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What's the biggest difference between RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015002698
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
351 RIVIERA DR NE, PALM BAY, FL 32905 · (321) 676-4237 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Florida 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.
- BBeats 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 Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
425 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 53.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 718 | 59.2% | 57.0% |
| FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 653 | 57.1% | 80.4% |
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 687 | 60.4% | 55.6% |
| EUSTIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EUSTIS | 684 | 61.0% | 34.9% |
| FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 659 | 54.0% | 49.4% |
| SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEBRING | 588 | 62.9% | 63.0% |
Matched among Florida 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 RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,007 of 2,136 | #35 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #871 of 2,149 ▲ 364 | #29 of 66 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #837 of 2,149 ▲ 168 | #33 of 66 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #659 of 2,267 | #10 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,153 of 2,077 | #58 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #32 of 2,108 | #1 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #938 of 2,188 | #25 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #439 of 621 | #12 of 15 |
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
718
+158 (+28%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 718 | 44.6 | 16.1:1 | 59% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 43.6 | 14.8:1 | 65% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 43.6 | 16.0:1 | 72% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 41 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 77% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 53 | 13.0:1 | 80% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 77% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 75% (561) |
| 1990-91 | 978 | 51 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school in PALM BAY, Florida. A federal count lists 718 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
The district, BREVARD, operates 109 schools serving 73,587 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White (32%). The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Brevard County's population at about 73%. By the diversity index, RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 74%.
A ratio of 16.1:1 comes from the school's 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, RIVIERA 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.
After adjusting for student poverty, RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.0%; the prediction is 51.5%.
Across Brevard County, median household income is about $78,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 113 public schools in Brevard County.
LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 1.0 miles from RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 718, 28% above the 560 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.7:1 to 16.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Other schools in PALM BAY
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,065 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 997 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
Other Riviera Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Riviera Elementary. RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Riviera ElementaryTorrance, CA · 611 students
- Riviera ElementaryKelseyville, CA · 287 students
Nearby schools
- LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 572
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNE1.0 mi · 665
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT LOCKMAR1.2 mi · 724
- PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL2.0 mi · 370
- PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,359
- PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 718 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.