Riverside Traditional School

Riverside Traditional School is one of the compact elementary campuss in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Riverside Elementary District (4257), with 381 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Riverside Elementary District (4257) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 804 students. Riverside Traditional School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverside Traditional School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Black, 4% White, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Riverside Traditional School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Riverside Traditional School is one campus in the mix.

Riverside Elementary School District (RESD) STEM2 Online Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 467 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 15% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Riverside Traditional School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.