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Riverside Intermediate School

710 E MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, MI 48158 · (734) 428-9711 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools

Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
45 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 35027%
Grade 44423%
Grade 54725%
Grade 64725%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
17493%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10355%
Female
8545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Riverside Intermediate School→Manchester JuniorSenior High School
Feeds from
Luther C Klager Elem SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within Manchester Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
52.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.4%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Riverside Intermediate School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Riverside Intermediate School this school18823.9%46.4%
Country Elementary School
PINCKNEY
19226.0%N/A
Woodland School
TRAVERSE CITY
20922.0%N/A
Farley Hill Elementary School
PINCKNEY
23323.2%N/A
Mill Creek Academy
WILLIAMSBURG
23324.5%N/A
Courtade Elementary School
TRAVERSE CITY
21528.8%51.7%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Riverside Intermediate School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Washtenaw County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.4%#533 of 1,085#26 of 39
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#572 of 1,072#26 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.9%#405 of 1,139#21 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
188#1,447 of 1,630#49 of 53
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.9%#1,325 of 1,563#30 of 50
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
188
-18 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518810.218.5:124% (45)
2023-2418511.316.3:137% (69)
2022-2318812.215.4:136% (68)
2020-212061315.8:133% (68)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Intermediate School.

About Riverside Intermediate School

Riverside Intermediate School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in MANCHESTER, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 188 students covers grades 3 through 6. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.

Riverside Intermediate School is a school in Manchester Community Schools. The district has 3 schools and 638 students.

Federal enrollment data show Riverside Intermediate School is 93% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Washtenaw County, the White share is about 69%. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Riverside Intermediate School operates with 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 18.5:1 here. Riverside Intermediate School reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Washtenaw County.

allk12 grades Riverside Intermediate School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverside Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 46.4% actual against 55.7% predicted.

Across Washtenaw County, the median household income is $89,180, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Washtenaw County has 104 public schools and roughly 42,861 students.

The school nearest to Riverside Intermediate School is Manchester JuniorSenior High School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Riverside Intermediate School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Riverside Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.

Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Riverside Intermediate School had 206 students, to 2024-25, when it had 188. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.8:1 to 18.5:1.

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Washtenaw County at a glance

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Population
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverside Intermediate School
District
Manchester Community Schools
Address
710 E MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, MI 48158
Phone
(734) 428-9711
County
Washtenaw County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
188
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
45 (24%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
262238008851
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Manchester Community Schools
Other schools in MANCHESTER
Other Riverside Intermediate schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Riverside Intermediate. Riverside Intermediate School is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverside Intermediate School
How many students attend Riverside Intermediate School?
Riverside Intermediate School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Riverside Intermediate School serve?
Riverside Intermediate School serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Intermediate School is approximately 18.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Riverside Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Riverside Intermediate School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Riverside Intermediate School public or private?
Riverside Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manchester Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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