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Riverview School

100 Smelter Avenue, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 268-7015 · Cascade County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 167
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
169 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
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
Pre-K51%
Kindergarten5613%
Grade 15312%
Grade 26414%
Grade 36314%
Grade 47216%
Grade 56615%
Grade 66615%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).

Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
34778%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
337%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
389%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
194%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · 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
22049%
Female
22551%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
68.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
56.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Riverview School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Riverview School this school44538.0%N/A
Rattlesnake Elementary School
Missoula
39331.8%N/A
Four Georgians School
Helena
48230.9%N/A
Sacajawea School
Great Falls
40545.2%N/A
Target Range School
Missoula
41034.9%N/A
Chief Charlo School
Missoula
41439.4%N/A
Matched among Montana 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 School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Cascade County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#31 of 199#5 of 18
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#11 of 201#2 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
445#22 of 421#2 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.2:1#158 of 160#15 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.7%#62 of 160#14 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.0%#153 of 226#16 of 19
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.7%#96 of 107#11 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
445
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254452121.2:138% (169)
2023-2444922.420.0:141% (183)
2022-2342722.219.3:1N/A
2020-214362219.8:1N/A
2017-1846223.219.9:142% (193)
2015-164502418.8:140% (178)
2010-114182417.4:128% (117)
2000-013692117.6:123% (84)
1990-914081822.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (462 to 445); teachers down 9% (23.2 to 21).

About Riverview School

This page covers Riverview School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Great Falls, Montana. The school enrolls 445 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Montana, the average enrollment is about 167.

Great Falls Elem counts 7,094 students in its 18 schools, and Riverview School is one of them.

White students are 78% of those enrolled at Riverview School. Next come 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.

There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverview School, giving a ratio of 21.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Montana is 11.9:1. A total of 169 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cascade County averages 54%, higher than here.

Looking at the county, Cascade County, median household income comes to about $67,690, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 45 public schools and about 11,577 students.

About 0.3 miles separate Riverview School from the closest public school, C M Russell High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (436) to 2024-25 (445). The school's ratio increased from 19.8:1 to 21.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Cascade County at a glance

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Population
84,606
Census ACS
Median income
$67,690
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
11,577 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverview School
District
Great Falls Elem
Address
100 Smelter Avenue, Great Falls, MT 59404
Phone
(406) 268-7015
County
Cascade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
445
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
169 (38%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
301304000370
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Riverview schools

8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Riverview. Riverview School is the 5th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverview School
What is the total enrollment at Riverview School?
Riverview School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Riverview School serve?
Riverview School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Riverview School have?
Riverview School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverview School?
At Riverview School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Riverview School in?
Riverview School is part of Great Falls Elem.
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