Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANITOWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550861000979
Riverview Elementary
4400 Michigan Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220 · (920) 663-9500 · Manitowoc County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
115 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 47.6% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Riverview Elementary
Riverview Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary this school | 257 | 44.7% | 56.0% |
| Riverview Early Learning Center Manitowoc | 237 | 48.1% | N/A |
| Richmond Elementary Appleton | 245 | 46.9% | 54.3% |
| Jackson Elementary Manitowoc | 336 | 41.4% | 46.4% |
| Franklin Elementary Oshkosh | 308 | 46.8% | 44.6% |
| Flynn Elementary Eau Claire | 198 | 48.5% | 53.1% |
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 Riverview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #507 of 982 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #524 of 992 ▲ 128 | #5 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #533 of 992 ▼ 84 | #4 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #753 of 1,157 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #9 of 901 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #312 of 901 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #503 of 1,064 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #143 of 664 | #4 of 9 |
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
257
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 257 | 29.2 | 8.8:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 25.5 | 11.6:1 | 50% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 21.8 | 12.5:1 | 40% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 41% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 23.9 | 14.2:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 30% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (340 to 257); teachers up 22% (23.9 to 29.2).
About Riverview Elementary
Riverview Elementary is an elementary school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 257 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 20% lower.
Riverview Elementary is in Manitowoc School District, a district with 4,452 students across 11 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Riverview Elementary is 68% White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Riverview Elementary lists 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.8 students per teacher. The school's 8.8:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 45% of the student body.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Riverview Elementary's results are 5.8 points above predicted: 56.0% against 50.2%.
In Manitowoc County, home to about 81,406 people, the median household earns about $69,148 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Manitowoc County number 30, with about 10,090 students.
Riverview Early Learning Center, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Riverview Elementary is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Riverview Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 263 in 2020-21 to 257 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.4:1 to 8.8:1 over the same years.
The Riverview Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manitowoc School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Manitowoc
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Other Riverview Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 19 states are named Riverview Elementary. Riverview Elementary is the 28th largest of the 30.
- Riverview ElementarySilver Lake, WI · 449 students
- Riverview ElementaryWausau, WI · 445 students
- Riverview ElementaryWautoma, WI · 302 students
- Riverview ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 711 students
- Riverview ElementaryFresno, CA · 700 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Early Learning Center0.0 mi · 237
- Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 356
- Jackson Elementary1.7 mi · 336
- Wilson Middle2.2 mi · 478
- Washington Middle2.3 mi · 566
- Jefferson Elementary2.6 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Riverview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverview Elementary?
Riverview Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Riverview Elementary serve?
Riverview Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Riverview Elementary?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Riverview Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverview Elementary?
At Riverview Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Riverview Elementary public or private?
Riverview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manitowoc School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.