Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001201287
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2001 HIGHWAY 18, LAKE CITY, AR 72437 · (870) 237-8222 · Craighead County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
165 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
50.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 34.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 300 | 55.0% | 42.9% |
| POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POYEN | 293 | 52.2% | 57.1% |
| VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL VILONIA | 361 | 53.2% | 56.6% |
| LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAVACA | 322 | 51.6% | 42.1% |
| OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DONALDSON | 280 | 57.9% | 49.5% |
| MOUNTAIN HOME KINDERGARTEN MOUNTAIN HOME | 300 | 51.3% | N/A |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #147 of 461 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #247 of 465 ▲ 2 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #79 of 465 ▲ 28 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #391 of 531 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #60 of 480 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #402 of 480 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #393 of 513 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #72 of 138 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
+45 (+18%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 300 | 21.7 | 13.8:1 | 55% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 21.3 | 12.2:1 | 64% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 20.6 | 14.4:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 57% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 66% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 65% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 53% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in LAKE CITY, Arkansas. The school reports 300 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
Besides RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 789 students.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Craighead County is roughly 72% White. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 13.8:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Craighead County.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.9%, compared with a predicted 39.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Craighead County, where the median household income is $59,548, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles from RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment grew 18% from its 2020-21 level of 255.
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Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 342 students
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 147 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 342
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 147
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 316
- BAY HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 233
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 317
- BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Craighead County.
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