Best Public Schools in Wathena, KS

Summary:

The city of Wathena, Kansas, is home to three schools: Riverside High School, Riverside Middle School, and Riverside Virtual High School. These schools, part of the Riverside district, serve students from various backgrounds and grade levels.

Among the standout schools, Riverside Middle School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 122 out of 368 in 2021-2022 to 215 out of 362 in 2023-2024. The school has also outperformed the state average in 6th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Riverside High School has seen a significant increase in 10th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, from 6.66% in 2022-2023 to 43.47% in 2023-2024, surpassing the state average of 27.57%.

However, both Riverside High School and Riverside Middle School have struggled to meet the state averages in Mathematics and Science proficiency, indicating an area for improvement. Additionally, the schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates of 57.05% and 51.97%, respectively. The funding disparity between the traditional schools and the Riverside Virtual High School, which has a much lower spending per student, is also noteworthy.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	710 Harding Avenue	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 989-4425	152	9	16.7	53.9%	117 (77.0%)	4 (2.6%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.2%)	38.5	215^th of 362 public middle schools	40.6%		48.7	157^th of 362 public middle schools	56.6%	58	31.1	32.0	18.6		26.6	44.4	18.0	10.2		22.7	8.5		8.5	$11,072	$648	$10,424
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	705 Jessie	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	No	(785) 989-4426	168	13	12.6	54.2%	133 (79.2%)	8 (4.8%)	13 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	39.5	206^th of 318 public high schools	35.2%		19.6	282^nd of 327 public high schools	13.8%	76				43.5	43.5				13.0	13.0		3.6	3.6	$11,080	$646	$10,434
Riverside Virtual High School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	705 Jessie	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 989-4426	7				6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)														$2,380	$166	$2,214

Cities Near Wathena

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elwood	0.33 mi	2	119^th
Troy	7.81 mi	2	222^nd
Denton	15.52 mi	2	120^th
Atchison	16.43 mi	4	317^th
Highland	17.95 mi	2	135^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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