Mitchell Elementary School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 373 students
Riverside Elementary
8020 US 19E Hwy South, Newland, NC 28657
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
98
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Avery County Schools
Avery County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary is a public elementary school in Newland, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Avery County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Avery County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 98 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 98 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Avery County Schools
- County
- Avery County
- NCES school ID
- 370030000089
Schools near Riverside Elementary
All 5 schools in Newland →
Spruce Pine Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 36 students
Crossnore Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 184 students
Tri-County Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 35 students
Greenlee Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 246 students
Newland Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 214 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.