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Riverview Elementary School

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Riverview Elementary School ranks 520 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Elementary School in Dawsonville, GA, serves approximately 493 students in grades PK–5 as part of the well-regarded Dawson County School District. The school has seen its statewide ranking shift from the 88th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it mid-range among Georgia elementary schools. About 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that has risen slightly in recent years.

Riverview's clearest strength is 4th grade mathematics, where 59.8% of students met proficiency in 2025-2026—outpacing the district average (53.7%) and state average (50.1%) by healthy margins. This is the strongest 4th grade math result among all four Dawson County elementary schools, beating Robinson Elementary School (46%), Black's Mill Elementary School (59.4%), and Kilough Elementary School (50.1%). However, 5th grade performance has dropped sharply: math proficiency fell from 50.7% to 39.8% over two years, and science fell from 46.4% to 35.3%—now trailing the state average by nearly 9 points. This 4th-to-5th grade drop-off is the school's most pressing concern.

Riverview spends more per student ($16,314) than any comparable school in the area, including higher-performing Sawnee Elementary School and Matt Elementary School in Forsyth County, which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students (19-25% free/reduced lunch). Riverview also maintains a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism improved to 18.6% in 2025-2026, down from 20.7% the prior year, though it remains slightly above the state average. With strong resources and a clear bright spot in 4th grade math, the school's challenge lies in sustaining that success through 5th grade and reversing the recent downward trend.

493

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,314

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Dawson Forest Rd E
Dawsonville, GA 30534

(706) 265-3246

District: Dawson County

Students who attend Riverview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dawson County Middle School
High:	Dawson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Dawson County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Georgia avg47%

520^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Dawson County

54^th of 202Dawson County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	520 of 1222	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	367 of 1238	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	419 of 1236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	263 of 1223	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	299 of 1220	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	258 of 1214	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	153 of 1234	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	278 of 1209	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	250 of 1205	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	251 of 1233	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	315 of 1240	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	271 of 1231	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	48.9	757 of 1225	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	537 of 1189	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	452 of 1224	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	462 of 1223	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	247 of 1212	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	315 of 1206	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	482 of 1186	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	289 of 1225	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	370 of 1220	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	269 of 1210	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	300 of 1209	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	391 of 487	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	629 of 703	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	544 of 769	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	548 of 772	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	356 of 775	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	403 of 779	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)59th percentile~ school

Female (2026)55th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-46 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%~ state avg

Science35%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Dawson Forest Rd E	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 265-3246	493	39	12.6	59.8%	354 (71.8%)	11 (2.2%)	87 (17.6%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	53.3	520^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.4%		66.9	367^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.4%	153	47.7	59.8	39.8	35.3	$16,314	$486	$15,828
Silver City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Dahlonega Hwy	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5020	1,142	75	15.2	25.4%	730 (63.9%)	75 (6.6%)	138 (12.1%)	145 (12.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	83.5	192^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	84.3%		75.4	270^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.2%	78	66.8	72.5	59.7	56.1	$13,160	$200	$12,960
Black's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Dawson Forest Rd E	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 216-3300	570	38	15.0	44.7%	299 (52.5%)	30 (5.3%)	91 (16.0%)	112 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	66.8	362^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.6	386^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.8%	24	56.7	59.4	47.0	48.0	$13,143	$516	$12,627
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Perimeter Rd	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 265-6544	648	42	15.5	53.7%	547 (84.4%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (11.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	65	381^st of 1222 public elementary schools	68.8%		56.5	483^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	61.0%	102	62.4	46.0	48.1	50.9	$13,574	$521	$13,052
Coal Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3455 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-7705	747	57	13.1	31.5%	418 (56.0%)	57 (7.6%)	128 (17.1%)	93 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	72.7	294^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.9	299^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%	5	59.0	76.4	60.0	36.8	$15,598	$275	$15,323
Kilough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1063 Kilough Church Rd	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 216-8595	461	32	14.4	51.0%	346 (75.1%)	17 (3.7%)	70 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	40.2	667^th of 1222 public elementary schools	45.4%		50.3	558^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.9%	109	44.0	50.1	20.9	37.5	$14,225	$581	$13,644
Matt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Wallace Tatum Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-4500	1,171	81	14.5	19.1%	652 (55.7%)	30 (2.6%)	120 (10.2%)	311 (26.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.4%)	87.3	156^th of 1222 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.1	159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.2%	3	75.3	60.6	77.2	61.2	$13,452	$200	$13,252
Chestatee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 Keith Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-2341	1,159	82	14.2	42.5%	868 (74.9%)	21 (1.8%)	222 (19.2%)	9 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	67.6	349^th of 1222 public elementary schools	71.4%		61.4	422^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.9%	73	66.2	54.0	52.5	44.7	$14,049	$529	$13,520
Chattahoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Holtzclaw Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 781-2240	810	66	12.2	54.1%	474 (58.5%)	19 (2.3%)	261 (32.2%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	68	342^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.7	419^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.2%	77	53.6	49.6	57.5	53.2	$15,614	$508	$15,106
Poole's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Heardsville Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1285	1,384	90	15.3	22.0%	635 (45.9%)	50 (3.6%)	166 (12.0%)	477 (34.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.5%)	76.6	254^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.1	244^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.3%	10	73.9	66.9	51.4	48.6	$12,384	$200	$12,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Elementary School

How many students attend Riverview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Riverview Elementary School.

What district is Riverview Elementary School in?

Dawson County

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Elementary School?

Students at Riverview Elementary School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Riverview Elementary School a good school?

Riverview Elementary School ranks 520^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Riverview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dawson County Middle School
High : Dawson County High School

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