Riverton School

Riverton School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in RIVERTON, Utah, overseen by Jordan District, enrolling 657 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Riverton School sits 34% above that benchmark.

Riverton School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that instructs 58,788 students overall.

On demographics, Riverton School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverton School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Riverton School is one campus in the mix.

Oquirrh Hills Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Riverton School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverton School has declined 14%, going from 762 students in 2018 to 657 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 76% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Riverton School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.