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Riverview School

228 FLYING M ROAD, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 · (970) 510-0252 · Garfield County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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 Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
275 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4612%
Kindergarten359%
Grade 1328%
Grade 24010%
Grade 34111%
Grade 4308%
Grade 54311%
Grade 63810%
Grade 7369%
Grade 84211%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4311%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
33487%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
21656%
Female
16744%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
21.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2521.7%17.8%
2023-2420.2%16.1%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Riverview School

Riverview School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Riverview School this school38371.8%21.9%
Gypsum Elementary School
GYPSUM
39569.1%15.7%
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School
DENVER
45471.8%30.7%
Adventure Elementary
DENVER
42969.9%24.9%
Montessori del Mundo Charter School
AURORA
36567.1%15.7%
Northridge Elementary School
LONGMONT
31877.4%18.6%
Matched among Colorado 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 Riverview School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Garfield County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#735 of 931#13 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.8%#747 of 940
▲ 28
#13 of 14
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.7%#799 of 946
▲ 12
#13 of 14
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
383#472 of 1,056#10 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#171 of 896#4 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.7%#866 of 896#13 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.8%#251 of 983#1 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.8%#500 of 664N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
383
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538328.313.6:172% (275)
2023-243952814.1:171% (279)
2022-2338729.813.0:159% (228)
2020-213392812.1:138% (128)
2017-184202516.8:142% (178)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (420 to 383); teachers up 13% (25 to 28.3).

About Riverview School

Riverview School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado. A total of 383 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 counts 5,839 students in its 14 schools, and Riverview School is one of them.

Most students at Riverview School are Hispanic: 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% White. Garfield County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Riverview School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At Riverview School, 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Roughly 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Garfield County averages 50%, lower than here.

Riverview School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Riverview School's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 21.9% against 23.2%.

Garfield County has about 62,479 residents, and median household income is about $91,131, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Garfield County number 29 and enroll about 10,790.

The closest public school to Riverview School is Sopris Elementary School, about 2.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Riverview School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 383 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 339. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.6:1, from 12.1:1.

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Garfield County at a glance

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Population
62,479
Census ACS
Median income
$91,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,790 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverview School
District
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
Address
228 FLYING M ROAD, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
Phone
(970) 510-0252
County
Garfield County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
275 (72%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
080426006715
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Riverview. Riverview School is the 7th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverview School
How many students attend Riverview School?
Riverview School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Riverview School serve?
Riverview School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverview School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverview School is approximately 13.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riverview School?
Riverview School reports a student body of 11% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Riverview School in?
Riverview School is part of Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1.
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