Riverview Elementary

Riverview Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within Baltimore County Public Schools, with 552 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Riverview Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Riverview Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 28% Black, 12% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Riverview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 19.4%.

In the surrounding community, Baltimore County reports that median household income runs about $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Riverview Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lansdowne High, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverview Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverview Elementary's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 574 (now 552). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 22% to 50%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.