Riverside Elementary

Riverside Elementary, a substantial elementary school in Ringle, Wisconsin, one of the schools within D C Everest Area School District, caters to 487 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

Within D C Everest Area School District, which oversees 12 schools and 5,847 students, Riverside Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Riverside Elementary reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 11% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Riverside Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Riverside Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marathon County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Riverside Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marathon County indicate median household income runs about $77,884, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Marathon County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), Riverside Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is D C Everest Middle, roughly 1.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverside Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.