Riverside Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Elmira, New York
Riverside Elementary in Elmira, New York enrolled 375 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
371 students in 2022-23, 377 students in 2023-24, 375 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 371 | 18.0 | 20.6 |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 375 | 21.0 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 378 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Elementary enrolled 378 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 378 of the 378 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent68.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.3% of students were White, 19.2% of two or more races, 12.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White61.3%
- Two or more races19.2%
- Black12.5%
- Hispanic6.7%
- Asian0.3%
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.
Elementary schools in Elmira
8 public elementary schools in Elmira report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverside Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Academy: an Elmira Charter School | 411 | 13.3 | 43.1% |
| Hendy Avenue School | 391 | 15.9 | 69.3% |
| Parley Coburn School | 391 | 13.4 | 85.4% |
| Riverside Elementary | 375 | 17.9 | 84.8% |
| Broadway Elementary School | 364 | 12.6 | 64.8% |
| Thomas K Beecher School | 338 | 11.8 | 86.1% |
| Diven School | 325 | 15.2 | 70.2% |
| Fassett Elementary School | 295 | 13.4 | 84.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Riverside Elementary
- Parley Coburn SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 391 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Thomas K Beecher SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 338 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Riverside Elementary with Parley Coburn SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elmira City Schools spends per student$22,583 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,583
- The largest public schools in New YorkRiverside Elementary is the number 1,520 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,520 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.17.9:1
- 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
How many students attend Riverside Elementary?
375 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 371 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elmira, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Riverside Elementary a Title I school?
Riverside Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Riverside Elementary in?
Elmira City Schools, NCES district ID 3610560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361056000823 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.