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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111003629
Riverbend Elementary School
17720 E Mission Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99016 · (509) 558-3400 · Spokane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
253 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
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 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.6pp since 2018
Math
54.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.2pp since 2018
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.9% | 50.8% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 68.7% | 56.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Riverbend Elementary School
Riverbend Elementary School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Elementary School this school | 600 | 42.2% | 53.9% |
| Windsor Elementary SPOKANE | 549 | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| Captain Strong BATTLE GROUND | 649 | 41.1% | N/A |
| Eagle Creek Elementary Arlington | 665 | 43.6% | 49.7% |
| Tukes Valley Primary Battle Ground | 546 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Kent Prairie Elementary Arlington | 621 | 43.0% | 53.4% |
Matched among Washington 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 Riverbend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #365 of 936 | #30 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #347 of 1,103 ▲ 107 | #26 of 83 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #338 of 1,102 ▲ 88 | #24 of 83 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #85 of 928 | #15 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #102 of 1,268 | #5 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #322 of 1,085 | #45 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #872 of 1,088 | #47 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #772 of 1,169 | #60 of 86 |
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
600
+138 (+30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 600 | 40.2 | 14.9:1 | 42% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 37.7 | 16.0:1 | 45% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 39.8 | 14.3:1 | 38% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 27% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverbend Elementary School.
About Riverbend Elementary School
Riverbend Elementary School sits in Spokane Valley, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 600 students. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Central Valley School District runs 33 schools with a combined 15,087 students. Riverbend Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Riverbend Elementary School, about 74 are White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Spokane County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Riverbend Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Riverbend Elementary School totals 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Federal data show 42% of students (253) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Spokane County average 52%.
In Washington, Riverbend Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.9% actual against a predicted 51.9%.
Looking at the county, Spokane County, median household income comes to about $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 187 public schools and about 76,588 students.
Central Valley Virtual Learning is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Riverbend Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.8%; Riverbend Elementary School's is 53.9%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Riverbend Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 600, up from 462 in 2020-21.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other Riverbend Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Riverbend Elementary. Riverbend Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Riverbend ElementaryYuba City, CA · 914 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OR · 424 students
- RIVERBEND ELEMENTARYBLACKFOOT, ID · 403 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolGainesville, GA · 330 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Central Valley Virtual Learning0.6 mi · 166
- Spokane Valley Learning Academy0.6 mi · 62
- Greenacres Middle School0.9 mi · 555
- Greenacres Elementary1.2 mi · 637
- Selkirk Middle School1.5 mi · 613
- Ridgeline High School1.6 mi · 1,575
Frequently asked questions
About Riverbend Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riverbend Elementary School?
Riverbend Elementary School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Riverbend Elementary School serve?
Riverbend Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Riverbend Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Riverbend Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverbend Elementary School?
At Riverbend Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Riverbend Elementary School public or private?
Riverbend Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.