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Riverbend Elementary

Q: Is Riverbend Elementary a good school?

Riverbend Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Idaho elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Riverbend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Riverbend Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverbend Elementary?

Students at Riverbend Elementary are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Riverbend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade Middle : Mountain View Middle School High : Blackfoot High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Riverbend Elementary is a PK–5 school in Blackfoot, Idaho, serving 403 students as part of the Blackfoot School District, which ranks 69th out of 101 districts in the state. The school has a moderate level of economic disadvantage, with 49.4% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. The most striking feature of Riverbend is its steadily declining state ranking—it has fallen from the 40th percentile in 2020-21 to the 4th percentile in 2025-26, earning zero stars in the most recent year. This decline is reflected in state test proficiency, where Riverbend now trails its district and the state in nearly every subject.

In 2025-26, Riverbend's ISAT proficiency rates were well below district and state averages. Math proficiency was 29.8% (district 36.8%, state 43.1%), ELA was 31.7% (district 42.4%, state 54.0%), and 5th grade science was 16.3% (district 26.7%, state 44.0%). The ELA gap is especially large—more than 22 points behind the state. Notably, Riverbend previously outperformed its district in math for three straight years before dropping sharply. Meanwhile, nearby Wapello Elementary School far outpaces Riverbend in every subject, with math at 48.5%, ELA at 49.5%, and science at 59.3%, despite being in the same district.

Riverbend's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% in 2025-26 is above both the district (11.4%) and state (13.8%), though it has improved significantly from a pandemic-era high of 27%. The school also has the highest student-teacher ratio (19.1) among nearby traditional elementary schools and lower per-student spending ($7,202) than most same-district peers. There are some bright spots: Hispanic students at Riverbend ranked in the 64th percentile statewide in 2023-24 with a 3-star rating, and 5th graders matched district averages in both math and ELA in 2025-26.

403

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,202

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 East Walker Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221

(208) 785-8832

District: Blackfoot District

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade
	Mountain View Middle School
High:	Blackfoot High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

22.3%

American Indian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

Idaho avg47%

336^th of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Blackfoot District

74^th of 104Blackfoot District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	336 of 350	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	280 of 337	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	230 of 301	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	179 of 252	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	131 of 188	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	100 of 166	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	143 of 171	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	209 of 254	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	213 of 292	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	207 of 240	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.9	151 of 226	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	290 of 357	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.5	108 of 354	69.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	114 of 359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.6	285 of 356	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	320 of 349	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	17.1	108 of 121	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	28.7	93 of 121	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)64th percentile+40 vs school

White (2024)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2018)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2018)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-22 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)							ISAT Science (2026)			ISAT English Language Arts (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverbend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 East Walker Street	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8832	403	21	19.1	49.4%	236 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	9	336^th of 350 public elementary schools	4.0%		20.3	280^th of 337 public elementary schools	16.9%	56	25.8	30.2	32.5				29.8	16.3			27.4	28.6	37.5				31.7	$7,202	$900	$6,301
Donald D Stalker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	991 West Center Street	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8841	237	17	13.9	60.3%	82 (34.6%)	2 (0.8%)	67 (28.3%)	2 (0.8%)	77 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)	< 29%	< 28%	< 25%				21.7	< 20%		< 20%	< 24%	< 22%	< 27%				19.2	$7,812	$1,098	$6,713
Ridge Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Airport Road	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8894	359	20	17.9	54.3%	225 (62.7%)	2 (0.6%)	114 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	32.6	241^st of 350 public elementary schools	31.1%		37.3	218^th of 337 public elementary schools	35.3%	23	50.9	49.3	35.9				45.3	32.8			47.4	44.9	37.5				43.2	$7,543	$997	$6,545
Blackfoot Charter Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	92 North 415 West	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 782-0744	433	25	17.3	59.4%	294 (67.9%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (21.9%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	11	329^th of 350 public elementary schools	6.0%		8.7	323^rd of 337 public elementary schools	4.2%	6	39.6	27.7	19.6	15.4	40.0	39.1	30.8	33.3	33.3	33.3	22.2	25.5	47.8	28.2	57.8	50.0	38.3	$5,432	$430	$5,002
Groveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 W 170 N	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8829	220	15	14.6	42.7%	147 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	53 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	34.5	234^th of 350 public elementary schools	33.1%		31.5	238^th of 337 public elementary schools	29.4%	4	46.9	46.0	40.0				43.8	36.4			46.9	43.1	49.1				46.4	$9,272	$1,147	$8,124
Riverside Elementary School	Public	2-3	16 S 700 W	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Snake River District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 684-5102	259	14	18.5	51.0%	210 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)	49.6										< 49%						< 49%	$6,394	$1,097	$5,297
Moreland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	185 N 750 W	Blackfoot	83256	Bingham County	Snake River District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 684-5115	238	17	14.2	41.6%	193 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																		$6,935	$1,372	$5,563
Snake River Online	Public	K-8	103 South 900 West	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Snake River District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 684-3001	1,750	30	59.2		1,499 (85.7%)	10 (0.6%)	177 (10.1%)	37 (2.1%)	8 (0.5%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.5	300^th of 350 public elementary schools	14.3%		21.1	278^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.5%	22	26.6	29.3	< 28%	< 31%	34.2	< 27%	28.4	36.8	33.3	35.4	< 32%	37.8	50.8	40.4	49.7	≥ 49%	43.0
Wapello Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 E 350 N	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8844	211	13	15.7	40.3%	155 (73.5%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.6%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	52.1	164^th of 350 public elementary schools	53.1%		40.5	207^th of 337 public elementary schools	38.6%	43	51.6	44.2	51.9				48.5	59.3			48.4	44.2	59.3				49.5	$7,566	$1,059	$6,506
Rockford Elementary School	Public	4	1152 West Highway 39	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Snake River District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 684-4451	145	8	18.1	48.3%	112 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)		50.8										53.0						$7,398	$946	$6,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbend Elementary

What district is Riverbend Elementary in?

Blackfoot District

What is the racial makeup of Riverbend Elementary?

Students at Riverbend Elementary are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Riverbend Elementary a good school?

Riverbend Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Idaho elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Riverbend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade
Middle : Mountain View Middle School
High : Blackfoot High School

How many students attend Riverbend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Riverbend Elementary.

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