Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Dayton, Nevada, run under Lyon, with 452 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Lyon runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,169 students. Riverview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Riverview Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lyon County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lyon County indicate median household income runs about $80,812, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lyon County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,169 students), of which Riverview Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sutro Elementary School, around 4.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Riverview Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 21% to 27%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.