RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1190 SW 2ND ST, in MIAMI, Florida, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier primary school that enrolls 842 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 53% of students at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 54.7%; this one comes in at 28.4%, -26.4 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is YOUNG WOMENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 1,242 students in 2018 compared to 842 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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