Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School, a cozy elementary-level community in Dawsonville, Georgia, overseen by Dawson County, caters to 493 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Dawson County, which oversees 7 schools and 4,296 students, Riverview Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Riverview Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Dawson County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Riverview Elementary School records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 60% of students at Riverview Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dawson County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riverview Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 48.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dawson County) shows that median household income runs about $92,991, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Riverview Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Dawson County (combined enrollment of about 4,296 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dawson County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Riverview Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverview Elementary School's enrollment has rose 31% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 493). The White share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 72% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Riverview Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.