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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Riverwood Elementary School?
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Enrollment
985
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802236
Riverwood Elementary School
1330 Stern Ln, Cordova, TN 38016 · (901) 416-2310 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL985 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Tennessee 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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 55 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 164 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (157).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.6pp since 2022
Math
41.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 37.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riverwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #501 of 957 ▲ 70 | #39 of 144 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #282 of 959 ▲ 112 | #29 of 146 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 985 | #22 of 1,044 | #7 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #308 of 962 | #31 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #301 of 348 | #29 of 32 |
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
985
+58 (+6%) vs 2020
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 | 985 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,018 | 57.7 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 59.2 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 55 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 58.5 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,058 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 62% (654) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverwood Elementary School.
About Riverwood Elementary School
Riverwood Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Cordova, Tennessee. The school enrolls 985 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll around 470, and this school is 110% above that mark.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs Riverwood Elementary School along with 210 other schools, enrolling 111,979 students in total.
More than half of the students at Riverwood Elementary School are Black (67%). The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Shelby County's population at about 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Riverwood Elementary School scores 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Riverwood Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
For the population of Shelby County, median household income comes to about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Shelby County's 287 public schools enroll about 154,209 students and include Riverwood Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Memphis School of Excellence Cordova is closest at about 0.5 miles. Riverwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% increase, from 927 to 985.
On allk12, people connected to Riverwood Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Cordova
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Macon-Hall ElementaryElementary · 1,070 students
- Chimneyrock Elementary SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Cordova ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Cordova MiddleMiddle · 680 students
Other Riverwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Riverwood Elementary. Riverwood Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolMustang, OK · 746 students
- Riverwood ElementaryClayton, NC · 728 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolMcHenry, IL · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Memphis School of Excellence Cordova0.5 mi · 448
- Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova0.6 mi · 324
- Cordova Middle0.9 mi · 680
- Chimneyrock Elementary School1.1 mi · 874
- Cordova Elementary1.1 mi · 814
- Cordova High School1.5 mi · 2,251
Frequently asked questions
About Riverwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riverwood Elementary School?
Riverwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 985 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Riverwood Elementary School serve?
Riverwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverwood Elementary School?
At Riverwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 14% Hispanic, 67% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverwood Elementary School?
Riverwood Elementary School is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Riverwood Elementary School in?
Riverwood Elementary School is located in Cordova, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.