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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174003792
River View Elementary School
2097 S Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 439-4840 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
220 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 31.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 River View Elementary School
River View Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River View Elementary School this school | 584 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
| Central Elementary School Plainfield | 544 | 36.8% | 57.6% |
| Cotton Creek School Island Lake | 580 | 36.4% | 51.3% |
| Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego | 661 | 37.7% | 52.2% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Antioch | 614 | 34.2% | 43.2% |
| Big Hollow Elementary School Ingleside | 522 | 35.2% | 38.5% |
Matched among Illinois 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 River View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #599 of 1,925 | #45 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #766 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #57 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #732 of 2,077 ▼ 104 | #51 of 100 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #301 of 2,419 | #19 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #747 of 2,035 | #35 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #547 of 2,042 | #44 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,606 of 2,132 | #58 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #388 of 1,461 | #18 of 71 |
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
584
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 680
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 | 584 | 46.5 | 12.6:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 43.3 | 13.2:1 | 41% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 45.2 | 16.5:1 | 27% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 25% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 47 | 18.9:1 | 14% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (747 to 584); teachers up 3% (45.2 to 46.5).
About River View Elementary School
River View Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Plainfield, Illinois. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 584 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
River View Elementary School is a school in Plainfield SD 202. The district has 30 schools and 24,556 students.
The student body at River View Elementary School is 55% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The school has 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal data show 38% of students (220) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
River View Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.0% versus 49.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Will County has 209 public schools with about 113,008 students, including River View Elementary School.
About 0.2 miles separate River View Elementary School from the closest public school, Timber Ridge Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts River View Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 576 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
This page collects posts and questions about River View Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other River View Elementary schools
One other US public school is named River View Elementary. River View Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- River View Elementary SchoolWarsaw, OH · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Timber Ridge Middle School0.2 mi · 885
- Wesmere Elementary School1.2 mi · 544
- Grand Prairie Elementary School1.4 mi · 494
- Troy Cronin Elementary School1.6 mi · 466
- Troy Hofer Elementary School1.6 mi · 436
- Troy Middle School1.8 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About River View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend River View Elementary School?
River View Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
Is River View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
River View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does River View Elementary School have?
River View Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at River View Elementary School?
Student demographics at River View Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is River View Elementary School public or private?
River View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plainfield SD 202.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.