Riverside Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Riverside Elementary School serves 607 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 1567th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Ysleta ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484668013876 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ysleta ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 607 | 34,062 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 79% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Riverside Elementary School in context
Size
Riverside Elementary School is the 6th largest of Ysleta ISD's 28 elementary schools; its 607 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 568 students, so Riverside Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 106 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 45, against an average of 87 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 92 in kindergarten and 98 in grade 5. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ysleta ISD (96.1%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Ysleta ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Riverside Elementary School has 42.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 607 students would have about 41 teachers, so Riverside Elementary School has 1.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Ramona El STEM Academy, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 27 elementary schools within 5 miles and 79 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.9% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 92 |
| Grade 1 | 106 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 88 |
| Grade 5 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
218 Barker Rd, El Paso, TX 79915
Phone: (915)434-7600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Riverside Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona El STEM Academy | Ysleta ISD | 1.2 mi | 386 | 12.7 | 91.2% |
| Thomas Manor | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 462 | 15.3 | 90.9% |
| North Loop Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.0 mi | 534 | 14.2 | 94.8% |
| Cooley Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 393 | 12.6 | 96.7% |
| Sageland Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.4 mi | 601 | 13.2 | 88.7% |
| Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,231 | 17.1 | 96.2% |
| Eastwood Knolls International | Ysleta ISD | 2.9 mi | 789 | 14.2 | 55.3% |
| General Douglas Macarthur PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 889 | 13.4 | 76.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.