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Riverside Elementary

Public Grades K-5

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary is a K–5 school with 385 students in Emporia, served by the Emporia district, which SchoolDigger rates 1 star and places at the 18th percentile statewide. Riverside’s latest results show a meaningful difference by subject: science proficiency is above the state rate, while mathematics is the clearest academic weakness, at 30% compared with 41% statewide and 37% at nearby schools.

Science is Riverside’s strongest subject relative to the state and district: 42% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 32% in the district. ELA proficiency was 40%, about level with the district’s 39% but below the state’s 46% and the nearby-school average of 47%. Riverside remained below the nearby-school average in all three subjects and ranked among the four lowest of the 11 schools in ELA and science, and the three lowest in math. Results also differ by grade: fourth-grade ELA proficiency was 32%, versus 50% statewide; only Logan Ave Elementary scored lower among the schools compared. In math, fifth grade reached 44%, compared with 18% in third grade.

Results have improved over the four years shown: proficiency rose by 20 percentage points in ELA, 13 in math and 19 in science from 2022–23 to 2025–26, though Riverside remains below nearby-school averages. SchoolDigger ranks the school 502nd of 657 Kansas schools, at the 24th percentile and 1 star; its percentile has risen from 10 in 2022–23. Chronic absenteeism has also declined, from 34% to 26%, but remains the highest among the 11 schools compared. Riverside’s student-teacher ratio is 14.6, versus a nearby-school average of 12.5, and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 82%, compared with a 55% nearby average; these figures describe the school’s context, not the cause of its results. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking suggests Riverside serves Hispanic students particularly well relative to other schools: the group’s ranking is at the 54th percentile, compared with 24th overall. Its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 64th percentile in 2024–25 to the 38th in 2025–26, though it remains above the overall percentile.

385

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,384

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

327 S West St
Emporia, KS 66801-4516

(620) 341-2276

District: Emporia

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emporia Middle School
High:	Emporia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

White:

24.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Kansas)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

Kansas avg42%

502^nd of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Emporia

220^th of 268Emporia among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	502 of 657	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	560 of 653	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	591 of 660	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	582 of 668	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	591 of 670	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	505 of 667	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	487 of 656	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	532 of 659	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	520 of 656	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.1	476 of 678	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.5	582 of 668	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.7	457 of 660	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.1	233 of 631	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.7	457 of 630	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	517 of 621	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.4	336 of 614	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.8	473 of 600	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	525 of 585	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	78 of 126	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	46 of 129	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	74 of 124	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	90 of 117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	65 of 122	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.3	22 of 129	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	430 of 585	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	527 of 591	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	381 of 591	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	398 of 574	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	125 of 269	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	142 of 262	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	182 of 260	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	190 of 245	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	129 of 229	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	96 of 235	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	80 of 207	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	354 of 546	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	394 of 533	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	452 of 546	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	471 of 541	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	429 of 512	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	398 of 494	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	258 of 509	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	232 of 512	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	449 of 594	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	517 of 605	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	486 of 586	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	449 of 575	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	188 of 318	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	204 of 313	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	235 of 306	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	284 of 296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	176 of 305	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	380 of 576	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	452 of 576	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	452 of 579	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	498 of 584	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	499 of 596	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	559 of 587	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	522 of 592	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	427 of 574	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)54th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Science42%+4 vs state

English Language Arts40%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)							KAP Mathematics (2026)							KAP Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	29.1	502^nd of 657 public elementary schools	23.6%		20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	44.9	31.6	43.6				39.7	18.4	26.3	43.6				29.8	41.8		41.8	$13,384	$1,205	$12,179
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	48.6	347^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%	29	52.4	45.9	56.9				52.3	47.6	27.0	36.5				37.4	53.8		53.8	$12,885	$1,134	$11,751
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	K-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	13.4	583^rd of 657 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.0	17.6	35.7				25.7	12.0	10.5	32.1				19.4	35.7		35.7	$13,887	$1,692	$12,195
W A White Elementary	Public	K-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	19.8	558^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%	29	28.0	52.8	25.0				37.1	11.5	27.0	24.1				21.7	33.3		33.3	$13,883	$1,532	$12,351
Village Elementary	Public	K-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.3	406^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%	38	44.6	48.3	47.1				46.7	30.4	41.4	48.5				40.6	39.7		39.7	$13,348	$1,204	$12,144
Timmerman Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	45.6	372^nd of 657 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%	94	45.3	42.6	50.8				46.2	37.5	40.0	45.8				41.0	52.5		52.5	$13,682	$1,462	$12,221
NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	52.5	320^th of 657 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%	12	51.6	58.3	52.9	37.9	30.0	78.6	49.6	35.5	37.5	52.9	37.9	25.0	42.9	37.8	64.7	64.3	64.5	$16,376	$5,406	$10,970
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	149	12	12.3	26.8%	137 (91.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	62.1	228^th of 657 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%	23	52.2	47.6	66.7				55.9	60.9	33.3	58.3				51.5	54.2		54.2	$8,873	$816	$8,056
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	26.7	512^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.1%		39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%	93	46.7	37.5	26.7				37.0	40.0	25.0	33.3				32.6	33.3		33.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221
Lebo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Ogden St	Lebo	66856	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 256-6161	159	12	13.6	43.4%	147 (92.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	61.9	232^nd of 657 public elementary schools	64.7%		76	131^st of 656 public elementary schools	80.0%	101	58.6	61.9	68.4				62.3	34.5	19.0	68.4				39.1	57.9		57.9	$16,468	$300	$16,168

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 : Emporia Middle School
High : Emporia High

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Riverside Elementary in?

Emporia

How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Riverside Elementary.

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