RIVERA EL

RIVERA EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in DENTON, Texas, overseen by DENTON ISD, with 604 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 46 schools in DENTON ISD (33,329 students total), RIVERA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, RIVERA EL shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Black, 13% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, RIVERA EL lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIVERA EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at RIVERA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, RIVERA EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.0%; this one comes in at 16.8%, -22.2 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Denton County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which RIVERA EL is one.

The closest other public school is DENTON CO J J An E P, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVERA EL has remained close to its prior level, going from 604 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 22% to 13% over that span.

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