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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000719
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
4085 MCNUTT RD, SUNLAND PARK, NM 88063 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
550 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
45.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico 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 New Mexico'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 RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY this school | 550 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY CHAPARRAL | 479 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 524 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS | 483 | 99.4% | 23.0% |
| EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY SANTA FE | 704 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 629 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #96 of 329 | #15 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #49 of 354 | #5 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #156 of 366 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #27 of 490 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #175 of 318 | #31 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #326 of 334 | #35 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #110 of 393 | #9 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #256 of 287 | #32 of 33 |
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
550
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 550 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 100% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 100% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 39.6 | 12.2:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 100% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 43.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 100% (717) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 100% (692) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 19 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (578 to 550); teachers down 5% (43.4 to 41).
About RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, located in SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico, is a high-enrollment elementary school. A total of 550 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 92% larger than average.
The GADSDEN system has 26 schools and 11,739 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, with 98% of enrollment. County-wide, 68% of Doña Ana County residents are Hispanic. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.4:1 comes from the school's 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is about 12.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Doña Ana County, the average is about the same, 98%.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 41.2% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Doña Ana County census figures show that median household income is about $56,848, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is among the 81 public schools in Doña Ana County.
The nearest other public school, SANTA TERESA MIDDLE, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.7%; RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY's is 41.2%, ranking 4th of 7.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 520 in 2020-21 and 550 in 2024-25, a 6% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.8:1 to 13.4:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
- SANTA TERESA MIDDLEMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in SUNLAND PARK
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTERElementary · 135 students
- SUNLAND PARK ELEMENTARYElementary
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is the 13th largest of the 44.
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
- Riverside ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 741 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA TERESA MIDDLE1.6 mi · 528
- Zach White Elementary School1.7 mi · 395
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 524
- GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTER2.2 mi · 135
- The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site2.3 mi · 374
- Don Haskins PK-82.5 mi · 1,405
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYHow large is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY serve?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY?
At RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY public or private?
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.