RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY

Located at 409 RIVERSIDE AVE, in ELMIRA, New York, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is a modestly sized elementary school that instructs 375 students (grades pre-K through 2), operated by ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 5,322 students, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% multiracial, 13% Black, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Chemung County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chemung County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Chemung County shows median household income runs about $63,716, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chemung County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students), RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELMIRA PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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