Data showed that Riverside Elementary District welcomed 820 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students comprised 3.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Riverside Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.
Among the three schools in Riverside Elementary District, Riverside Traditional School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 students.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
Year | Total District Enrollment | Total American Indian or Alaskan Native Students | American Indian or Alaskan Native % |
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2021 | 781 | 22 | 2.8% |
2022 | 803 | 30 | 3.7% |
2023 | 820 | 28 | 3.4% |