Riverview Elementary

Set in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Riverview Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school, operated by Hertford County Schools. It instructs 372 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Hertford County Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,367 students, Riverview Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Riverview Elementary logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Riverview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 37.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hertford County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,537 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Riverview Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Hertford County (combined enrollment of about 2,367 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hertford County Middle, around 0.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Riverview Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverview Elementary has decreased 5%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 6% to 11% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Riverview Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.