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What tradition at Riverview Elementary/Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510051001945
Riverview Elementary/Middle
27382 Riverside Drive, Grundy, VA 24614 · (276) 935-1613 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
727 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
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 | 72 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 16% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Riverview Elementary/Middle→Grundy High
Based on grade levels within Buchanan County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Riverview Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #721 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #752 of 1,111 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #600 of 1,111 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #169 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #657 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #1,094 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #55 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #557 of 759 |
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
719
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 719 | 49.9 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 49.2 | 14.8:1 | 88% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 88% (658) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 49 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 53.3 | 14.5:1 | 85% (659) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 65 | 12.5:1 | 63% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 60% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (773 to 719); teachers down 6% (53.3 to 49.9).
About Riverview Elementary/Middle
Riverview Elementary/Middle is an elementary school in Grundy, Virginia, and it is part of Buchanan County Public Schools. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 719 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 44% higher.
Riverview Elementary/Middle belongs to Buchanan County Public Schools, a district of 8 schools and 2,316 students.
White students are 96% of those enrolled at Riverview Elementary/Middle. Next come 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Buchanan County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
Teacher count: 49.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Riverview Elementary/Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.6% for Riverview Elementary/Middle. The school posts 65.3%, 4.7 points above the prediction.
Looking at the county, Buchanan County, the median household earns about $42,886 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Buchanan County has 10 public schools with about 2,316 students, including Riverview Elementary/Middle.
The closest school to Riverview Elementary/Middle is Grundy High, located about 5.0 miles away. Riverview Elementary/Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Riverview Elementary/Middle ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 65.3% versus a 57.2% average.
Riverview Elementary/Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 723 in 2020-21, 719 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Riverview Elementary/Middle community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,415
Census ACS
Median income
$42,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buchanan County Public Schools
- Grundy HighHigh · 352 students
- Hurley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 323 students
- Twin Valley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 240 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
- Hurley HighHigh · 194 students
- Twin Valley HighHigh · 179 students
Other schools in Grundy
- Grundy HighHigh · 352 students
- Buchanan County Technology Career & Higher Learning CenterElementary
- New Buchanan HighElementary
Other Riverview Elementary/Middle schools
One other US public school is named Riverview Elementary/Middle. Riverview Elementary/Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Riverview Elementary/MiddleMemphis, TN · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Grundy High5.0 mi · 352
- Feds Creek Elementary School8.4 mi · 136
- Hurley High9.4 mi · 194
- Hurley Elementary/Middle9.6 mi · 323
- East Ridge High School9.6 mi · 360
- Elkhorn City Elementary School11.6 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Riverview Elementary/Middle?
Riverview Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 719 students in grades PK-08.
Is Riverview Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverview Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Riverview Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Riverview Elementary/Middle.
What is the student diversity at Riverview Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Riverview Elementary/Middle are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Riverview Elementary/Middle in?
Riverview Elementary/Middle is part of Buchanan County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.