8.9%
- Selected comparison
- 7.9%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 20.32
- Selected comparison
- 15.6
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 963 | 105 | 10.9% | 289 | 30.01 | 8.4% | 16.9 |
| 2023–24 | 973 | 120 | 12.3% | 376 | 38.64 | 8.0% | 16.3 |
| 2024–25 | 930 | 83 | 8.9% | 189 | 20.32 | 7.9% | 15.6 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 83 | 8.9% | 189 | 20.32 | 7.9% | 15.6 |
| In-school suspensions | 73 | 7.8% | 138 | 14.84 | 7.1% | 12.3 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | 19 | 2.0% | 33 | 3.55 | 3.9% | 5.2 |
| DAEP placements | 15 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.72 | 2.8% | 3.2 |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- River Valley MS
- Parent district: Midway ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $8,685
- Selected comparison
- $11,195
For 2025, TEA reported $8,685 per student for this campus, $13,883 per student for its parent district, Midway ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | River Valley MS | Parent district: Midway ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11,505 | $15,559 | $16,792 | $10,053 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 860 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $8,704 | $14,035 | $18,125 | $11,132 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 874 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $8,685 | $13,883 | $18,972 | $11,195 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 886 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $58,513−$10,022 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 69+15.1 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 13.4−1.3 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
River Valley MS
- Beginning 3.3%
- 1 to 5 years 35.2%
- 6 to 10 years 17.5%
- 11 to 20 years 31.1%
- 21 to 30 years 10%
- Over 30 years 2.6%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 896 reporting for every category shown · 896 in full cohort
- Beginning 4.8%
- 1 to 5 years 22.5%
- 6 to 10 years 19.7%
- 11 to 20 years 32.4%
- 21 to 30 years 17.3%
- Over 30 years 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.8%
- 1 to 5 years 26.8%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.1%
- 21 to 30 years 16.2%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison average For McLennan County · 83 reporting for every category shown · 83 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.3%
- 1 to 5 years 26%
- 6 to 10 years 19.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.2%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 4.9%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 3,003 reporting for every category shown · 3,003 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.3%
- 1 to 5 years 27%
- 6 to 10 years 20.3%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 14.7%
- Over 30 years 2.7%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classRiver Valley MS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 19.9 | 19.2 |
| Secondary English | 15.7 | 17.2 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 23.9 | 19.5 |
| Secondary math | 17 | 17.8 |
| Secondary science | 22.4 | 19.6 |
| Secondary social studies | 22.6 | 19.7 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#1 rankings
First-place results
1 measure
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1of 70
Science — Masters
McLennan County · of the 70 that report this measure
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
3 measures
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3of 283
All Subjects — Masters
Region 12: Waco · of the 283 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 283
Reading — Masters
Region 12: Waco · of the 283 that report this measure
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3of 35
Social Studies — Masters
McLennan County · of the 35 that report this measure · tied with 2
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
9 measures
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4of 75
Reading — Meets
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure
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4of 70
Science — Meets
McLennan County · of the 70 that report this measure
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5of 75
Reading — Approaches
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure · tied with 2
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6of 75
Math — Masters
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure · tied with 2
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7of 75
All Subjects — Meets
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure
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7of 72
Academic Growth
McLennan County · of the 72 that report this measure
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9of 70
Science — Approaches
McLennan County · of the 70 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 75
Student Achievement
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure · tied with 2
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10of 75
Math — Meets
McLennan County · of the 75 that report this measure · tied with 2
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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