Riverton Elem

Riverton Elem is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Riverton, Kansas, overseen by Riverton. The school hosts 313 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Riverton comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 678 students; Riverton Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, Riverton Elem shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder reads as 12% multiracial, 4% Native American.

On the resource side, Riverton Elem shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at Riverton Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Riverton Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household earnings sit near $57,668, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Riverton Elem is one of 17 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students).

Nearest neighbor: Riverton High, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverton Elem at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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