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If you had an hour of school board time for RIVERA EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674006939
Rivera Elementary School
701 NEWTON ST, DENTON, TX 76205 · (940) 369-3800 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
482 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rivera Elementary School
Rivera Elementary School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera Elementary School this school | 604 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Smith Elementary School SPRING | 624 | 80.1% | 26.9% |
| Cannaday Elementary School MESQUITE | 616 | 81.2% | 33.0% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep PS FORT WORTH | 650 | 78.3% | 37.4% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| Drew Elementary School CROSBY | 602 | 81.1% | 40.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Rivera Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,254 of 4,401 | #135 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,538 of 4,466 ▲ 281 | #116 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,305 of 4,466 ▼ 240 | #136 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #456 of 3,998 | #14 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #1,592 of 4,938 | #51 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #297 of 4,622 | #10 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,116 of 4,628 | #88 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #1,969 of 4,789 | #13 of 143 |
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
604
+64 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 604 | 51.1 | 11.8:1 | 80% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 91% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 89% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 51 | 10.6:1 | 88% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 50.5 | 12.0:1 | 87% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 85% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 87% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 70% (479) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rivera Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (604 to 604); teachers up 1% (50.5 to 51.1).
About Rivera Elementary School
Rivera Elementary School is an elementary school in DENTON, Texas, reachable at (940) 369-3800. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 604 students.
Rivera Elementary School belongs to DENTON ISD, a district of 46 schools and 33,329 students.
At Rivera Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other groups make up 31% Black, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Denton County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
With 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 80% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Rivera Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Texas public elementary schools.
Rivera Elementary School scores 18.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 20.9% actual versus 39.6% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that median household income comes to about $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Denton County counts 267 public schools with about 175,222 students.
Rivera Elementary School's nearest public school is Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Rivera Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 12%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.6:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Rivera Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
Other Rivera Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rivera Elementary. Rivera Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Rivera Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 186 students
- Rivera ElementaryPico Rivera, CA · 473 students
- Rivera ElementaryTUCSON, AZ · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 1
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 3
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 1
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 16
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 10
- Joe Dale Sparks Campus0.3 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Rivera Elementary SchoolHow large is Rivera Elementary School?
Rivera Elementary School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rivera Elementary School serve?
Rivera Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rivera Elementary School have?
Rivera Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rivera Elementary School?
At Rivera Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 50% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rivera Elementary School?
Rivera Elementary School is overseen by DENTON ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.