Riverbend Elementary

Located at 71 Learning Lane, in Clyde, North Carolina, Riverbend Elementary is a compact elementary-level community that works with 204 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Haywood County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Riverbend Elementary sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Haywood County Schools, which oversees 15 schools and 6,476 students, Riverbend Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Riverbend Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic. Compared to Haywood County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riverbend Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.8%; actual is 84.4%, +35.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Haywood County shows median household income runs about $61,912, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Haywood County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,092 students), of which Riverbend Elementary is one.

Haywood Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverbend Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 61.4%.

Riverbend Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverbend Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 204).

On allk12, members of the Riverbend Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.