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Riverside West Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

2001 Highway 18, Lake City, AR 72437 · (870) 237-8222 · Part of Riverside School District

Lake City’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Riverside West Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lake City kids: Riverside High School

On the path

Where Lake City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Riverside West Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Riverside High School342 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2001 Highway 18, Lake City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten33
Grade 134
Grade 245
Grade 346
Grade 439
Grade 531
Grade 639
Enrollment over time
255’20
259’21
296’22
259’23
300’24

Up 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside West Elementary School from Lake City families.

Other schools in Riverside School District

The district →
Riverside East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Caraway
C
147 students13:1
Riverside High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lake City
B−
342 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Lake City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.