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Best kept secret at Riverside Elementary School?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141000248
Riverside Elementary School
4431 Hardy McManus Rd, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 868-3736 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
158 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 72.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 64.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Riverside Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary School this school | 640 | 24.7% | 71.0% |
| Canongate Elementary School Sharpsburg | 645 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Crabapple Lane Elementary School Peachtree City | 594 | 24.2% | 69.8% |
| Frey Elementary School Acworth | 691 | 29.8% | 58.3% |
| Vaughan Elementary School Powder Springs | 600 | 18.0% | 64.3% |
| Lewiston Elementary School Evans | 614 | 30.9% | 71.4% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Riverside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #90 of 1,208 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #109 of 1,215 ▼ 5 | #7 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #87 of 1,215 ▼ 4 | #6 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #250 of 1,183 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #506 of 1,324 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #901 of 1,301 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #604 of 1,301 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,205 of 1,312 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #623 of 854 | #6 of 7 |
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
640
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 640 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 25% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 47.5 | 14.1:1 | 28% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 51.4 | 13.6:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 14% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 43.4 | 15.9:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 19% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 44 | 19.2:1 | 3% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (692 to 640); teachers up 4% (43.4 to 45).
About Riverside Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Evans, Georgia. The school's enrollment of 640 students covers pre-K through 5.
The district, Columbia County, has 28,964 students enrolled across 31 schools.
A majority of students at Riverside Elementary School, 63%, are White. Next come 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 66% of residents are White. Riverside Elementary School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverside Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. The lunch program counts 25% of students at Riverside Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Columbia County report 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Riverside Elementary School is A. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Riverside Elementary School would be expected to post about 64.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.0%.
Columbia County has about 162,434 residents, and median household income is about $95,592, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 32 public schools in Columbia County, with a combined enrollment of about 29,518.
Nearest public school: Riverside Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Riverside Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Riverside Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 666 to 640.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Riverside Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 44.
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolMableton, GA · 471 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle School0.9 mi · 711
- River Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 789
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning2.7 mi · 554
- Evans Elementary School3.0 mi · 730
- Stallings Island Middle School3.2 mi · 729
- Blue Ridge Elementary School3.2 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverside Elementary School?
Riverside Elementary School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riverside Elementary School serve?
Riverside Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Riverside Elementary School have?
Riverside Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riverside Elementary School are roughly 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Riverside Elementary School public or private?
Riverside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.