Marie B. Riviere Elementary School

Set in Metairie, Louisiana, Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school, run under Jefferson Parish. It teaches 526 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Jefferson Parish comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 46,790 students; Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Marie B. Riviere Elementary School shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 16% White, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Marie B. Riviere Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 29.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Marie B. Riviere Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

J.C. Ellis School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marie B. Riviere Elementary School.

Marie B. Riviere Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marie B. Riviere Elementary School has shrank 15%, going from 619 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 60% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.