Data showed that Riverside Elementary District welcomed 820 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 16.7% of the student body to be the second most 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 African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 72 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 African American Students | African American % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 781 | 107 | 13.7% |
| 2022 | 803 | 108 | 13.4% |
| 2023 | 820 | 137 | 16.7% |
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