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Riverview Elementary School

509 WILLOW AVE, BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307 · (231) 796-2550 · Mecosta County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
167 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 19728%
Grade 27421%
Grade 38926%
Grade 48625%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
30989%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
93%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
19055%
Female
15645%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Riverview Elementary School→Big Rapids Middle School→Big Rapids High School
Based on grade levels within Big Rapids Public 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
70.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
74.3%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.

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

Where Riverview Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Mecosta County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.5%#49 of 1,085N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.3%#52 of 1,072N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.8%#81 of 1,139N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
346#903 of 1,630#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#1,174 of 1,424#5 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.9%#1,103 of 1,424#5 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.3%#927 of 1,563#7 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.8%#865 of 979N/A
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
346
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253461918.2:148% (167)
2023-243211817.8:151% (165)
2022-234212219.1:155% (231)
2020-213631919.1:154% (196)
2017-1835617.420.5:154% (193)
2015-163301423.6:153% (175)
2010-111841116.7:157% (105)
2000-012361121.4:139% (92)
1990-91240N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary School.

About Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is an elementary school in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan, reachable at (231) 796-2550. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 346 students on the rolls.

Big Rapids Public Schools has 2,405 students spread across 6 schools.

Riverview Elementary School is 89% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is in line with Mecosta County, where about 90% of residents are White. The diversity index for Riverview Elementary School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverview Elementary School has a ratio of 18.2:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverview Elementary School is in the top 10% of Michigan schools: 72.5% actual against 44.9% predicted.

For Mecosta County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,951 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The county has 19 public schools and about 5,219 students.

Measured in a straight line, MecostaOsceola Education Center is about 0.5 miles from Riverview Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

For locale, NCES codes Riverview Elementary School as Town: Remote.

The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Riverview Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Mecosta County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
41,242
Census ACS
Median income
$60,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,219 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverview Elementary School
District
Big Rapids Public Schools
Address
509 WILLOW AVE, BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone
(231) 796-2550
County
Mecosta County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
346
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
167 (48%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
260578004209
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Big Rapids Public Schools
Other schools in BIG RAPIDS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Riverview Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Riverview Elementary School serve?
Riverview Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverview Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Riverview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riverview Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School is overseen by Big Rapids Public Schools in Mecosta County.
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