Riverside

Riverside is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Danvers, Massachusetts, run under Danvers, with 350 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Danvers (3,238 students total), Riverside accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Riverside logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Essex County) logs that median household income runs about $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Riverside is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Holten Richmond Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverside's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 350).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.