Riverside Elementary, 1190 SW Second St.: Pre-K-5, 842 students (NCES 2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Riverside Elementary website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps and address points.

Riverside Elementary is at 1190 SW Second St. in East Little Havana. Its zone runs from the Miami River south to SW Eighth Street, and on to SW 11th Street in places, between I-95 and SW 17th Avenue. It earned a C in each of the last two years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-547-1520, 1190 SW Second St., Miami, FL 33130
  • School website: riversideelem.com
  • Enrolling: register in person at the school assigned to your address; the district’s registration guide (PDF) lists what to bring
  • Magnet and choice questions: the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
  • School buses: the district’s transportation department
  • District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
Address 1190 SW Second St., Miami, FL 33130
Phone 305-547-1520
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Bulldog
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-4681

Principal

Principal Veronica Recio, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 842 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 49 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 535 students against a capacity of 856; it does not give a date for that count.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (51% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 20%
  • English language arts achievement: 33%
  • Math achievement: 54%
  • Science achievement: 53%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Attendance zone

The district’s directory describes the zone this way. From the Miami River and NW Seventh Avenue, the line runs northwest on the Miami River to NW 12th Avenue, south to West Flagler Street, west to SW 17th Avenue, south to SW Eighth Street, east to SW Eighth Avenue, south to SW 11th Street, east to SW Fifth Avenue, north to SW Eighth Street, east to I-95, north to the Miami River, northwest on the Miami River to NW Seventh Avenue, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 2015-2016 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 2,976 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 3.9%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Riverside Elementary in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s directory:

  • Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade: 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5, Wednesdays: 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.

Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Riverside Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 1190 SW Second St., Miami.

What is Riverside Elementary’s school grade?

It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 51% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Riverside Elementary feed into?

The district’s school directory places it in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

What time does Riverside Elementary start?

Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade, 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.; Grades 2 to 5, 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; Grades 2 to 5, Wednesdays, 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.. From the district’s school directory.