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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111001530
Riverview Charter School
81 Savannah Highway, Beaufort, SC 29906 · (843) 379-0133 · Beaufort County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 31% larger than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
73.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 are down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 58.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riverview Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #220 of 635 ▼ 44 | #7 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #140 of 635 ▼ 30 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #161 of 709 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #300 of 656 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #280 of 656 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #115 of 187 | #5 of 6 |
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
694
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+161% since 2010-11, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 694 | 52.2 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 52.2 | 13.4:1 | 44% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 52.2 | 13.5:1 | 32% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 53 | 13.0:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 26% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 20% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (646 to 694); teachers up 7% (49 to 52.2).
About Riverview Charter School
Riverview Charter School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Beaufort, South Carolina. It enrolls 694 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. That is 32% bigger than the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Across its 32 schools, Beaufort 01 enrolls 21,050 students. Riverview Charter School is one of those schools.
About 56% of the student body at Riverview Charter School is White. Smaller groups are 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Beaufort County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
With 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Riverview Charter School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Beaufort County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $86,573, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,968, Riverview Charter School among them.
Lowcountry Montessori School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Riverview Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
In 2020-21, Riverview Charter School enrolled 691; in 2024-25, 694.
The Riverview Charter School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,289
Census ACS
Median income
$86,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
22,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort 01
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Hilton Head Island HighHigh · 1,265 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
Other schools in Beaufort
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Battery Creek HighHigh · 809 students
- Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyElementary · 785 students
- Broad River ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Coosa ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Lowcountry Montessori School0.8 mi · 408
- Bridges Preparatory School1.9 mi · 1,472
- Broad River Elementary2.6 mi · 467
- Robert Smalls Leadership Academy2.7 mi · 785
- Port Royal Elementary3.0 mi · 179
- Mossy Oaks Elementary3.1 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverview Charter School?
Riverview Charter School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Riverview Charter School serve?
Riverview Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Riverview Charter School have?
Riverview Charter School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverview Charter School?
Student demographics at Riverview Charter School are roughly 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Riverview Charter School public or private?
Riverview Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.