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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114001096
Riverside School
2500 S HARVEST LANE, Washington, UT 84780 · (435) 652-4760 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
130 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
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 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 55.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Riverside School
Riverside School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside School this school | 610 | 21.3% | 56.4% |
| Sego Lily School LEHI | 625 | 18.9% | 63.2% |
| Rosamond School RIVERTON | 573 | 18.3% | 51.5% |
| Grantsville School GRANTSVILLE | 695 | 21.2% | 34.3% |
| Grovecrest School PLEASANT GROVE | 684 | 23.5% | 47.4% |
| Silver Ridge Elementary FARR WEST | 602 | 20.4% | 39.9% |
Matched among Utah 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 Riverside School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #156 of 562 | #7 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #188 of 578 ▼ 25 | #10 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #119 of 578 ▲ 27 | #6 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #176 of 613 | #7 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #247 of 556 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #434 of 559 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #391 of 582 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #102 of 128 | #5 of 8 |
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
610
-157 (-20%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 681
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 | 610 | 29.5 | 20.7:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 31.5 | 19.9:1 | 28% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 25% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | N/A | N/A | 31% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | N/A | N/A | 34% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 28 | 24.3:1 | 31% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside School.
About Riverside School
Students in Washington, Utah, attend Riverside School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 610 students. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 491.
Within Washington District, Riverside School is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 37,102 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Riverside School. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is in line with Washington County, where about 85% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
The school's 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Riverside School, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
In Utah, Riverside School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.4% actual against a predicted 49.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that the median household earns about $80,632 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Washington County, 65 public schools serve about 41,356 students.
Among nearby public schools, Washington Fields Intermediate is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Riverside School. By average proficiency, Riverside School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 610, down from 767 in 2020-21.
The Riverside School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in Washington
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Crimson Cliffs MiddleHigh · 933 students
- Washington Fields IntermediateMiddle · 913 students
- Majestic Fields SchoolElementary · 732 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Coral Canyon SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other Riverside schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Riverside. Riverside School is the largest of the 9.
- Riverside SchoolWEST JORDAN, UT · 591 students
- Riverside SchoolCleveland, OH · 493 students
- Riverside SchoolNEW CASTLE, CO · 483 students
- Riverside SchoolRiverside, CT · 440 students
- RiversideDanvers, MA · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Fields Intermediate0.5 mi · 913
- Millcreek High0.8 mi · 118
- Fossil Ridge Intermediate1.1 mi · 727
- St. George Academy1.1 mi · 229
- Majestic Fields School1.3 mi · 732
- Pine View Middle1.4 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside SchoolHow large is Riverside School?
Riverside School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Riverside School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside School is approximately 20.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riverside School?
Riverside School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Riverside School public or private?
Riverside School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.