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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000746
Riverview Elementary School
1200 Ferretto Parkway, Dayton, NV 89403 · (775) 246-6170 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
452 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · 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
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
NV avg 45.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
NV avg 35.6% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 30.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Elementary School
Riverview Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary School this school | 452 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Numa Elementary School Fallon | 455 | 100.0% | 24.1% |
| E C Best Elementary Fallon | 465 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Mitchell Andrew Elementary School Boulder City | 356 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Dayton Elementary School Dayton | 451 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| Grass Valley Elementary Winnemucca | 406 | 99.8% | 32.4% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #251 of 367 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #277 of 388 ▼ 62 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #309 of 390 ▲ 19 | #4 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #261 of 442 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #192 of 379 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #286 of 381 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #261 of 386 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #294 of 304 | #8 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
452
+60 (+15%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 100% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 37% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 45% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 41% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary School.
About Riverview Elementary School
Riverview Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Dayton, Nevada. Its 452 students are spread across pre-K through 6.
Lyon includes 19 schools. Together they enroll 9,169 students.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at Riverview Elementary School. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lyon County is roughly 74% White. Riverview Elementary School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverview Elementary School and a ratio of 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nevada is 18.1:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Lyon County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.5% for Riverview Elementary School. The school posts 28.2%, 4.3 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that median household income is about $80,812, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 20 public schools operate in Lyon County, serving about 9,169 students.
Sutro Elementary School is the public school closest to Riverview Elementary School, about 4.5 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Riverview Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 452 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 392. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Riverview Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Silverland Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Sutro Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Dayton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 students
Other Riverview Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 30.
- Riverview ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 711 students
- Riverview ElementaryFresno, CA · 700 students
- Riverview ElementarySpotsylvania, VA · 691 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 640 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolPainesville, OH · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Sutro Elementary School4.5 mi · 426
- Dayton High School5.5 mi · 748
- Dayton Intermediate School5.6 mi · 356
- Dayton Elementary School5.8 mi · 451
- Virginia City High School7.5 mi · 131
- Virginia City Middle School7.9 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-06.
Is Riverview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Riverview Elementary School have?
Riverview Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverview Elementary School?
Riverview Elementary School is overseen by Lyon in Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.