Riverview Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 63 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 38% |
School pathway
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 12.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary School this school | 199 | 64.8% | 29.7% |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary Chicago | 260 | 62.7% | 31.6% |
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman Gilman | 159 | 60.4% | 83.3% |
| Blackstone Elementary School Mendota | 197 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Clark Elementary School South Beloit | 185 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Rock Cut Elementary School Loves Park | 261 | 67.4% | 21.3% |
Where Riverview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 199 | 16.1 | 12.4:1 | 65% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 16.9 | 12.3:1 | 65% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 16.4 | 12.6:1 | 60% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 14.3 | 16.5:1 | 67% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 70% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 14 | 16.7:1 | 73% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
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.
Community posts for Riverview Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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- South Beloit Jr High School0.7 mi · 118
- Hackett Elementary0.8 mi · 434
- Gaston Elementary0.8 mi · 348
- Clark Elementary School0.9 mi · 185
- Beloit Early Learning1.3 mi · 43