Riverview School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · El Mirage, Arizona

Riverview School in El Mirage, Arizona enrolled 801 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).

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

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

914 students in 2022-23, 868 students in 2023-24, 801 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.5 to 44.5.

Students enrolled at Riverview School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-239142023-248682024-25801
Students enrolled at Riverview School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-239142023-248682024-25801
Students enrolled at Riverview School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-239142023-248682024-25801
Students enrolled at Riverview School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 868, 2024-25: 80102505007501k2022-239142023-248682024-25801
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391444.520.5
2023-2486844.519.5
2024-2580144.518.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; 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, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Riverview School 18.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverview School 18.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Riverview School 18.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverview School 18.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Riverview School 18.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverview School 18.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Riverview School 18.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverview School 18.0state median 16.3U.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 Riverview School enrolled 841 students and reported no counselor; it reported 50 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions50
  • Chronically absent52.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.8% of students were Hispanic, 14.6% White, 8.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic69.8%
  2. White14.6%
  3. Black8.1%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian1.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Riverview School scored proficient or above: 24% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtArizona
Math24%41% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 El Mirage

5 public elementary schools in El Mirage report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverview School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Riverview School80118.066.0%
Surprise Elementary School78217.662.0%
Thompson Ranch Elementary75919.764.9%
El Mirage Elementary School72217.066.0%
Dysart Middle School60216.363.9%

All public schools in El Mirage →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverview School

  1. Discover UThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 168 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. El Mirage Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 722 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Riverview School with Discover UStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dysart Unified District (4243) spends per student$10,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,550
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaRiverview School is the number 121 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.18.0:1
  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 Riverview School

  1. How many students attend Riverview School?
    801 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 914 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in El Mirage, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverview School?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverview School a Title I school?
    Riverview School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riverview School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Riverview School scored proficient or above: 24% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Arizona'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riverview School in?
    Dysart Unified District (4243), NCES district ID 0402690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040269002907 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, 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

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

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