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Riverview Intermediate School

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Riverview Intermediate School ranks 165 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Sartell, Minnesota, serving 915 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Sartell-St. Stephen School District, which is ranked 30th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverview Intermediate School consistently performs above the state average in both math and reading proficiency, with 65.69% of students proficient or better in math and 60.65% proficient or better in reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance in math and reading has been strong over the past several years, ranking in the top 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools. Riverview Intermediate School also has particularly strong performance among its Asian, Hispanic, and African American student subgroups, ranking in the top 15-40% of Minnesota elementary schools in these categories.

Riverview Intermediate School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.6 to 16.1 students per teacher over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Pine Meadow Primary School and significantly lower than the state charter school, Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy. The school's free and reduced lunch rate has increased from 15.05% in 2021-2022 to 23.5% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the nearby Pine Meadow Primary School and Oak Ridge Early Learning Center, but higher than the state charter school.

914

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

627 Third Avenue North
Sartell, MN 56377-8888

(320) 253-2200

District: Sartell-St. Stephen School District

Students who attend Riverview Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Sartell Middle
High:	Sartell Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2021 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Minnesota avg47%

165^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From top 14% (2021) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 446Sartell-St. Stephen School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	165 of 872	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	120 of 881	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	177 of 845	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	159 of 858	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	126 of 869	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	66 of 298	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	70 of 310	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	77 of 279	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	14 of 154	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	190 of 799	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	114 of 809	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	191 of 787	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	166 of 799	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	145 of 783	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	39 of 238	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	27 of 249	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	18 of 214	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	9 of 209	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	1 of 153	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	160 of 764	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	230 of 793	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	245 of 774	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.2	75 of 663	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	113 of 683	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	143 of 812	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	123 of 826	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	167 of 799	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	150 of 808	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	107 of 784	86.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	45 of 77	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	60 of 87	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	101 of 562	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	109 of 572	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	92 of 524	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	131 of 500	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	80 of 417	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	239 of 714	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	175 of 730	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	251 of 712	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	226 of 725	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	191 of 710	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)91st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

African American (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2023)50th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math66%+20 vs state

Reading61%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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	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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Riverview Intermediate School	Public	3-5	627 Third Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-2200	914	56	16.2	21.9%	766 (83.8%)	29 (3.2%)	41 (4.5%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	78.1	165^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.5	120^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.4%	45	67.8	68.0	61.8	65.7	57.1	61.0	63.6	60.7
Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers	Public	K-6	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	8	2	3.4		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Pine Meadow Primary School	Public	1-2	1029 5th St N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-8303	489	32	15.0	25.6%	391 (80.0%)	25 (5.1%)	32 (6.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)								(n/a)									$11,083
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1111 27th St N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 258-3693	288	27	10.7	24.7%	224 (77.8%)	14 (4.9%)	15 (5.2%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)								(n/a)									$9,686
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 6th Ave	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-0506	734	55	13.3	42.0%	549 (74.8%)	34 (4.6%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.7%)	51.1	465^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.7%		58.1	402^nd of 881 public elementary schools	54.4%	63	51.7	53.8	41.4	48.6	42.4	40.6	58.9	47.9	$11,315
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3	32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8	30.3	$14,533
Mississippi Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1003 S 4th St	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-0122	808	54	15.0	35.8%	641 (79.3%)	31 (3.8%)	50 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.4%)	54.2	432^nd of 872 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.4	550^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.6%	118	69.9	46.4	38.4	52.0	47.3	37.1	60.2	48.0	$9,911
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%		36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	41.4	55.7	31.8	43.4	40.0	42.0	42.2	41.4	$15,046
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9	33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5	35.7	$12,943
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3	23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7	21.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Intermediate School

Is Riverview Intermediate School a good school?

Riverview Intermediate School ranks 165^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Riverview Intermediate School attend?

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

Middle : Sartell Middle
High : Sartell Senior High

What district is Riverview Intermediate School in?

Sartell-St. Stephen School District

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Intermediate School?

Students at Riverview Intermediate School are 84% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Riverview Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Riverview Intermediate School.

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