Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370216000938
Riverview Elementary
236 US 158 Business, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 · (252) 398-4862 · Hertford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
369 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 60 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Riverview Elementary→Hertford County Middle
Based on grade levels within Hertford County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
31.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 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 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Riverview Elementary
Riverview Elementary's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary this school | 372 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| Lucile Souders Elementary Fayetteville | 399 | 99.2% | 38.6% |
| Dabney Elementary Henderson | 385 | 97.7% | 31.1% |
| Englewood Elementary Rocky Mount | 383 | 99.2% | 53.8% |
| Ferguson-Easley Elementary Fayetteville | 392 | 95.9% | 32.5% |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy Charlotte | 421 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
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 Riverview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,155 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,018 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,163 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #988 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #196 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #1,111 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #506 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #801 of 937 |
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
372
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
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 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 27.6 | 13.2:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 27.4 | 12.6:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 99% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 97% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 83% (525) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 37 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (390 to 372); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).
About Riverview Elementary
As a small elementary school, Riverview Elementary serves students in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 372 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 20% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Hertford County Schools has 2,367 students in 7 schools, and Riverview Elementary is one of those schools.
Black students are 73% of those enrolled at Riverview Elementary. Next come 13% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 56% Black among all Hertford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal data show 99% of students (369) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Hertford County.
Riverview Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
In Hertford County, home to about 19,908 people, the median household earns about $45,537 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hertford County number 7, with about 2,367 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hertford County Middle is about 0.9 miles from Riverview Elementary. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Riverview Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Riverview Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 343 in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Hertford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,908
Census ACS
Median income
$45,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hertford County Schools
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Hertford County MiddleMiddle · 489 students
- Hertford County HighHigh · 447 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- Hertford Co Early CollegeHigh · 198 students
- CS Brown High - STEM ProgramHigh · 100 students
Other Riverview Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary is the 21st 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
- Hertford County Middle0.9 mi · 489
- Conway Middle8.2 mi · 259
- Hertford Co Early College8.4 mi · 198
- CS Brown High - STEM Program8.5 mi · 100
- Hertford County High10.7 mi · 447
- Bearfield Primary10.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview ElementaryHow large is Riverview Elementary?
Riverview Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Riverview Elementary serve?
Riverview Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Riverview Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Riverview Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverview Elementary?
At Riverview Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 13% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Riverview Elementary public or private?
Riverview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hertford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.