Summary:
Riverton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 506 students in grades PK-4 in Riverton, Illinois. The school is part of the Riverton CUSD 14 district, which is ranked 640 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Riverton Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.5% of Riverton Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 14.1% of Riverton Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 14.1% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, Riverton Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.9% in 2019-2020 to 13.9% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average.
When comparing Riverton Elementary School to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Sherman Elementary School, which is part of the Williamsville CUSD 15 district, consistently outperforms Riverton Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, with over 60% of students meeting or exceeding standards. Sherman Elementary also has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 4.1% and spends less per student at $10,598, compared to Riverton Elementary's spending of $14,088 per student. Despite the increased spending, Riverton Elementary School has struggled to improve its performance over the past several years, maintaining a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-4
District:
Riverton CUSD 14
SchoolDigger Rank:
1486th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,572
Students who attend Riverton Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.3
Number of students: 506
Racial breakdown:
White:
82.0%
African American:
7.9%
Two or more races:
7.9%
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Hispanic:
1.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.3%
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