RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of minimally staffed scale in CARAWAY, Arkansas, operated by RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 147 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 789 students overall.

In terms of who attends, RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest consists of 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of -4.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Craighead County put median household income runs about $59,548, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Craighead County (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students).

The closest other public school is RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 7.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 189 (now 147). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 13% to 3%.

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