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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SD 320·NCES 173660003766

Riverview Elementary School

306 Miller St, South Beloit, IL 61080 · (815) 389-1231 · Winnebago County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
129 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 26332%
Grade 36131%
Grade 47538%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
11558%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
5829%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
53%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
179%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
10251%
Female
9749%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Riverview Elementary School→Blackhawk Elementary School→South Beloit Jr High School→South Beloit Sr High School
Feeds from
Clark Elementary SchoolPK–01
Based on grade levels within County of Winnebago SD 320. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
36.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 19 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.2%30.8%
2023-2423.2%12.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Riverview Elementary School this school19964.8%29.7%
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary
Chicago
26062.7%31.6%
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman
Gilman
15960.4%83.3%
Blackstone Elementary School
Mendota
19762.4%N/A
Clark Elementary School
South Beloit
18556.8%N/A
Rock Cut Elementary School
Loves Park
26167.4%21.3%
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 Riverview Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Winnebago County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.7%#1,281 of 1,925#21 of 44
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#1,254 of 2,077
▲ 264
#15 of 44
▲ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#1,477 of 2,077
▼ 28
#21 of 44
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
199#2,044 of 2,419#52 of 54
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.8%#880 of 2,132#31 of 53
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.7%#631 of 1,461#10 of 28
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 2024-25
Enrollment
199
+29 (+17%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519916.112.4:165% (129)
2023-2420816.912.3:165% (136)
2022-2320716.412.6:160% (125)
2020-21170N/AN/AN/A
2017-1823614.316.5:167% (158)
2015-162271317.5:170% (159)
2010-112341416.7:173% (170)
2000-013522216.0:1N/A
1990-912521615.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (236 to 199); teachers up 13% (14.3 to 16.1).

About Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in South Beloit, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 199 students in grades 2 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.

Besides Riverview Elementary School, County of Winnebago SD 320 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 895 students.

White students account for 58% of enrollment at Riverview Elementary School. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Winnebago County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. Riverview Elementary School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 16.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 65%.

Riverview Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.7%) and its predicted rate (34.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.

Winnebago County has about 283,292 residents, and median household income is about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Winnebago County number 94 and enroll about 44,103.

Blackhawk Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Riverview Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).

Riverview Elementary School saw enrollment rise 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Winnebago County at a glance

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Population
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverview Elementary School
District
County of Winnebago SD 320
Address
306 Miller St, South Beloit, IL 61080
Phone
(815) 389-1231
County
Winnebago County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–04
Total enrollment
199
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
129 (65%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
173660003766
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in County of Winnebago SD 320
Other schools in South Beloit
Other Riverview Elementary schools

29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary School is the 30th largest of the 30.

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverview Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Riverview Elementary School serve?
Riverview Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Riverview Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Riverview Elementary School.
How diverse is Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Riverview Elementary School in?
Riverview Elementary School is part of County of Winnebago SD 320.
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