Riverside Elementary School

Located at 500 Chicago St, in Toledo, Ohio, Riverside Elementary School is a compact primary school that serves 340 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Toledo City.

Across the 57 schools in Toledo City (21,181 students total), Riverside Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Riverside Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lucas County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,224 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside Elementary School is one of 143 public schools in Lucas County (combined enrollment of about 73,839 students).

The closest other public school is Chase STEM Academy, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Riverside Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 44% to 28% over that span.

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