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What tradition at Riverside Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000462
Riverside Elementary School
1200 SE Harvey Dr, Grants Pass, OR 97526 · (541) 474-5780 · Josephine County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
255 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 76%
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 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
39.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 32.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Riverside Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary School this school | 351 | 72.6% | 43.7% |
| Harrisburg Elementary School Harrisburg | 338 | 74.0% | 42.3% |
| Veneta Elementary School Veneta | 340 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| Parkside Elementary Grants Pass | 361 | 73.4% | 28.1% |
| Astor Elementary School Astoria | 342 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Whitworth Elementary School Dallas | 367 | 70.0% | 33.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Riverside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #179 of 591 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #244 of 646 ▲ 86 | #4 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #164 of 646 ▲ 102 | #2 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #312 of 710 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #223 of 587 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #397 of 587 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #345 of 645 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #227 of 493 | #4 of 11 |
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
351
+38 (+12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 351 | 21.6 | 16.2:1 | 73% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 72% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 24.5 | 16.4:1 | 69% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 81% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 81% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 73% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 71% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (443 to 351); teachers down 13% (25 to 21.6).
About Riverside Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Grants Pass, Oregon. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 351 students.
Riverside Elementary School is in Grants Pass SD 7, a district with 5,562 students across 11 schools.
At Riverside Elementary School, 73% of students are White. Other students are 15% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Josephine County residents. The diversity index for Riverside Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riverside Elementary School lists 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 16.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Josephine County averages 84%, higher than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Riverside Elementary School is 9.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 34.4%.
In Josephine County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $60,098, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,944, Riverside Elementary School among them.
GPFLEX School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Riverside Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 351, up from 313 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.2:1, from 14.2:1.
This page is set up for the Riverside Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grants Pass SD 7
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 44.
- Riverside Elementary SchoolMilwaukie, OR · 311 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
Nearby schools
- GPFLEX School0.2 mi · 181
- Gladiola High School0.2 mi · 158
- New Bridge High School0.4 mi · 34
- Fruitdale Elementary School0.8 mi · 225
- Grants Pass High School1.5 mi · 1,658
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riverside Elementary School?
Riverside Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Riverside Elementary School serve?
Riverside Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Riverside Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Riverside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riverside Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Riverside Elementary School public or private?
Riverside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grants Pass SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.