At-A-Glance
Students
- Average 9:1 student to teacher ratio
- 32% students of color
- 3% African-American
- 24% Asian & Indian
- 5% Multi-racial
- 19% receive need-based tuition
Seventy two percent of Rivermont students in grades 3-6 qualified to participate in the BESTS program
Student-Community Involvement
2007 Student Hunger Drive
- 12,776 pounds – value $25,500
- 399.9#/student
2006 Student Hunger Drive
- 8,233 pounds – value $16,466
- 284 #/student
Faculty
- 42% of faculty have advanced degrees
- ES = 66%
- LS = 36%
- ES/LS = 43%
- MS = 25%
- US = 46%
- MS/US = 41%
- 11% faculty & staff of color
229 years teaching experience at Rivermont, 1-34
- 5+ = 45%
- 10+ = 23%
- 20+ = 13%
Academics
Ranked #1 on the Iowa AP Index for 2007 & 2006. Only high school in the Quad Cities to be ranked in the Top Five!
Students in a K-12 environment benefit from the knowledge the school gains about their learning.
AP – Advanced Placement – college courses taught in the high school. Students take a national standardized that is scored on a 1-5 scale, 5 being the highest. Some colleges offer credit for scores of 3-5 so students can earn college credit while still in high school. Rivermont has the highest availability of AP classes for its students in the state of Iowa.
Students participate in summer programs at:
- Harvard Summer School
- University of Chicago
- Iowa Governor’s Institute for the Gifted and Talented – University of Iowa
First Place Honors by Middle School student at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa – 2007, 2006, 2005
Accreditation
- Independent School Association of the Central States
- North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
- Special Accreditation for College Preparatory School by the State of Iowa – Grades 7-12
- Iowa Department of Human Services
Memberships
- National Association of Independent Schools
- National Middle School Association
- College Board
- National Honor Society
- National Junior Honor Society
- National Association of School Councils
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Association for Gifted Children
- Iowa Talented and Gifted Association
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Iowa High School Athletic Association
- Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
- Iowa Cheerleading Coaches Association
- Iowa Basketball Coaches Association
- Iowa High School Music Association
- Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
- Davenport One
- Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce
- Bettendorf Rotary
Mission
Rivermont’s culture, or behaviors and beliefs, is partially a function of the history of the school, the influence of the current Headmaster and the school’s independent nature. In 2007, Headmaster St. Laurent redesigned and affirmed the School’s Mission Statement and philosophy, which guide Rivermont beliefs and behavior today. Rivermont continues the tradition of academic excellence and admissions selectivity begun in 1884.
History
Founded in 1884, the school was originally organized as St. Katharine’s School, an Episcopal boarding and day school for girls. Located at 10th and Tremont Streets in Davenport, the school thrived for over eighty years serving the needs of local girls as well as those from afar.
In 1968, St. Katharine’s dropped its boarding program, became co-educational, and added St. Mark’s to its name. With the addition of boys, the mission of the school changed, as did the flavor of the school atmosphere and culture.
In 1973, SKSM moved to its present location, formerly the home of Joseph Bettendorf. In 1980, the school amicably broke ties with the Episcopal Church. In 2001, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the school to Rivermont Collegiate. As the only PS-12th grade independent school in the Quad Cities area, Rivermont Collegiate has served the community and its families as an alternative to public and parochial school education since 1884.
Rivermont Collegiate's 9-acre campus is located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Joseph Bettendorf mansion and Carriage House built in 1915. The mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wallace House was purchased in 1980 to house the Upper School. In 2001 the school moved into Becherer Hall, a state-of-the art facility housing the Early School and Lower School classrooms along with Common Areas, Auditorium, and Dining Room for the entire school community. Rivermont Collegiate provides a broad range of intellectual, physical, artistic, and cultural activities that challenge students to develop values, to prepare for leadership, and to aspire to excellence in an American democracy.