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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000721
Riverside School
8737 S 1220 W, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 565-7484 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
255 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
38.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 34.4% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside School this school | 591 | 43.1% | 40.8% |
| Copper Canyon School West Jordan | 497 | 44.1% | 32.7% |
| Mountain Shadows School WEST JORDAN | 595 | 41.0% | 24.3% |
| Bonneville School OREM | 564 | 45.0% | 37.8% |
| Polk School OGDEN | 541 | 43.1% | 43.0% |
| Noah Webster Academy OREM | 520 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
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 Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #377 of 562 | #95 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #415 of 578 ▲ 4 | #103 of 180 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #367 of 578 ▼ 24 | #95 of 180 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #198 of 613 | #58 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #77 of 556 | #28 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #89 of 559 | #68 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #194 of 582 | #66 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #134 of 388 | #62 of 133 |
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
591
-52 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 758
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 | 591 | 32.9 | 18.0:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 34.5 | 18.9:1 | 40% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 32.9 | 18.9:1 | 35% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | N/A | N/A | 37% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 47% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | N/A | N/A | 48% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 27 | 26.5:1 | 48% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 39 | 23.4:1 | 27% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 30 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside School.
About Riverside School
Riverside School is a mid-sized elementary school in WEST JORDAN, Utah, under Jordan District. It teaches 591 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Utah have about 491 students on average; enrollment here is 20% higher.
Jordan District counts 58,788 students in its 67 schools, and Riverside School is one of them.
The share of White students at Riverside School is 53%, a majority. The school is also 37% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Riverside School reported 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.0:1. Elementary schools in Utah have an average ratio of 21.8:1. Roughly 43% of students at Riverside School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
The model predicts 38.7% for a school in Utah with Riverside School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Riverside School posts 40.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Salt Lake County show that median household income comes to about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 325, with about 209,757 students.
Riverside School is about 0.4 miles from Mountain Heights Academy, its nearest public school. Riverside School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Riverside School's average proficiency of 40.8% compares with 30.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Riverside School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Other Riverside schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Riverside. Riverside School is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Riverside SchoolWashington, UT · 610 students
- Riverside SchoolCleveland, OH · 493 students
- Riverside SchoolNEW CASTLE, CO · 483 students
- Riverside SchoolRiverside, CT · 440 students
- RiversideDanvers, MA · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Heights Academy0.4 mi · 864
- South Valley School0.8 mi · 165
- Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle1.2 mi · 132
- Kings Peak High1.2 mi · 315
- Rocky Peak Virtual School1.2 mi · 227
- Westvale School1.2 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside School?
Riverside School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Riverside School serve?
Riverside School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Riverside School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Riverside School.
What is the student diversity at Riverside School?
Student demographics at Riverside School are roughly 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Riverside School public or private?
Riverside School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.