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Riverside School

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Riverside School ranks 717 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Riverside School is an elementary school located in Rockville Centre, New York, serving 139 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, which is ranked 113 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state average in 5th grade ELA (80.77% vs. 56.61%) and 4th grade Math (73.91% vs. 58.64%), but lower proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA (53.33% vs. 54.15%) and 5th grade Math (62.96% vs. 54.16%). The school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with its ranking ranging from 297 out of 2,201 New York elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,085 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024.

Riverside School's high spending per student, ranging from $29,738 to $44,848, and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.8 to 7.7 students per teacher, do not appear to be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes. The school's performance can be compared to nearby Watson School, which consistently outperforms Riverside School on state assessments, and Centre Avenue Elementary School, which has a similar overall ranking and proficiency rates to Riverside School.

149

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,573

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Riverside Dr
Rockville Centre, NY 11570-5899

(516) 255-8902

District: Rockville Centre Union Free School District

Students who attend Riverside School usually attend:

Middle:	South Side Middle School
High:	South Side High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

26.2%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (71st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Rockville Centre Union Free School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

717^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District

113^th of 874Rockville Centre Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	717 of 2445	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	1085 of 2445	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	1036 of 2439	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	684 of 2434	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	297 of 2201	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	698 of 2413	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	1060 of 2395	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	1062 of 2386	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.6	537 of 2366	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	344 of 2352	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	495 of 2345	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.3	715 of 2325	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.9	332 of 2320	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	532 of 2286	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.1	126 of 2263	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	116 of 2257	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	13 of 2227	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	9 of 2219	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	90.1	5 of 2206	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	866 of 2409	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1241 of 2413	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	1177 of 2403	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	916 of 2401	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	279 of 2357	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	222 of 2338	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	875 of 1569	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1157 of 2098	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1591 of 2078	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	601 of 2407	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	998 of 2411	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	522 of 2400	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	566 of 2400	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	682 of 2358	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	15.0	2132 of 2340	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	493 of 2134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	515 of 2110	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	241 of 2016	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	193 of 1402	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	333 of 1392	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	716 of 1337	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.4	106 of 1338	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	275 of 1408	80.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Science65%+20 vs state

Math65%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside School	Public	K-5	110 Riverside Dr	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8902	149	19	7.8	23.5%	81 (54.4%)	16 (10.7%)	39 (26.2%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	68.9	717^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.7%		52.7	1085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%	368	53.3	56.5	80.8		56.3	73.9	63.0		65.4	97.7	97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	$45,573	$506	$45,067
Centre Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Centre Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	239	23	10.2	31.8%	116 (48.5%)	12 (5.0%)	84 (35.1%)	16 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	68.1	736^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%		55.1	1026^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%	290	73.7	55.6	79.0	82.6	62.2	68.0	57.9	62.5	38.9	98.0	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.0	99.0	$37,804	$698	$37,106
School 2	Public	1-6	2745 Terrell Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7557	407	31	12.9	21.9%	247 (60.7%)	12 (2.9%)	109 (26.8%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	67.3	758^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%		61.3	872^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%	114	63.5	51.1	65.6	66.0	69.3	50.0	59.4	78.3	67.2	99.0	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.5	99.5	$28,602	$584	$28,018
Kindergarten Center	Public	K	111 Atlantic Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-8065	163	15	10.8	5.5%	98 (60.1%)	9 (5.5%)	38 (23.3%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)										99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.5	$39,034	$382	$38,652
Watson School	Public	K-5	277 N Centre Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8904	224	25	9.1	15.2%	136 (60.7%)	10 (4.5%)	46 (20.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.4%)	88.1	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		87.3	265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%	33	77.4	83.3	84.2		77.4	86.7	71.8		85.7	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	$39,829	$491	$39,338
School 6-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 594-2345	625	0	1488.0	5.6%	413 (66.1%)	15 (2.4%)	140 (22.4%)	28 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)								(n/a)										98.0	98.5	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.5	98.8	98.0	$21,448	$363	$21,085
School 5	Public	1-6	2440 N Oceanside Rd	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7585	452	32	14.3	16.8%	278 (61.5%)	11 (2.4%)	117 (25.9%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	73.5	598^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.2	672^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%	74	47.9	79.2	71.0	63.3	66.7	86.7	56.9	61.9	65.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,058	$523	$23,535
Rhame Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Rhame Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-8300	330	29	11.4	30.9%	179 (54.2%)	18 (5.5%)	96 (29.1%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	33	1686^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%		45.5	1271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.0%	415	41.0	37.8	43.2	32.1	41.0	57.9	51.5	42.9	46.4	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	$35,735	$647	$35,088
Marion Street School	Public	1-5	100 Marion St	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-0295	435	42	10.4	19.1%	259 (59.5%)	30 (6.9%)	96 (22.1%)	29 (6.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	74.4	573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%		89.5	215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%	358	62.7	77.2	70.0		70.7	90.0	68.4		50.7	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.8	$37,093	$382	$36,711
Davison Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	49 Davison Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6462	370	34	10.7	0.8%	71 (19.2%)	134 (36.2%)	102 (27.6%)	42 (11.4%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (3.0%)	56.2	1032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.8%		58.9	929^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%	103	49.5	57.6	69.1		56.8	56.8	55.7		62.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,097	$1,148	$31,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside School

What is the racial makeup of Riverside School?

Students at Riverside School are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Riverside School a good school?

Riverside School ranks 717^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Riverside School.

What district is Riverside School in?

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

What schools do graduates of Riverside School attend?

Students who attend Riverside School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Side Middle School
High : South Side High School

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