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Which teacher or staff member at Riverside Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001644
Riverside Elementary
1287 Highway 57 South, Little River, SC 29566 · (843) 399-8800 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 49.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riverside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #320 of 635 ▼ 24 | #24 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #299 of 635 ▼ 68 | #23 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #160 of 709 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #485 of 656 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #98 of 656 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #141 of 187 | #10 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
697
+86 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 697 | 47 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 63% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 46.9 | 14.7:1 | 81% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 52% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 100% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 72% (514) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (667 to 697); teachers up 15% (41 to 47).
About Riverside Elementary
In Little River, South Carolina, part of Horry County, Riverside Elementary is an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 697 students. That puts enrollment 33% above the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Horry 01 enrolls 48,662 students, and its 55 schools include Riverside Elementary.
At Riverside Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Horry County, the White share is about 77%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverside Elementary has a ratio of 14.8:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Riverside Elementary outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Horry County, the median household earns about $66,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Riverside Elementary shares Horry County with 59 other public schools.
A public school about 2.4 miles away, Waterway Elementary, is the closest to Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased 14% over 4 years, reaching 697 in 2024-25.
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Horry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
383,016
Census ACS
Median income
$66,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
49,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horry 01
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- St. James HighHigh · 1,826 students
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
Other schools in Little River
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- North Myrtle Beach MiddleMiddle · 1,267 students
- Waterway ElementaryElementary · 912 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is the 6th largest of the 44.
- 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
- Riverside ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Waterway Elementary2.4 mi · 912
- North Myrtle Beach Middle2.4 mi · 1,267
- North Myrtle Beach High3.0 mi · 1,673
- Ocean Drive Elementary3.8 mi · 852
- Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy7.4 mi · 277
- Atlantic Collegiate Academy9.3 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside ElementaryHow many students attend Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
Is Riverside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Elementary?
At Riverside Elementary, the student body is approximately 45% White, 12% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Riverside Elementary in?
Riverside Elementary is part of Horry 01.
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