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Riverside Elementary

Q: Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Riverside Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 21% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Whitthorne Middle School High : Columbia Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Columbia, Tennessee, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the Maury County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the Maury County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.1% of Riverside Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.1% in Maury County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with most groups ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools. Additionally, Riverside Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 24.4% over the past few years, which are significantly above the state average.

Riverside Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Longview Elementary, Marvin Wright Elementary, and J.E. Woodard Elementary schools, which all have higher rankings and better test scores. The school's low rankings and test scores, despite higher spending per student, suggest that factors beyond funding, such as instructional quality, curriculum, and support for struggling students, may be areas for improvement.

380

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,400

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

203 Carter ST
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 840-4422

District: Maury County

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitthorne Middle School
High:	Columbia Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

33.7%

African American:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg42%

946^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	946 of 1009	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	948 of 1018	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	898 of 1020	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	861 of 1000	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	868 of 983	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	933 of 985	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	907 of 997	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	835 of 855	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	764 of 853	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	727 of 846	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	635 of 820	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	683 of 818	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	726 of 809	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	403 of 498	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	423 of 498	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	345 of 500	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	394 of 483	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	385 of 411	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	412 of 450	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	164 of 178	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	63.8	32 of 165	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	962 of 986	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	912 of 990	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	814 of 989	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	730 of 975	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	755 of 945	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	852 of 926	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	423 of 424	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	376 of 387	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	237 of 363	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	246 of 324	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	140 of 319	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	814 of 843	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	812 of 853	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	727 of 865	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	765 of 858	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	712 of 823	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	798 of 821	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	777 of 877	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	900 of 984	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	931 of 991	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	937 of 987	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	943 of 980	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	884 of 941	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	888 of 916	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	442 of 618	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	494 of 582	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	798 of 840	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	809 of 847	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	745 of 852	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	813 of 844	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	759 of 844	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	791 of 812	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	815 of 841	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Riverside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0		152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%		10.4	948^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.9%	2	20.6	17.6	19.1	19.0	11.8	15.3	20.6	22.1	21.4	$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland AVE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2		97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%		20.3	838^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.7%	170	37.3	41.8	39.6	37.3	41.8	39.6	32.0	25.5	28.6	$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
J. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord DR	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6		108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%		16.4	875^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.0%	49	22.2	44.9	32.1	23.0	30.6	26.4	15.9	34.7	24.1	$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
J. R. Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3		168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.3	376^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.1%	27	55.3	38.2	46.1	51.1	41.8	46.1	48.9	49.1	49.0	$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
R Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2		267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.8	852^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	16.3%	49	17.7	26.9	22.8	17.7	28.8	23.8	12.6	29.4	22.3	$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
J E Woodard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7		345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%		70.9	232^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	77.2%	42	45.8	67.0	55.3	42.1	58.8	49.5	43.3	63.9	52.5	$12,691	$955	$10,925
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 388-8403	631	44	14.3		444 (70.4%)	46 (7.3%)	102 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	53.3	445^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.9%		50.4	469^th of 1018 public elementary schools	53.9%	24	50.0	40.3	45.6	46.1	39.5	43.1	50.0	41.9	46.3	$11,307	$567	$10,195
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5359 S Main ST	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2291	445	30	14.8		290 (65.2%)	66 (14.8%)	60 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	66.8	273^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	72.9%		60.4	341^st of 1018 public elementary schools	66.5%	68	54.5	46.4	51.0	54.5	47.1	51.3	55.7	50.0	53.2	$15,298	$1,077	$13,287
Marvin Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4714 Derryberry LN	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-3586	605	40	15.0		410 (67.8%)	60 (9.9%)	82 (13.6%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	73.8	206^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.6%		68.8	245^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.9%	39	59.3	47.1	53.6	55.9	57.8	56.8	53.4	59.8	56.4	$11,899	$771	$10,441
J E Woody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust ST	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7		423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%		55.3	407^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.0%	22	38.8	49.0	43.8	42.7	61.6	52.0	30.1	53.1	41.3	$14,707	$1,366	$12,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitthorne Middle School
High : Columbia Central High School

Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Riverside Elementary in?

Maury County

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 21% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Riverside Elementary.

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