Riverside Intermediate School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 6 · Manchester, Michigan

Riverside Intermediate School in Manchester, Michigan enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 10.2 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

188 students in 2022-23, 185 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.2 to 10.2.

Students enrolled at Riverside Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241852024-25188
Students enrolled at Riverside Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241852024-25188
Students enrolled at Riverside Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241852024-25188
Students enrolled at Riverside Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 185, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241852024-25188
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318812.215.4
2023-2418511.316.3
2024-2518810.218.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools

Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; 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, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 15.8U.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).

One counselor per 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Intermediate School enrolled 199 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 249 of the 199 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.6% of students were White, 4.3% of two or more races, 1.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.6%
  2. Two or more races4.3%
  3. Hispanic1.6%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.5%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riverside Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑54%47‑56%44%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%40‑49% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Manchester

2 public elementary schools in Manchester report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverside Intermediate School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Riverside Intermediate School18818.522.9%
Luther C Klager Elementary School1639.828.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverside Intermediate School

  1. Luther C Klager Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 163 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. South Meadows Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 476 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Riverside Intermediate School with Luther C Klager Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Manchester Community Schools spends per student$15,715 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,715
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganRiverside Intermediate School is the number 1,439 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,439 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.5:1
  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 Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend Riverside Intermediate School?
    188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 188 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manchester, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Intermediate School?
    18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverside Intermediate School a Title I school?
    Riverside Intermediate School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Riverside Intermediate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riverside Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 45-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riverside Intermediate School in?
    Manchester Community Schools, NCES district ID 2622380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262238008851 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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