Riverside Elementary School
549 Norwood St
Simmesport LA, 71369, Avoyelles County
Phone: 318-941-2699
Ranking:
(738 out of 947, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Avoyelles Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 352 | 389 | 419 | 451 | 472 | 499 | 498 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 34 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.0% | 44 | 10.5% | 34 | 7.5% | 38 | 8.1% | 40 | 8.0% | 35 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten: | 41 | 11.6% | 58 | 14.9% | 45 | 10.7% | 56 | 12.4% | 53 | 11.2% | 57 | 11.4% | 77 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 15.1% | 42 | 10.8% | 55 | 13.1% | 55 | 12.2% | 57 | 12.1% | 68 | 13.6% | 60 | 12.0% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 10.2% | 52 | 13.4% | 53 | 12.6% | 57 | 12.6% | 61 | 12.9% | 65 | 13.0% | 73 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 13.4% | 52 | 13.4% | 54 | 12.9% | 59 | 13.1% | 66 | 14.0% | 73 | 14.6% | 68 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 54 | 15.3% | 62 | 15.9% | 77 | 18.4% | 72 | 16.0% | 76 | 16.1% | 81 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 11.1% | 47 | 12.1% | 48 | 11.5% | 65 | 14.4% | 66 | 14.0% | 67 | 13.4% | 51 | 10.2% |
Grade 6: | 48 | 13.6% | 41 | 10.5% | 43 | 10.3% | 53 | 11.8% | 55 | 11.7% | 48 | 9.6% | 54 | 10.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 183 | 52.0% | 212 | 54.5% | 229 | 54.7% | 249 | 55.2% | 253 | 53.6% | 267 | 53.5% | 256 | 51.4% |
Female: | 169 | 48.0% | 177 | 45.5% | 190 | 45.3% | 202 | 44.8% | 211 | 44.7% | 224 | 44.9% | 238 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 201 | 57.1% | 225 | 57.8% | 237 | 56.6% | 238 | 52.8% | 241 | 51.1% | 278 | 55.7% | 252 | 50.6% |
White: | 149 | 42.3% | 161 | 41.4% | 179 | 42.7% | 206 | 45.7% | 227 | 48.1% | 216 | 43.3% | 242 | 48.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 91.5% | 351 | 90.2% | 381 | 90.9% | 409 | 90.7% | 412 | 87.3% | 477 | 95.6% | 439 | 88.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.9% | 46 | 9.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 37 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.61 | 17.68 | 16.12 | 18.79 | 17.39 | 16.60 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 58% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 61% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 57% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 64% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 55% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 58% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 55% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 60% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 50% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 51% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 48% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 53% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 54% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 58% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 58% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 60% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 69% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 57% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 74.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,086.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,591.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,405.0 |
* Riverside Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.