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How has Riverview PK-8 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540006819
Riverview PK-8
3550 BARKWOOD DRIVE, JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534 · (970) 613-7000 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
198 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About Riverview PK-8
Riverview PK-8 is a primary school of sizable scale in JOHNSTOWN, Colorado, overseen by Thompson School District R-2J, works with 757 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 100% bigger than typical.
Thompson School District R-2J comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 14,580 students; Riverview PK-8 is among them.
Demographically, Riverview PK-8 lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Riverview PK-8 has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Larimer County's rate of about 35%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverview PK-8 falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.9%; this one comes in at 36.1%, -14.8 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Larimer County) reports that median household income runs about $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Riverview PK-8 is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Mountain View High School, roughly 3.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverview PK-8 at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.2%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
On allk12, members of the Riverview PK-8 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Berthoud High SchoolHigh · 722 students
Other schools in JOHNSTOWN
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Elwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High School3.2 mi · 1,074
- High Plains School3.3 mi · 495
- Elwell Elementary School3.8 mi · 618
- New Vision Charter School4.1 mi · 1,005
- Roosevelt High School4.3 mi · 1,184
- Orchard Hill Elementary4.4 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview PK-8How many students attend Riverview PK-8?
Riverview PK-8 enrolls approximately 757 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Riverview PK-8 serve?
Riverview PK-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverview PK-8?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Riverview PK-8.
How diverse is Riverview PK-8?
Riverview PK-8 reports a student body of 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riverview PK-8 in?
Riverview PK-8 is part of Thompson School District R-2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.