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Enrollment
914
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273282005261
Riverview Intermediate School
627 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SARTELL, MN 56377 · (320) 253-2200 · Stearns County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL914 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
200 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 300 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 282 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 332 | 36% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Riverview Intermediate School
Riverview Intermediate School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Intermediate School this school | 914 | 21.9% | 57.2% |
| Rum River Elementary ANDOVER | 850 | 19.2% | 66.0% |
| Lakeside El. CHISAGO CITY | 804 | 20.1% | 51.9% |
| Kasson-Mantorville Elementary KASSON | 796 | 24.1% | 68.0% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 704 | 22.3% | 72.0% |
| Carver Elementary School CARVER | 782 | 22.5% | 49.3% |
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 Riverview Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #193 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #181 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #190 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 914 | #14 of 1,130 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #646 of 769 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #586 of 796 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #804 of 942 | #23 of 24 |
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
914
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 914 | 56.2 | 16.3:1 | 22% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 915 | 57.4 | 15.9:1 | 23% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 58.1 | 16.2:1 | 23% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 13% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Intermediate School.
About Riverview Intermediate School
Located in SARTELL, Minnesota, Riverview Intermediate School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 914 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 166% larger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Riverview Intermediate School is one school in a 5-school district, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, which enrolls 3,943 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Riverview Intermediate School is White, at 84%. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Among Stearns County residents, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for Riverview Intermediate School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.3:1 is based on 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%. The rate at public schools in Stearns County averages 44%, higher than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.3% at Riverview Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.2%.
Looking at the county, Stearns County, median household income comes to about $77,066, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 74 public schools and about 24,160 students.
The closest school to Riverview Intermediate School is Sartell Middle, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
The school's size has been steady, with 896 students in 2020-21 and 914 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Riverview Intermediate School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sartell-St. Stephen School District
- Sartell Senior HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Sartell MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Pine Meadow Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterElementary · 288 students
Other schools in SARTELL
- Sartell Senior HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Sartell MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Pine Meadow Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterElementary · 288 students
- Benton-Stearns Ed District ECElementary · 99 students
- Benton-Stearns Education - ASDCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Sartell Middle0.4 mi · 983
- Benton-Stearns Education - ASD0.4 mi · 12
- Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers0.4 mi · 8
- ALC - Sartell0.4 mi · 2
- Pine Meadow Primary School0.7 mi · 489
- Benton-Stearns Ed District EC0.8 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview Intermediate SchoolHow large is Riverview Intermediate School?
Riverview Intermediate School enrolls approximately 914 students in grades 03-05.
Is Riverview Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverview Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverview Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverview Intermediate School is approximately 16.3:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverview Intermediate School?
At Riverview Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Riverview Intermediate School public or private?
Riverview Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sartell-St. Stephen School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.