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Riverside Elementary School

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Riverside Elementary School ranks 242 nd of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving around 400 students in grades PK-6 in Avon, Mississippi, which is part of the Western Line School District. The school faces significant challenges, including high poverty, low academic performance, and chronic absenteeism issues.

Riverside Elementary has consistently had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 25.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) exams are generally below the state and district averages, especially in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025 projected scores, only 26.4% of 6th graders are proficient or better in math, compared to 52.9% statewide. Additionally, Riverside Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.27% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Riverside Elementary's statewide ranking has dropped from 143 out of 397 schools in 2018-2019 to 242 out of 383 schools in the projected 2024-2025 school year, suggesting a concerning trend of declining academic performance. When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding Greenville Public Schools district, Riverside Elementary generally underperforms, such as in 2024-2025 projected 3rd grade math proficiency, where Riverside's 48.1% is lower than the 52.4% at O'Bannon Elementary and the 56.8% at Akin Elementary. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are also consistently high, around 23-25%, across all nearby schools in the Greenville Public Schools and Hollandale School District, suggesting a broader issue with student attendance in the region.

402

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,664

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

939 Riverside Road
Avon, MS 38723

(662) 335-4528

District: Western Line Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

African American:

38.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Mississippi avg53%

242^nd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Western Line Schools

84^th of 130Western Line Schools among Mississippi 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	242 of 383	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	308 of 390	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	277 of 377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	284 of 382	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	225 of 381	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	143 of 397	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	188 of 404	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	176 of 406	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	200 of 394	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	252 of 402	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.3	135 of 394	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	142 of 408	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	158 of 414	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.3	289 of 418	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	207 of 403	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	204 of 392	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	187 of 394	52.5%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-9 vs state

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2016

While Riverside has had it's issue in the past years it seems the new Elementary Principal is really working to turn things around. She's addressing the problems areas on a daily basis. I think if she continues to work on the elementary school our scores will improve greatly. There are a few teacher that could use (for lack of a better word) an attitude adjustment with the children. Those teachers needs to remember they are there not just to teach but to mentor, encourage, and guide these children. They also need to remember that kindness from them may be the closest thing to kindness they get in a day. Sadly many of the parents in the area choose not to be parents. Most importantly they need to remember to be excited about what they are doing. This seems to be a weak spot for some of them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	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/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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	939 Riverside Road	Avon	38723	Washington County	Western Line Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-4528	402	29	13.9	99.3%	197 (49.0%)	154 (38.3%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	38.7	242^nd of 383 public elementary schools	36.8%		24.5	308^th of 390 public elementary schools	21.0%	66	65.4	52.9	47.3	31.9	48.1	41.5	33.3	26.4	57.4	$14,664
Akin Elementary School	Public	1-5	361 Bowman Blvd	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7161	255	20	12.9	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	198 (77.6%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.7%)	57.9	164^th of 383 public elementary schools	57.2%		22.2	318^th of 390 public elementary schools	18.5%	154	57.4	64.1	35.5		46.8	82.1	36.6		64.6	$12,503
O'Bannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1209 S. Raceway Road	Greenville	38704	Washington County	Western Line Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 332-4830	543	36	15.0	99.4%	23 (4.2%)	487 (89.7%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	44	215^th of 383 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.7	223^rd of 390 public elementary schools	42.8%	8	48.8	40.4	52.7	51.5	52.4	30.8	42.1	31.8	59.2	$11,709
Boyd Elementary School	Public	1-5	1021 South Colorado Street	Greenville	38703	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-2872	298	18	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	230 (77.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (21.1%)	34.2	264^th of 383 public elementary schools	31.1%		21	324^th of 390 public elementary schools	16.9%	60	40.0	42.6	42.6		43.6	39.4	36.1		59.5	$11,629
Sanders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 West Washington Street	Hollandale	38748	Washington County	Hollandale	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 827-2024	246	17	14.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	246 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.6	316^th of 383 public elementary schools	17.5%		16.3	341^st of 390 public elementary schools	12.6%	25	25.1	58.4	37.1		31.3	41.7	11.5		45.7	$19,678
Stern Elementary School	Public	1-5	522 McAllister Street	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 378-1821	303	18	16.9	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	225 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (24.4%)	18.6	334^th of 383 public elementary schools	12.8%		8.6	375^th of 390 public elementary schools	3.8%	41	22.6	21.2	33.3		17.7	27.7	35.3		63.5	$17,162
Webb Elementary School	Public	K	600 South Harvey St.	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7146	230	15	15.6	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)										$13,016
Trigg Elementary School	Public	1-5	3004 Lincoln Dr.	Greenville	38703	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7176	231	17	13.8	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	174 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (24.2%)	46.7	205^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.5%		20	332^nd of 390 public elementary schools	14.9%	127	43.2	40.0	46.3		56.8	42.9	31.7		87.8	$13,934
Weddington Elementary School	Public	1-5	668 Sampson Rd.	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-2863	249	18	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	248 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18.1	337^th of 383 public elementary schools	12.0%		7.9	377^th of 390 public elementary schools	3.3%	40	18.2	27.1	43.5		25.5	16.7	30.4		58.7	$13,133
Edna M Scott Elementary School	Public	1-5	404 E Third Street	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 686-5013	239	13	18.0	100.0%	8 (3.3%)	157 (65.7%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (26.4%)	47.7	202^nd of 383 public elementary schools	47.3%		32.2	269^th of 390 public elementary schools	31.0%	67	43.2	35.9	44.3		38.6	41.0	57.7		86.5	$15,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Western Line Schools

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks 242^nd of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Riverside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

Students at Riverside Elementary School are 49% White, 38% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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