Summary:
Elementary Schools in zip code 38723 include exactly one campus, Riverside Elementary School in Avon, MS, serving grades PK–6 with 402 students in the Western Line Schools district. Riverside is a high-poverty rural school, with a 99.25% free/reduced lunch rate, but it is showing strong upward momentum in academics, attendance, and state rankings.
Riverside Elementary has made dramatic gains in mathematics. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, 6th grade math proficiency jumped from 26.4% to 64.3%, now well above both the district (52.5%) and state (52.7%). Overall math proficiency across tested grades rose from roughly 37% to 51%, with 4th and 5th grades also improving significantly. English Language Arts results are more mixed: 3rd grade ELA dropped from 65.4% to 45.4%, while 4th and 5th grades improved and 6th grade rose from 31.9% to 42.8%, though it still trails the district. Science remains a relative weakness, with 5th grade proficiency at 56.6% compared to the state’s 71.5%. Despite these ups and downs, the school’s state rank has improved steadily: from the 21st percentile (1 star) in 2023–2024 to the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026.
One of the most impressive aspects of Riverside is its attendance. Despite a 99.25% free/reduced lunch rate, chronic absenteeism is just 16.6%, far better than the district (23.5%) and state (23.9%) averages, suggesting strong student engagement. The school also benefits from a favorable student–teacher ratio of 13.9. Riverside now ranks in the 50th percentile statewide, while its district ranks in the 38th percentile, meaning this is one of the stronger schools within Western Line Schools. The key question is whether Riverside can sustain its recent gains, especially in math and upper elementary grades, but for parents, this is a school with clear evidence of progress and a promising trajectory.
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