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What do students at Riverwood Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237002529
Riverwood Elementary
108 Athletic Club Blvd, Clayton, NC 27527 · (919) 359-6300 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
16.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
725 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
69.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Riverwood Elementary
Riverwood Elementary's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood Elementary this school | 728 | 99.6% | 76.8% |
| Elon Elementary Elon | 689 | 99.6% | 57.1% |
| Sedge Garden Elementary Kernersville | 714 | 99.6% | 69.3% |
| A T Allen Elementary Concord | 626 | 99.5% | 56.5% |
| Rosewood Elementary Goldsboro | 650 | 98.3% | 59.7% |
| Estes Elementary Asheville | 754 | 99.5% | 56.1% |
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 Riverwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #115 of 1,297 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #103 of 1,296 | #1 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #148 of 1,300 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #154 of 1,485 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,083 of 1,377 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #427 of 1,379 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #57 of 1,414 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #318 of 937 | #5 of 14 |
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
728
-98 (-12%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 728 | 44.7 | 16.3:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 51.6 | 14.3:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 51.5 | 15.7:1 | 38% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 20% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 893 | 51.5 | 17.3:1 | 17% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 20% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (893 to 728); teachers down 13% (51.5 to 44.7).
About Riverwood Elementary
The public elementary school Riverwood Elementary is located in Clayton, North Carolina. It educates 728 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 56% above the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Riverwood Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, which enrolls 37,320 students in total.
Riverwood Elementary's enrollment is 50% White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County residents are about 64% White. By the diversity index, Riverwood Elementary comes in at 66%.
The school reports 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
Riverwood Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Riverwood Elementary would score about 48.4%. It scores 76.8%, a top-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Riverwood Elementary is located in Johnston County, where median household income is about $83,384, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 52 public schools in Johnston County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,004.
The closest public school to Riverwood Elementary is Riverwood Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Riverwood Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Riverwood Elementary as Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Riverwood Elementary went from 826 students to 728.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Riverwood Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Clayton
- American Leadership Academy - JohnstonCombined · 2,082 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- River Dell ElementaryElementary · 981 students
- Riverwood MiddleMiddle · 902 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 851 students
Other Riverwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Riverwood Elementary. Riverwood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolCordova, TN · 985 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolMustang, OK · 746 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolMcHenry, IL · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Riverwood Middle0.1 mi · 902
- Cooper Academy3.1 mi · 447
- Archer Lodge Middle3.2 mi · 1,204
- East Clayton Elementary3.2 mi · 524
- Clayton High3.9 mi · 1,929
- River Dell Elementary4.3 mi · 981
Frequently asked questions
About Riverwood ElementaryHow many students attend Riverwood Elementary?
Riverwood Elementary enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riverwood Elementary serve?
Riverwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverwood Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverwood Elementary?
At Riverwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Riverwood Elementary in?
Riverwood Elementary is part of Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.