Bryant Elementary

Set in Riverside, California, Bryant Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community, run under Riverside Unified. It instructs 332 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Riverside Unified, which oversees 48 schools and 38,002 students, Bryant Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bryant Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bryant Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Bryant Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.2%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household earnings sit near $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Bryant Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside County Community, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bryant Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bryant Elementary has contracted 25%, going from 440 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 28% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.