Riverton Elem School

Set in Riverton, Illinois, Riverton Elem School is a medium-sized primary school, part of Riverton CUSD 14. It caters to 515 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Riverton Elem School sits 35% above that benchmark.

Riverton CUSD 14 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,219 students; Riverton Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Riverton Elem School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Riverton Elem School records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sangamon County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Riverton Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.8%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of -9.1 points.

Around the school, Sangamon County reports that median household income runs about $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sangamon County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), of which Riverton Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Riverton High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Riverton Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverton Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

Riverton Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 515 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.