Riverside Intermediate School

Set in MANCHESTER, Michigan, Riverside Intermediate School is a tight-knit elementary campus, run under Manchester Community Schools. It hosts 188 students across grades 3 through 6. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 3 schools in Manchester Community Schools (638 students total), Riverside Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Riverside Intermediate School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest looks like 4% multiracial. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washtenaw County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverside Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Washtenaw County reports that median household income runs about $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), Riverside Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Manchester JuniorSenior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Riverside Intermediate School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.