📍 7166 SE 70th, Riverton, Cherokee County, 66770
Riverton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverton, Cherokee County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverton Elem enrolls 311 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Two or more races and 4.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 254 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 311 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverton Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 1.
Riverton Elem is one of 3 schools in Riverton, based in Riverton, Kansas. The district serves 679 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Riverton Elem is larger than the district average of about 226 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant