Dear Rivermont Community,
Some
interesting numbers and facts:
-
100%
acceptance to 4-year colleges
-
100%
Class of 2010 and 2008 received 4-year renewable college
merit scholarships
(2009 = 90%)
-
80%
Class of 2009 earned 3 or higher on AP exams compared
to 16% nationally (Iowa = 8.3%, Illinois = 15.9%)
-
9:1
student to teacher ratio
-
42%
of faculty have advanced degrees
-
229
years of cumulative teaching experience at Rivermont
5+ =
45%
10+ =
23%
20+ =
13%
11%
faculty & staff of color
-
62%
of students come from Iowa
28%
from Davenport
27%
from Bettendorf
7%
from surrounding communities
-
38%
of students come from Illinois
14%
from Moline
14%
from Rock Island
10%
from surrounding communities
-
35%
students of color
24% Asian
& Indian
5%
African-American
3%
Hispanic
3%
Multi-racial
- 22%
receive need-based tuition assistance grants
47%
receive sibling discount, reciprocal discount or need-based
grant
-
3:1
computer to student ratio
-
Open Court Reading program JK - Grade 5
-
EveryDay Mathematics program JK - Grade 5
-
Phonics
instruction
-
Hands-on
science laboratory experiences
-
Foreign
languages instruction from Early School through
Upper School
Instruction
in musical instruments beginning in Grade 3
Reading and writing intensive curriculum
At Rivermont, your children are . . .
learning to read,
reading to learn,
and learning to lead.
Rick St. Laurent, Headmaster
