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Riverside Elementary School

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Riverside Elementary School ranks 1034 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School in Constantine, MI, serves 256 students in grades 3 through 5 as part of the Constantine Public School District, a mid-sized upper-elementary school in a rural southwestern Michigan community.

Riverside is currently performing below the state average in most subjects, with an overall state ranking in the 31st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. That said, there are encouraging signs of improvement. After hitting a low point in the 2020-2021 school year, the school has climbed steadily, and recent gains are visible—5th-grade ELA proficiency jumped from 21.6% to 37.8% in just one year, and 5th-grade social studies more than doubled. Nearly 59% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a figure that has decreased from over 67% the prior year. One bright spot is attendance: Riverside's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.7% is far better than the district average of 35.3% and dramatically lower than its in-district counterpart, Eastside Elementary School, which sits at 47.9%. This suggests Riverside has effective strategies for keeping kids engaged that aren't being replicated district-wide.

When compared to nearby schools, the academic gaps are significant. For example, in 2025-2026, 4th-grade ELA proficiency at Riverside was 26.3%, versus 56.3% at Andrews Elementary School and 52.5% at Park Elementary School in the Three Rivers Community Schools district. Similarly, 3rd-grade math proficiency at Andrews was 72.5%, nearly double Riverside's 36.9%—even though Andrews has a similar economic profile (47.6% free/reduced lunch). Riverside also shows a "5th-grade slump" in math, dropping from 36.9% proficiency in 3rd grade to 25.7% by 5th grade, while schools like Ruth Hoppin School and Norton Elementary School show the opposite trend. Per-student spending at Riverside ($14,656) is mid-range compared to peers, suggesting that additional resources alone aren't driving the differences. The school's lower rankings for its White students (12th percentile) and low-income students (19th percentile) compared to its overall rank (31st) point to real opportunities for improvement.

256

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,656

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W 6th St
Constantine, MI 49042-9715

(269) 435-8950

District: Constantine Public School District

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Constantine Middle School
High:	Constantine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg38%

1,034^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

405^th of 625Constantine Public School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1034 of 1492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1004 of 1488	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1086 of 1486	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1152 of 1470	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	986 of 1344	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1001 of 1153	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1217 of 1408	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	967 of 1448	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	964 of 1466	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	679 of 1548	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.1	844 of 1580	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.7	1020 of 1533	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	991 of 1563	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.3	1017 of 1566	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	1010 of 1552	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	990 of 1552	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	968 of 1589	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	1190 of 1577	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.8	1124 of 1565	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.2	1159 of 1545	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	984 of 1343	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	994 of 1338	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1094 of 1342	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1110 of 1321	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	822 of 1106	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	853 of 902	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1104 of 1171	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	922 of 1443	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1089 of 1352	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	979 of 1346	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1092 of 1381	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1056 of 1350	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	826 of 1099	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	650 of 749	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	945 of 1134	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	766 of 1397	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1057 of 1372	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	986 of 1366	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1046 of 1347	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1140 of 1334	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1016 of 1139	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	878 of 915	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1096 of 1196	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	975 of 1446	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1054 of 1199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1054 of 1206	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1090 of 1204	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1127 of 1198	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	968 of 1102	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	944 of 1005	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1089 of 1128	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1010 of 1253	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math30%-8 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Social Studies15%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 21, 2010

This school has a wide range of old and new teachers. The staff is very down to Earth and I always feel comfortable when I am there. My children love it!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 W 6th St	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 435-8950	256	17	15.3	59.0%	217 (84.8%)	6 (2.3%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	28.1	1034^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.6	1004^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.5%	30			22.6	26.3	37.8			36.9	26.3	25.7			24.3		14.9		$14,656	$1,857	$12,799
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	935 White Pigeon Rd	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 435-8960	230	18	12.8	63.0%	194 (84.3%)	5 (2.2%)	25 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$17,091	$1,916	$15,175
Central Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 E Hotchin Ave	White Pigeon	49099	St. Joseph County	White Pigeon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 483-7107	366	22	16.7	51.4%	328 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	34	942^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.9%		22.3	1122^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	24.6%	180			42.6	31.3	31.7			34.0	31.3	26.6			34.9		9.5		$13,049	$1,370	$11,679
Norton Elementary School	Public	K-5	59692 Al Jones Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 244-1144	186	12	15.5	50.5%	138 (74.2%)	8 (4.3%)	24 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)								(n/a)			33.3					50.0									$16,526	$1,557	$14,969
Andrews Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	200 S Douglas Ave	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1140	296	17	17.4	47.6%	225 (76.0%)	31 (10.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	71.1	390^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.5	696^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%	306			54.9	56.3	48.1			72.5	72.9	38.5			50.0		17.3		$14,029	$1,412	$12,617
Ruth Hoppin School	Public, Magnet	K-5	415 N Main St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1142	293	17	17.2	47.4%	215 (73.4%)	26 (8.9%)	29 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.8%)	48.8	716^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.0%		50.7	708^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.4%	8			28.8	39.6	47.3			38.5	29.2	42.6			46.3		24.1		$15,256	$1,304	$13,953
Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	482	29	16.6	56.6%	423 (87.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	49.4	705^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		39.4	874^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.3%	169			31.1	30.1	44.4	58.3		32.8	26.0	28.6	36.1		42.9		34.9		$14,942	$843	$14,099
Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	53806 Wilbur Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 279-1143	262	19	13.7	53.1%	172 (65.6%)	29 (11.1%)	27 (10.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	41.1	838^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.8%		35.3	930^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.5%	92			23.4	52.5	40.8			42.6	42.6	26.8			28.2		14.1		$15,380	$1,167	$14,213
Wenzel School	Public	K-2	403 East St	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1575	148	8	18.2	85.8%	82 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	$13,509	$1,993	$11,516
Nottawa Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	26438 M 86	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Nottawa Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-7153	189	13	14.9	49.7%	181 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	20.2	1176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.5	1046^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.7%	130	66.7	23.8	18.8	1375.2	23.8	16.7	45.0	25.0	33.3	1474.8	1579.1	40.0	19.1	47.6	14.3	57.1	$11,461	$547	$10,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Constantine Public School District

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks 1034^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

Students at Riverside Elementary School are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Constantine Middle School
High : Constantine High School

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Riverside Elementary School.

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