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Riverside Schools
Riverside is a public school district in Kansas, based in Doniphan County (Elwood). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Riverside on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Riverside
3 of 5 schools in Riverside carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 3
Best schools in Riverside
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Riverside Intermediate (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Riverside Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Riverside High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Riverside
High schools (2)
- D- Riverside High School, Wathena
- Riverside Virtual High School, Wathena
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Riverside Intermediate, Elwood
- D- Riverside Middle School, Elwood
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- Riverside Primary School, Wathena
Where Riverside schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Doniphan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 654 students with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers and 81 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2000351
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Atchison Public Schools (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Fort Leavenworth (4 schools, 30 mi)
- South Brown County (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Easton (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Hiawatha (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Leavenworth (8 schools, 34 mi)
- Lansing (4 schools, 38 mi)
- Piper-Kansas City (4 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Riverside
How many schools are in Riverside?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Riverside, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Riverside serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wathena, Elwood.
How good are the schools in Riverside?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.7%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Riverside?
654 students were enrolled in Riverside in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Riverside?
Riverside is in Kansas, based in Doniphan County, with its district office in Elwood. Its boundary covers about 84.1 sq mi.