📍 701 Newton St, Denton, Denton County, 76205
Rivera el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denton, Denton County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Narda Harber. It is part of the Denton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rivera el enrolls 642 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 313 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 185 | 29% |
| White | 105 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
572 of the school's 642 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 516 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Rivera el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 64.
Rivera el is one of 45 schools in DENTON ISD, based in DENTON, Texas. The district serves 33,329 students district-wide and employs 2,416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Rivera el is close to the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize