RES | Making a Difference One Student at a Time

Welcome to Riddle Elementary School!

Our Vision

Together as a team, Riddle Elementary School students, staff, and families work to ensure all students demonstrate growth in the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to become contributing, engaged members of society, meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our Mission

Our mission is to educate our students in a safe, nurturing environment that encourages confidence, competence, and a desire for learning so we can collaboratively develop academic excellence, ethical behavior, problem-solving skills, growth mindset, and personal responsibility. Staff, students, families, and the community are guided by our values – respect, responsibility, and relationships, and the promotion of life-long learning.

We care, learn, lead, and grow together!

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Contact Us

Mrs. Kristin Kleiss
Principal

Mr. Jordan Rahar
Assistant Principal

Mary Martha Brown
Secretary

Heather Kirby
Secretary

Tina Kirkley
Secretary

Our Core Beliefs

  • We believe that families are the first teachers and will always be a key part of their children’s educational experience.

  • We believe in guiding all students toward fulfilling their individual potential and achieving success.

  • We believe in welcoming and working with our families and community members to establish positive role models for our students.

  • We believe in offering a diverse and challenging curriculum that prepares our 

  • students for success in an ever-changing world.

  • We believe that success is obtained through personal responsibility, high 

  • expectations, honest effort, and a dedication to individual goals.

  • We believe in providing a learning environment that is built on respect of self and others.

Riddle Elementary School

Grades Kindergarten-Fifth (K-5)

(217) 238-3800

4201 Western Ave,
Mattoon, IL 61938