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Riverside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

549 Norwood Street, Simmesport, LA 71369 · (318) 941-2699 · Part of Avoyelles Parish School District

Simmesport’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Louisiana school districts

Students
197
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Riverside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Simmesport kids: 3 schools

On the path

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

PK–6Riverside Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

549 Norwood Street, Simmesport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten26
Grade 129
Grade 233
Grade 324
Grade 425
Grade 524
Grade 621
Enrollment over time
264’20
250’21
240’22
230’23
197’24

Down 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 31%Two or more races 5%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 Elementary School from Simmesport families.

Other schools in Avoyelles Parish School District

The district →

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 Louisiana’s other public schools; Simmesport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.