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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270609000259
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
220 3RD ST NW, BRAINERD, MN 56401 · (218) 454-6800 · Crow Wing County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
234 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 ELEMENTARY
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY this school | 407 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
| VANDYKE ELEMENTARY COLERAINE | 377 | 59.2% | 48.7% |
| MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON | 340 | 58.5% | 50.7% |
| BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY BLACKDUCK | 412 | 60.9% | 35.0% |
| Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING | 312 | 58.3% | 50.7% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA | 450 | 52.2% | 36.0% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Crow Wing County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #439 of 844 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #471 of 844 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #533 of 844 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #467 of 1,130 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #52 of 769 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #602 of 796 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #248 of 942 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #63 of 499 | #2 of 8 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
407
-100 (-20%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 39.8 | 10.2:1 | 57% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 42.7 | 10.8:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 42.3 | 11.2:1 | 65% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 47.2 | 12.3:1 | 55% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 56% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 29% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (583 to 407); teachers down 16% (47.2 to 39.8).
About RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
In BRAINERD, Minnesota, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 407 students.
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 6,079 students in its 13 schools, and RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Crow Wing County's population at about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 10.2 students per teacher, from 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 3.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Crow Wing County, the school's rate is higher.
In Minnesota, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.9% actual against a predicted 34.2%.
The school's county is Crow Wing County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $72,589, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Crow Wing County's 24 public schools enroll about 9,399 students and include RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY.
BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 407 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 507. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 10.2:1.
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Crow Wing County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,686
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- FORESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,626 students
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 506 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- NISSWA ELEMENTARYElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BRAINERD
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- HARRISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 230 students
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTERHigh · 166 students
- LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 105 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is the 21st largest of the 44.
- Riverside ElementaryJACKSON, MN · 350 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
Nearby schools
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH0.6 mi · 1,805
- LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER0.6 mi · 105
- Discovery Woods0.8 mi · 101
- HARRISON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 230
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 355
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER1.9 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-04.
Is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY public or private?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.