Riverside Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Wathena, Kansas
Riverside Primary School in Wathena, Kansas enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide 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 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%
209 students in 2022-23, 189 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 15.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 209 | 13.0 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 168 | 15.8 | 10.6 |
10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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 406 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Primary School enrolled 203 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 406 of the 203 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.7% of students were White, 10.7% of two or more races, 4.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White82.7%
- Two or more races10.7%
- Hispanic4.8%
- Black1.8%
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 Primary School
- Riverside IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 142 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Troy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.5 miles away: 165 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Compare Riverside Primary School with Riverside IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Riverside spends per student$12,988 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,988
- The largest public schools in KansasRiverside Primary School is the number 576 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#576 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.6:1
- 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 Primary School
How many students attend Riverside Primary School?
168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 209 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wathena, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Primary School?
10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Riverside Primary School a Title I school?
Riverside Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Riverside Primary School in?
Riverside, NCES district ID 2000351. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200035101987 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.