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Riverside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving 496 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Newport News City Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Reading, and Science were significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Riverside Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 23.4% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average. The school also serves a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Riverside Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby magnet schools, such as Hilton Elementary and Deer Park Elementary, which consistently outperform Riverside in academic measures and have much higher proficiency rates. Despite the high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, Riverside Elementary's per-student spending is lower than some of the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's underperformance. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and promoting equitable access to educational opportunities for all students will be key focus areas for improvement at Riverside Elementary.

506

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,032

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Country Club Road
Newport News, VA 23606

(757) 591-4740

District: Newport News City Public Schools

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Warwick High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

White:

27.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (49% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

1,016^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Newport News City Public Schools

111^th of 129Newport News City 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	11.0	1016 of 1110	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	984 of 1114	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1020 of 1114	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1022 of 1109	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	913 of 1103	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	921 of 1105	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1001 of 1097	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	863 of 1099	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.3	698 of 1096	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	543 of 1100	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	405 of 1110	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.0	702 of 1120	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	684 of 1117	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	637 of 1117	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.3	345 of 1113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	695 of 1082	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.1	423 of 1081	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.4	546 of 1083	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	640 of 1071	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.6	344 of 1062	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	546 of 579	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	560 of 588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	531 of 579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1013 of 1096	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	981 of 1098	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	980 of 1100	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	525 of 606	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	988 of 1046	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	992 of 1036	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1001 of 1093	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	970 of 1101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1034 of 1093	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	139 of 195	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	171 of 247	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.0	237 of 245	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	786 of 973	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	773 of 979	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	842 of 984	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile+19 vs school

Military Connected (2024)29th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science55%-14 vs state

English Reading54%-17 vs state

Mathematics45%-28 vs state

VA Studies40%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Riverside goes out of its way to provide students with a feeling of pride and self-worth. Both my children have attended Riverside and I am very pleased with their teachers. Each child was encouraged to develop their own intellectual interest and was supported in their drive to succeed. Riverside has that feeling of caring which is so important to children of this age. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Country Club Road	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4740	506	25	20.2	99.0%	141 (27.9%)	230 (45.5%)	79 (15.6%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.1%)	11	1016^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.4	984^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.7%	32				42.4	46.0	45.9				55.1		43.0	61.5	55.8					40.2	$9,032	$164	$8,868
Hidenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Blount Point Rd	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4766	476	32	14.8	100.0%	107 (22.5%)	257 (54.0%)	54 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (11.1%)	19.7	930^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.2%		17.9	956^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.2%	26				64.7	65.2	53.1				52.5		52.9	57.6	53.1					51.5	$10,757	$1,310	$9,446
Deer Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11541 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-7470	433	24	18.0	100.9%	101 (23.3%)	232 (53.6%)	41 (9.5%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	90.2	46^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%		82.6	162^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	85.5%	116				85.5	98.6	95.5				97.0		88.4	89.9	95.5					88.4	$9,121	$00	$9,121
Richard T. Yates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Maxwell Ln	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 881-5450	448	20	22.4	97.8%	178 (39.7%)	170 (37.9%)	43 (9.6%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	33.6	790^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.8%		36.1	772^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	30.7%	18				56.0	70.6	57.8				60.2		59.0	72.1	63.9					70.6	$9,446	$562	$8,884
Hilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 River Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4772	368	21	17.5	99.2%	198 (53.8%)	98 (26.6%)	38 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	77.6	249^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.6%		67.2	393^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	64.7%	144				83.3	81.7	87.5				84.7		80.6	83.1	87.5					74.7	$9,357	$00	$9,357
Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Main Street	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4792	425	27	15.7	100.5%	75 (17.6%)	239 (56.2%)	63 (14.8%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)	10	1025^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.6	1031^st of 1114 public elementary schools	7.5%	6				50.6	53.2	49.0				49.0		39.5	53.9	53.1					47.4	$10,365	$1,372	$8,993
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	660	35	18.8	100.9%	97 (14.7%)	319 (48.3%)	185 (28.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	12.2	1007^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.3%		11	1015^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.9%	8				42.7	59.5	45.2				50.0		34.3	52.3	48.1					62.2	$8,526	$641	$7,885
B.C. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Menchville Road	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7750	388	19	20.4	99.7%	141 (36.3%)	158 (40.7%)	44 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)	35.1	770^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.4	872^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	21.7%	102				66.7	65.7	56.8				60.8		62.3	65.7	70.3					64.3	$10,075	$314	$9,761
George P. Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 Big Bethel Road	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 268-3500	1,438	151	9.5	87.1%	284 (19.7%)	819 (57.0%)	113 (7.9%)	42 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	169 (11.8%)	69.8	357^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.8%		70.4	347^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.9%	10	100.0	100.0	96.1	77.9	80.0	77.1	88.4	66.7	70.2	75.4	84.3	73.2	81.6	75.0	83.5	78.4	77.7	89.8	80.0	$7,917	$437	$7,480
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6160 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4950	634	37	17.1	101.3%	53 (8.4%)	344 (54.3%)	184 (29.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	6.1	1063^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.2%		5.5	1075^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.5%	12				47.8	45.7	50.5				47.4		42.3	41.5	48.5					31.9	$11,703	$1,365	$10,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Warwick High

What district is Riverside Elementary in?

Newport News City Public Schools

Is Riverside Elementary a good school?

Riverside Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Riverside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary?

Students at Riverside Elementary are 45% African American, 28% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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