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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENOMONEE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550906000660
Riverside Elementary
W153N8681 Margaret Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · (262) 255-8484 · Waukesha County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
80 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 165 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 31% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Menomonee Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 68.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Elementary
Riverside Elementary's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary this school | 455 | 17.6% | 64.3% |
| Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin | 453 | 18.8% | 67.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary Germantown | 486 | 22.0% | 68.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center Menomonee Falls | 526 | 13.1% | N/A |
| Eastside Elementary Sun Prairie | 408 | 23.8% | 69.8% |
| Valley View Elementary Menomonee Falls | 369 | 20.3% | 66.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #311 of 982 | #44 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #221 of 992 ▲ 35 | #42 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #355 of 992 no change | #45 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #226 of 1,157 | #24 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #592 of 901 | #28 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #290 of 901 | #15 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #921 of 1,064 | #24 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #217 of 240 | #26 of 28 |
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
455
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 455 | 32.3 | 14.1:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 29.7 | 14.4:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 28.2 | 15.0:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 30.2 | 14.9:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 8% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (450 to 455); teachers up 7% (30.2 to 32.3).
About Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary serves students in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 455 students, from grades 3 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Menomonee Falls School District, which runs Riverside Elementary, has 6 schools and 3,876 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Riverside Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Waukesha County's residents are about 87% White, 20 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Riverside Elementary is 18%. That tracks the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.8% for Riverside Elementary. The school posts 64.3%, 2.5 points below the prediction.
Riverside Elementary is located in Waukesha County, where the median household income is $106,076, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides Riverside Elementary, Waukesha County has 112 other public schools.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Riverside Elementary's enrollment climbed from 410 in 2020-21 to 455 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Riverside Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menomonee Falls School District
- Menomonee Falls HighHigh · 1,261 students
- North MiddleMiddle · 804 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning CenterElementary · 526 students
- Shady Lane ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 369 students
Other schools in Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls HighHigh · 1,261 students
- North MiddleMiddle · 804 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning CenterElementary · 526 students
- Marcy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Shady Lane ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 369 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is the 19th largest of the 44.
- Riverside ElementaryRingle, WI · 487 students
- Riverside ElementaryFond du Lac, WI · 273 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 526
- North Middle0.9 mi · 804
- Menomonee Falls High1.0 mi · 1,261
- Shady Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 461
- County Line Elementary1.6 mi · 496
- Valley View Elementary1.7 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside ElementaryHow large is Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Riverside Elementary serve?
Riverside Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary is overseen by Menomonee Falls School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.