Riverside Middle, 615 Hammett Bridge Road: grades 6-8, 1,039 students in 2025-26, rated Good (51 points) on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Greenville County Schools’ 2026-27 profile for the school, Find Your School zoning data, 2026-27 calendar and school hours; the S.C. Department of Education’s 2025-26 report card and report card data file; and the federal NCES school directory.
Riverside Middle is a Greenville County Schools middle school at 615 Hammett Bridge Road in southwest Greer, about half a mile from Riverside High, according to the district. It earned a Good overall rating, 51 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 report card, with an Excellent mark for academic achievement. The district’s profile says the building was constructed in 1999.
Who to call
- Front office: 864-355-7900, 615 Hammett Bridge Road
- Enrolling a new student: online through a Backpack parent account, as the district’s enrollment page explains. District INFOLine: 864-355-3100
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s Find Your School lookup
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 864-355-1289, on the transportation page
- School website: greenville.k12.sc.us/rms
| Address | 615 Hammett Bridge Road, Greer, SC 29650 |
| Phone | 864-355-7900 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Greenville County Schools |
| School hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
| State school ID | 2301111 |
Principal
Principal Matt Keith, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,039 students in 2025-26, according to the state’s report card. The district’s 2026-27 profile lists 1,090.
- Federal count: 1,048 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.
State report card
South Carolina rates every public school each fall as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. The state’s report card site says Good means school performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate.
2025-26 rating: Good, 51 points. On the state’s middle school scale, Excellent 56 to 100, Good 48 to 55, Average 36 to 47, Below Average 29 to 35 and Unsatisfactory 28 and below. The school was rated Good, with 55 points, on the 2024-25 report card.
| Indicator | 2025-26 rating |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement | Excellent |
| Preparing for success | Good |
| Student progress | Below Average |
| English learners’ progress | Average |
| School climate | Good |
- SC READY, share meeting or exceeding expectations: English language arts 73.5% and math 62.8% (district: 68.8% and 57.4%)
- SC PASS science, share meeting or exceeding expectations: 69.8% (district: 63.9%)
The full 2025-26 report card, with results by student group, teacher data, safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state released the 2025-26 report cards in October 2026.
Attendance zone
Check an address in the district’s Find Your School lookup. The district’s 2026-27 subdivision list for the tool zones 122 named subdivisions for Riverside Middle, and they split four ways for high school: 74 go on to Riverside High, 24 to Mauldin High, 19 to J.L. Mann Academy and five to Greer High.
At the elementary level Riverside Middle draws from the Woodland, Buena Vista, Brushy Creek, Bells Crossing and Oakview zones and a few Crestview subdivisions. The list covers named neighborhoods, not every address, so confirm a specific home in the lookup.
Calendar and school hours
Every Greenville County school follows the district’s 2026-27 student calendar. Coming days off for students:
- Monday, Nov. 2: teacher development day
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: half-day for students
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is a teacher development day
- March 22-26: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school, a half-day
Weather closings follow the district’s inclement weather process.
Greenville County middle schools run 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with half-days ending at 12:45 p.m., according to the district’s school hours page. The school also posts a bell schedule.
Programs
The district’s profile describes Riverside Middle as a Capturing Kids’ Hearts school that uses the Schools to Watch model, with an active PTSA, band, strings, music and art, nine science labs and a lacrosse field among its facilities.
More
- The school’s website and the district’s school profile
- Every public school in Greer, with zones and report cards
- Our Greer schools guide for the district calendar, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Riverside Middle serve?
Riverside Middle serves sixth through eighth grade.
What is Riverside Middle’s school rating?
Riverside Middle was rated Good, with 51 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 school report card, released in October 2026.
Which high school does Riverside Middle feed into?
Most of its zone goes on to Riverside High, but the district’s Find Your School data zones some Riverside Middle neighborhoods for Mauldin High, J.L. Mann Academy or Greer High. Check an address.
What time does Riverside Middle start?
8:30 a.m., with dismissal at 3:15 p.m., the district’s hours for Greenville County middle schools.
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