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What's something Riverton Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERTON CUSD 14·NCES 173410003497
Riverton Elementary School
209 N 7th St, Riverton, IL 62561 · (217) 629-6001 · Sangamon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
310 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 108 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (91).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Riverton CUSD 14. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 14.1% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Riverton Elementary School
Riverton Elementary School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Elementary School this school | 515 | 60.2% | 27.7% |
| Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Quincy | 501 | 59.1% | 39.3% |
| Du Quoin Elementary School Du Quoin | 556 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Eldorado Elementary School Eldorado | 550 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| North Elementary School Taylorville | 522 | 60.0% | N/A |
| South Primary School South Roxana | 450 | 59.3% | N/A |
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 Riverton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,355 of 1,925 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,372 of 2,077 ▲ 63 | #19 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #1,524 of 2,077 ▲ 61 | #21 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #492 of 2,419 | #5 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #691 of 2,035 | #11 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #1,394 of 2,042 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #1,009 of 2,132 | #19 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #1,135 of 1,461 | #19 of 23 |
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
515
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 545
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 | 515 | 41.5 | 12.4:1 | 60% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 59% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 37.9 | 14.5:1 | 59% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 63% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 29 | 21.5:1 | 47% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (549 to 515); teachers up 10% (37.9 to 41.5).
About Riverton Elementary School
Riverton Elementary School is an elementary school in Riverton, Illinois, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 515 students. The school's enrollment is 35% bigger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Riverton CUSD 14 is the local district for Riverton Elementary School. It runs 3 schools with 1,219 students.
Riverton Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial and 6% Black. Riverton Elementary School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 41.5 full-time equivalents, or about 12.4 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sangamon County is 48%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Riverton Elementary School would score about 36.8%. It scores 27.7%, 9.1 points below that figure.
Sangamon County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Sangamon County number 77 and enroll about 27,345.
Riverton High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Riverton Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Riverton Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment went from 514 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
The Riverton Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverton CUSD 14
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Riverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Riverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Other Riverton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverton Elementary. Riverton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Riverton Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 596 students
- Riverton ElemRiverton, KS · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton High School0.5 mi · 357
- Riverton Middle School0.5 mi · 347
- Wilcox Elementary School4.2 mi · 241
- Sherman Elementary School4.4 mi · 552
- Fairview Elementary School4.8 mi · 302
- Washington Middle School5.4 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverton Elementary School?
Riverton Elementary School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-04.
Is Riverton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Riverton Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Riverton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Riverton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riverton Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Riverton Elementary School public or private?
Riverton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverton CUSD 14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.