Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan, overseen by Big Rapids Public Schools, with 346 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Big Rapids Public Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,405 students. Riverview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverview Elementary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Mecosta County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverview Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.9%; actual is 72.5%, +27.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Mecosta County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,951 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Mecosta County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,219 students), of which Riverview Elementary School is one.

MecostaOsceola Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverview Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverview Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 83% to 89%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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