Riverview Elementary

As a cozy primary school in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Riverview Elementary educates 257 students from grades K through 5, run under Manitowoc School District. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 11 schools in Manitowoc School District (4,452 students total), Riverview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Riverview Elementary records that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Manitowoc County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Riverview Elementary lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverview Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of +5.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Manitowoc County) records that median household income runs about $69,148, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Manitowoc County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,090 students), of which Riverview Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Riverview Early Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverview Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverview Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.4%.

Riverview Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverview Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 257). The White share of enrollment decreased from 79% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.