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C−

Riverview School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Judsonia, Kensett, West Point, Griffithville and Georgetown, and parts of Searcy.

Judsonia’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,120
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,689
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$7.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Riverview School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.8M, about $6,999 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Judsonia 1,906C−Kensett 1,425West Point 173Griffithville 159Georgetown 87

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Judsonia. Grade by grade →

PK–6Judsonia Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Riverview Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Riverview High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 38.3% · 715 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.9% · 713 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.9% · 90 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,689 per student · 8% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 68%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,195’20
1,189’21
1,144’22
1,098’23
1,120’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 16%Black 9%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Judsonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Judsonia
C−
307 students15:1
Kensett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kensett
D
294 students15:1
Riverview Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Searcy
C−
179 students11:1
Riverview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Searcy
C−
340 students4:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Searcy School DistrictHigginson
$11,818per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.