Riverside Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Avon, Mississippi, Riverside Elementary School works with 402 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Western Line Schools.

Within Western Line Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 1,739 students, Riverside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverside Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Riverside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riverside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $42,165, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. Riverside Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students).

Riverside High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Riverside Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

Riverside Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverside Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 402). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Riverside Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.