Enrollment
98
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370030000089
Riverside Elementary
8020 US 19E Hwy South, Newland, NC 28657 · (828) 737-5600 · Avery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
95 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary this school | 98 | 96.9% | 43.2% |
| Harkers Island Elementary Harkers Island | 95 | 96.8% | 74.1% |
| Atlantic Elementary Atlantic | 88 | 95.5% | 72.3% |
| Barnardsville Elementary Barnardsville | 125 | 97.6% | 72.5% |
| Sunny View Elementary School Mill Spring | 120 | 97.5% | 61.9% |
| Hot Springs Elementary Hot Springs | 128 | 97.7% | 62.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #1,465 of 1,485 |
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
98
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 98 | 6.8 | 14.4:1 | 97% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 8.6 | 12.6:1 | 97% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 9.9 | 10.1:1 | 69% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 9 | 10.7:1 | 61% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 9.1 | 12.8:1 | 61% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 64% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | 61% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 177 | 14 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 13 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (117 to 98); teachers down 25% (9.1 to 6.8).
About Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary is a very small elementary school in Newland, North Carolina. The school enrolls 98 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Avery County Schools has 1,782 students in 8 schools, and Riverside Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Riverside Elementary who are White is 91%. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverside Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. Public schools in Avery County average a similar 97%.
Riverside Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Riverside Elementary is 49.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.2%.
In Avery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $61,428 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Riverside Elementary, Avery County has 10 public schools.
A public school about 3.8 miles away, Mayland Early College, is the closest to Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 52.0% proficiency; Riverside Elementary posts 43.2%.
Riverside Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment went from 96 in 2020-21 to 98 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Avery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,680
Census ACS
Median income
$61,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avery County Schools
- Avery County HighHigh · 542 students
- Newland ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Cranberry MiddleMiddle · 202 students
- Freedom Trail ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- Crossnore ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 181 students
Other schools in Newland
- Avery County HighHigh · 542 students
- Newland ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 181 students
- Marjorie Williams AcademyCombined · 130 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is the 44th 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
- Mayland Early College3.8 mi · 113
- Mitchell High5.6 mi · 482
- Marjorie Williams Academy5.6 mi · 130
- Mitchell Elementary School5.7 mi · 373
- Mitchell Middle School5.7 mi · 380
- Crossnore Elementary5.8 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside ElementaryHow large is Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 98 students in grades PK-05.
Is Riverside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Elementary?
At Riverside Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Riverside Elementary in?
Riverside Elementary is part of Avery County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.