Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Elkhart, Indiana, part of Elkhart Community Schools. The school works with 439 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Elkhart Community Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 10,640 students. Riverview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverview Elementary School logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 36% White, 17% Black, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Riverview Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Riverview Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverview Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 41.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Elkhart County) records that median household earnings sit near $68,561, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverview Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

The closest other public school is Pinewood Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverview Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 20.5%.

Riverview Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 36%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.