Riverside Elementary School

Located at 650 RIVERSIDE DR, in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Riverside Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that hosts 350 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun).

Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,706 students. Riverside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverside Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, 9% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Riverside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Calhoun County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Riverside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,177, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Riverside Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

The closest other public school is Minges Brook School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Riverside Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverside Elementary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 408 (now 350). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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