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Riverside Elementary

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Riverside Elementary ranks 640 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 718 students. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Riverside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia elementary schools. The school faces significant challenges, with 77.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a relatively high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students. Riverside Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally below the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly for Hispanic and ELL student subgroups.

However, Riverside Elementary's performance is not uniformly low. The school outperforms some nearby schools, such as Hybla Valley Elementary and Mount Vernon Woods Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Riverside Elementary has a strong performance for its military-connected student population, ranking in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. By addressing the specific needs of its diverse student population and leveraging its resources effectively, Riverside Elementary can work towards improving its overall performance and providing a high-quality education for all of its students.

741

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,070

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd
Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 799-6000

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

African American:

24.2%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

640^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	640 of 1110	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	713 of 1114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	786 of 1114	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	961 of 1109	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	923 of 1103	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	918 of 1105	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	904 of 1097	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	935 of 1099	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	971 of 1096	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	979 of 1100	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	991 of 1110	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	1002 of 1120	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	915 of 1117	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	874 of 1117	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	860 of 1113	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	749 of 1082	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.5	962 of 1081	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	1058 of 1083	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	982 of 1071	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.9	852 of 1062	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	115 of 579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	256 of 588	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	212 of 579	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	243 of 326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	189 of 306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	192 of 300	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	554 of 1096	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	664 of 1098	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	798 of 1100	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	378 of 606	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	390 of 580	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	413 of 564	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	601 of 1046	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	609 of 1036	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	681 of 1093	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	754 of 1101	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	756 of 1093	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	18 of 192	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	30 of 195	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.7	1 of 182	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	112 of 973	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	65 of 979	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.5	288 of 984	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile+48 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+12 vs state

English Reading68%-3 vs state

Mathematics67%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, July 18, 2016

a new administration in 2015-16 has already made amazing changes in the atmosphere at this school. test scores in low ave populations have increased. teacher retention has been amazing. class size is small. parent involvement has been bolstered by an amazing PTA and core of volunteers. my kids are happy and are learning and achieving. its going to take time to change the perception and attitudes about this school, but we are determined to do it. I believe you will get out what you invest. Close Quote

Schools Near Riverside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-6000	741	51	14.4	80.3%	135 (18.2%)	179 (24.2%)	336 (45.3%)	61 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	47	640^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%		41.4	713^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.0%	73	71.3	68.7	73.6	52.2	81.0	62.4	63.5	78.3	67.6	$14,070	$1,458	$12,612
Woodley Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-2000	495	45	11.0	83.6%	76 (15.4%)	69 (13.9%)	309 (62.4%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.2%)	15.5	977^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.9	1042^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	6.5%	65	49.1	50.9	31.8	34.9	54.1	37.7	61.1	59.3	70.5	$14,121	$1,154	$12,967
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4015 Fielding St	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-2800	507	42	12.0	97.6%	22 (4.3%)	109 (21.5%)	323 (63.7%)	38 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	11.3	1015^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.7	1030^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.5%	15	56.3	41.5	35.6	32.1	49.2	46.0	50.9	48.4	66.7	$14,693	$1,825	$12,867
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8505 Highland Ln	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-4800	447	39	11.5	83.4%	45 (10.1%)	85 (19.0%)	266 (59.5%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	10.2	1023^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.9	996^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.6%	27	58.7	36.0	46.4	32.5	47.4	53.2	36.2	51.9	57.9	$16,143	$1,683	$14,460
Stratford Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8484 Riverside Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3600	669	51	13.1	26.9%	361 (54.0%)	133 (19.9%)	82 (12.3%)	37 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.4%)	82.9	165^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.1%		73.6	300^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.1%	135	90.8	86.8	58.3	66.7	81.0	89.1	94.4	88.2	96.3	$9,855	$221	$9,634
Washington Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9100 Cherrytree Dr	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 619-2500	592	41	14.5	78.9%	116 (19.6%)	170 (28.7%)	239 (40.4%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	34	786^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.6	870^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.9%	84	64.6	67.7	66.1	53.5	69.0	51.0	70.0	69.1	63.9	$13,366	$992	$12,374
Fort Hunt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8832 Linton Ln	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 619-2600	551	35	15.6	29.9%	299 (54.3%)	96 (17.4%)	121 (22.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	61	464^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.2%		56.5	533^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	52.2%	69	81.8	72.2	72.1	76.9	64.7	77.6	73.6	80.9	79.1	$12,919	$343	$12,576
Hollin Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2310 Nordok Place	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-8300	594	42	14.2	76.3%	169 (28.5%)	113 (19.0%)	225 (37.9%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	15.9	970^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.6%		17.8	958^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.0%	12	54.0	48.0	41.1	55.6	48.1	48.2	52.9	61.3	65.9	$13,672	$1,312	$12,361
Hybla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3415 Lockheed Blvd	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-7000	878	63	14.0	99.1%	17 (1.9%)	80 (9.1%)	731 (83.3%)	37 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	9.7	1027^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.1	1014^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.0%	13	48.1	33.3	35.5	60.8	49.1	39.2	42.0	38.5	61.5	$13,489	$1,512	$11,977
Waynewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 Waynewood Blvd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 704-7100	738	46	16.0	4.1%	602 (81.6%)	23 (3.1%)	57 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	90.5	43^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	96.1%		91	35^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.9%	8	89.6	95.6	82.5	91.8	93.6	84.9	93.5	96.4	96.7	$9,938	$217	$9,721

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 24% African American, 18% White, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Riverside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

What district is Riverside Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks 640^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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