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Riverside School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Riverside School is an exceptional elementary school located in Princeton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 313 students. As part of the Princeton Public School District, which is ranked 79 out of 609 districts in the state, Riverside School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a current ranking of 41 out of 1,347 and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside School's academic performance is truly outstanding, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.6% of 3rd graders, 90.9% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders at Riverside School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 970 New Jersey elementary schools for White students, 3rd out of 1,023 for Special Education students, and 34th out of 330 for Asian students.

Riverside School's success can be attributed to its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.6% to 17.4% over the past few years, and its very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.2 to 8.3, which is significantly lower than the nearby schools and the state average. Additionally, the school spends $17,874 per student, higher than the spending at nearby schools like Community Park School and the state average, suggesting a strong commitment to providing the resources necessary to support student learning.

306

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,874

Per pupil spending ?

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 Riverside Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540-5425

(609) 806-4260

District: Princeton Public School District

Students who attend Riverside School usually attend:

Middle:	Princeton Middle School
High:	Princeton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

Asian:

26.8%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (81% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

41^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Princeton Public School District

79^th of 609Princeton Public School District among New Jersey 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 Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	41 of 1347	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	25 of 1338	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	81 of 1342	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	72 of 1345	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	81 of 1317	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	322 of 1360	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	184 of 1353	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	364 of 1352	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.9	162 of 1346	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	183 of 1357	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.5	446 of 1363	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.3	232 of 1367	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.7	61 of 1363	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	43 of 1360	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.7	114 of 1354	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	116 of 1346	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	77.2	260 of 1338	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	400 of 1329	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.1	307 of 1314	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	74.4	350 of 1303	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.9	112 of 1298	91.4%	★★★★★
2003	77.2	295 of 1204	75.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	34 of 330	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	211 of 340	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	77 of 1326	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	58 of 1317	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	107 of 1318	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	45 of 1326	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	34 of 1290	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	459 of 1331	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	302 of 1333	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	45 of 989	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	29 of 1318	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	18 of 1313	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	57 of 1315	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	87 of 1324	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	174 of 1297	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	394 of 1335	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	133 of 1334	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	3 of 1023	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	4 of 989	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	66 of 949	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	18 of 1001	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	12 of 970	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	5 of 963	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	15 of 975	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	32 of 976	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	13 of 964	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	132 of 1023	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	76 of 1022	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+32 vs state

Mathematics82%+35 vs state

Science76%+45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Riverside Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4260	306	39	7.8	12.1%	139 (45.4%)	22 (7.2%)	34 (11.1%)	82 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	94.1	41^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.7	25^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.1%	16	75.5		75.6	90.9	80.0				78.6	85.7	81.2					$17,874	$105	$17,769
Littlebrook School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Magnolia Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4250	374	40	9.4	10.7%	147 (39.3%)	21 (5.6%)	26 (7.0%)	146 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	90.7	104^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.3	58^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	46	67.9		65.0	77.0	74.7				77.1	90.8	83.9					$13,695		$13,695
Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	423	40	10.5	7.8%	112 (26.5%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.7%)	217 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.8%)	97.4	8^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.3	20^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.5%	12	80.0	85.7	89.6	90.0	96.0	100.0	92.0	100.0	93.7	88.0	80.0	96.0	74.2	83.3	90.7
Community Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Witherspoon Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4230	316	28	11.2	17.1%	157 (49.7%)	15 (4.7%)	84 (26.6%)	32 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	79.6	289^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.6	272^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	17	52.2		50.0	73.6	76.8				69.1	71.8	63.7					$14,862	$167	$14,695
Johnson Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Rosedale Road	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4240	360	38	9.3	21.1%	134 (37.2%)	25 (6.9%)	79 (21.9%)	87 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	82.4	244^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.9%		86	194^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.5%	50	56.3		61.0	66.1	66.2				75.0	71.9	71.8					$15,867	$241	$15,626
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School	Public	K-3	510 Plainsboro Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5450	334	25	13.4	8.1%	35 (10.5%)	10 (3.0%)	27 (8.1%)	238 (71.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	92.8	65^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		85.8	195^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.4%	130			80.2						79.0							$12,430	$110	$12,320
Millstone River School	Public	3-5	75 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5500	772	84	9.2	10.5%	63 (8.2%)	39 (5.1%)	40 (5.2%)	590 (76.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	79.3	296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.1	281^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.0%	15	54.0		45.6	65.2	74.2				67.5	64.1	69.2					$12,449	$110	$12,339
Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro	Public	PK, KG-3	700 Wyndhurst Drive	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-8330	439	55	7.9	17.8%	30 (6.8%)	37 (8.4%)	34 (7.7%)	304 (69.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)																$16,043	$110	$15,933
Maurice Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	303 305 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5425	723	63	11.4	11.3%	108 (14.9%)	46 (6.4%)	41 (5.7%)	438 (60.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.0%)	90.2	111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		83.8	223^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	83.3%	112			74.3						77.1							$11,332	$110	$11,222
Monmouth Junction Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-6981	301	23	12.9	13.3%	46 (15.3%)	16 (5.3%)	26 (8.6%)	208 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	95	35^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.4	44^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.7%	9	65.3		83.1	84.9	83.7				84.6	84.4	87.7					$11,552	$55	$11,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside School

What schools do graduates of Riverside School attend?

Students who attend Riverside School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Princeton Middle School
High : Princeton High School

What district is Riverside School in?

Princeton Public School District

Is Riverside School a good school?

Yes! Riverside School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 41^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Riverside School.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside School?

Students at Riverside School are 45% White, 27% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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