River Valley Elementary School

River Valley Elementary School is a primary school of modestly sized scale in THREE OAKS, Michigan, operated by River Valley School District, works with 195 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 369.

River Valley School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 460 students; River Valley Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, River Valley Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, River Valley Elementary School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), River Valley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Berrien County) shows that median household earnings sit near $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Berrien County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), River Valley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Valley MiddleHigh School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), River Valley Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. River Valley Elementary School's enrollment has rose 52% since 2018, when it stood at 128 (now 195). Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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