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What's the most underrated thing about Riverton School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000320
Riverton School
13150 S 1830 W, RIVERTON, UT 84065 · (801) 254-8050 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
159 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 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
40%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
51.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 50.6% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Riverton School
Riverton School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton School this school | 657 | 24.2% | 53.6% |
| Reagan Academy SPRINGVILLE | 683 | 23.1% | 52.6% |
| Adams School LAYTON | 645 | 21.9% | 57.7% |
| Rose Creek School RIVERTON | 649 | 20.2% | 49.6% |
| Franklin Discovery Academy VINEYARD | 710 | 21.8% | 25.7% |
| Welby School South Jordan | 701 | 20.7% | 53.4% |
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 Riverton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #197 of 562 | #58 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #204 of 578 ▲ 18 | #53 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #169 of 578 ▼ 20 | #52 of 180 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #132 of 613 | #34 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #289 of 556 | #100 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #311 of 559 | #140 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #354 of 582 | #114 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #231 of 388 | #98 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
657
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 774
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 | 657 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 31.5 | 21.1:1 | 23% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 32.2 | 21.6:1 | 18% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | N/A | N/A | 19% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 21% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 24% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 36 | 25.2:1 | 23% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 31 | 25.4:1 | 19% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 27 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverton School.
About Riverton School
Among the schools in RIVERTON, Utah, is Riverton School, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 657 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 34% bigger than that mark.
Riverton School is one school in Jordan District, a system of 67 schools with 58,788 students.
The student body at Riverton School is 76% White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverton School are from different groups.
A staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is similar, at 21.8:1. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Riverton School would score about 48.0%. It scores 53.6%, 5.6 points above that figure.
The school is in Salt Lake County, where median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include Riverton School.
Oquirrh Hills Middle is about 0.6 miles from Riverton School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Riverton School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 51.1% proficiency; Riverton School posts 53.6%.
Riverton School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 35 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Riverton School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 RIVERTON
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
- Oquirrh Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,261 students
- South Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,181 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Midas Creek SchoolElementary · 759 students
Nearby schools
- Oquirrh Hills Middle0.6 mi · 1,261
- Southland School0.9 mi · 592
- Kauri Sue Hamilton0.9 mi · 286
- Preschool0.9 mi · 1,773
- Riverton High1.2 mi · 2,295
- Rosamond School1.2 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton SchoolHow many students attend Riverton School?
Riverton School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Riverton School serve?
Riverton School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Riverton School have?
Riverton School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverton School?
Student demographics at Riverton School are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riverton School in?
Riverton School is part of Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.