Riverbend Elementary School

As a moderately sized primary school in Springfield, Oregon, Riverbend Elementary School educates 424 students from grades K through 5, operated by Springfield SD 19. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Riverbend Elementary School sits 32% above that benchmark.

Springfield SD 19 comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 8,928 students; Riverbend Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Riverbend Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverbend Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lane County put median household income runs about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Riverbend Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thurston High School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverbend Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverbend Elementary School has edged down 20%, going from 529 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Riverbend Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.