Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180639001119
Riverview Elementary School
513 W Buckingham Dr, Marion, IN 46952 · (765) 662-2427 · Grant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
291 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 50%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 57% · 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
Riverview Elementary School→Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd→John L McCulloch Junior High Sch→Marion High School
Based on grade levels within Marion Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary School this school | 393 | 74.0% | 34.9% |
| John W Kendall Elem School Marion | 409 | 77.5% | 33.5% |
| Vaile Elementary School Richmond | 311 | 71.1% | 29.2% |
| Vinton Elementary School Lafayette | 387 | 74.4% | 35.8% |
| Franke Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 416 | 72.8% | 28.8% |
| Stephen Decatur Elementary School Indianapolis | 496 | 70.8% | 18.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #618 of 983 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #550 of 986 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #643 of 986 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #624 of 1,079 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #824 of 991 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #133 of 996 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #98 of 1,058 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.7% | #84 of 353 | #2 of 6 |
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
393
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 393 | 22.5 | 17.5:1 | 74% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24.6 | 15.0:1 | 66% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 23.2 | 17.1:1 | 72% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 70% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 65% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 27% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary School.
About Riverview Elementary School
Riverview Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Marion, Indiana, under Marion Community Schools. It has an enrollment of 393 students in pre-K through 4.
Marion Community Schools enrolls 3,668 students in 7 schools, including Riverview Elementary School.
The student body at Riverview Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 11% Black. The school's White share is 35 points below the 85% share among Grant County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverview Elementary School are from different groups.
Riverview Elementary School lists 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.5 students per teacher. The school's 17.5:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 74% of the student body. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Grant County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Riverview Elementary School is 11.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 34.9%. Predicted: 23.1%.
Looking at the county, Grant County, the median household earns about $53,522 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Grant County has 30 public schools with about 10,743 students, including Riverview Elementary School.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Allen Elementary School, is the closest to Riverview Elementary School. Riverview Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 25.3%, lower than Riverview Elementary School's 34.9%.
NCES assigns Riverview Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 379 to 393, a 4% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.2:1 to 17.5:1.
The allk12 page for Riverview Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,295
Census ACS
Median income
$53,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion Community Schools
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdMiddle · 500 students
- Frances Slocum Elem SchoolElementary · 473 students
- John L McCulloch Junior High SchMiddle · 455 students
- John W Kendall Elem SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Eastbrook High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdMiddle · 500 students
- Frances Slocum Elem SchoolElementary · 473 students
- John L McCulloch Junior High SchMiddle · 455 students
- John W Kendall Elem SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other Riverview Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 30.
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElkhart, IN · 439 students
- Riverview ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 711 students
- Riverview ElementaryFresno, CA · 700 students
- Riverview ElementarySpotsylvania, VA · 691 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Elementary School1.2 mi · 380
- John W Kendall Elem School1.4 mi · 409
- Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd1.5 mi · 500
- Excel Center - Grant County1.7 mi · 39
- Marion High School2.2 mi · 1,058
- Frances Slocum Elem School2.5 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Riverview Elementary School serve?
Riverview Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Riverview Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Riverview Elementary School.
How diverse is Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School is overseen by Marion Community Schools in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.