River View Elementary School

Set in Plainfield, Illinois, River View Elementary School is a substantial elementary school, overseen by Plainfield SD 202. It serves 584 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Plainfield SD 202, which oversees 30 schools and 24,556 students, River View Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, River View Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at River View Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, River View Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +0.2 points.

Around the school, Will County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which River View Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Timber Ridge Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River View Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River View Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 747 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 63% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.