Riverside Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Oakland, Iowa

Riverside Elementary in Oakland, Iowa enrolled 178 students in 2024-25 with 15.2 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

188 students in 2022-23, 187 students in 2023-24, 178 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.6 to 15.2.

Students enrolled at Riverside Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1780501001502002022-231882023-241872024-25178
Students enrolled at Riverside Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1780501001502002022-231882023-241872024-25178
Students enrolled at Riverside Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1780501001502002022-231882023-241872024-25178
Students enrolled at Riverside Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 187, 2024-25: 1780501001502002022-231882023-241872024-25178
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318814.612.9
2023-2418717.710.6
2024-2517815.211.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Riverside Elementary 11.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRiverside Elementary 11.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Riverside Elementary 11.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRiverside Elementary 11.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Riverside Elementary 11.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRiverside Elementary 11.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Riverside Elementary 11.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRiverside Elementary 11.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Elementary enrolled 123 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent10.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.5% of students were White, 12.9% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.5%
  2. Hispanic12.9%
  3. Two or more races5.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Riverside Elementary

  1. Riverside Community Carson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 134 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. AHSTW Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 280 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Riverside Elementary with Riverside Community Carson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Riverside Community School District spends per student$13,498 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,498
  5. The largest public schools in IowaRiverside Elementary is the number 556 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#556 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverside Elementary

  1. How many students attend Riverside Elementary?
    178 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 188 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oakland, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverside Elementary a Title I school?
    Riverside Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Riverside Elementary in?
    Riverside Community School District, NCES district ID 1900027. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190002710279 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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