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Riverside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1194^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Riverside, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 770 students. The school is part of the Riverside Township School District, which is ranked 590 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 16.5% of 3rd graders, 29.8% of 4th graders, and 30.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state, ranging from 16.7% for 5th graders to 29.1% for 3rd graders, compared to the state averages of 44.2% to 49.8%. Additionally, Riverside Elementary School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.2% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

When comparing Riverside Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in the Cinnaminson Township School District, it becomes clear that Riverside Elementary School is underperforming. Eleanor Rush Intermediate School has significantly higher academic proficiency rates, with 52.8% of 3rd graders, 58.3% of 4th graders, and 64.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Riverside Elementary School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, consistently placing it in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in New Jersey.

768

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,560

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 E Washington Street
Riverside, NJ 08075

(856) 461-1255

District: Riverside Township School District

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle School
High:	Riverside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

36.5%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg46%

1,194^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

590^th of 609Riverside Township 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	13.6	1194 of 1347	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1163 of 1338	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1190 of 1342	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1210 of 1345	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1233 of 1317	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1212 of 1360	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1202 of 1353	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1217 of 1352	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1180 of 1346	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	1042 of 1357	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1045 of 1363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.1	1026 of 1367	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.9	917 of 1363	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	948 of 1360	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.2	957 of 1354	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	1078 of 1346	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1060 of 1338	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	1000 of 1329	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	1064 of 1314	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.2	989 of 1303	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	1074 of 1298	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.7	802 of 1204	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	291 of 469	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	297 of 463	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	468 of 494	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	426 of 456	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	270 of 522	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	393 of 517	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	551 of 597	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	492 of 559	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	456 of 499	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	409 of 489	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	379 of 411	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	351 of 434	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1146 of 1326	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1096 of 1317	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1140 of 1318	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1122 of 1326	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1204 of 1290	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1172 of 1331	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1154 of 1333	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	809 of 1032	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	857 of 989	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	860 of 982	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	785 of 953	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	885 of 896	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	799 of 899	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	744 of 870	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	858 of 1023	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	787 of 939	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	697 of 910	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	651 of 863	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	746 of 839	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	729 of 948	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	821 of 942	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1139 of 1318	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1137 of 1313	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1138 of 1315	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1211 of 1324	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1194 of 1297	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1161 of 1335	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1171 of 1334	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	775 of 1023	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	563 of 989	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	587 of 958	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	780 of 949	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	624 of 868	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	575 of 1007	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	663 of 1001	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	928 of 970	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	873 of 963	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	906 of 975	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	934 of 976	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	949 of 964	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	955 of 1023	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	958 of 1022	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)38th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

Science9%-21 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)						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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1255	768	59	12.9	64.6%	280 (36.5%)	78 (10.2%)	376 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	13.6	1194^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		14.1	1163^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.1%	31	9.3		16.5	29.8	30.5				29.1	23.3	16.7				$11,560	$816	$10,744
Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	610	60	10.1	37.2%	378 (62.0%)	53 (8.7%)	132 (21.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	37.2	853^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		42.8	755^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	98	25.1		35.3	50.6	39.8				41.5	41.0	40.0				$10,792	$180	$10,612
M. Joan Pearson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	355	23	15.7	46.5%	162 (45.6%)	88 (24.8%)	68 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)	15.2	1170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.5	1173^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.3%	3	20.4	5.9	25.0	23.1	25.6	35.1	35.1	28.6	28.6	5.3	11.4	21.0	18.9	8.6	$6,205	$163	$6,042
Millbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	282 Conrow Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-2900	666	63	10.5	31.2%	389 (58.4%)	56 (8.4%)	161 (24.2%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$12,252	$180	$12,072
Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	27.6	988^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		36.2	851^st of 1338 public elementary schools	36.4%	137	11.5	11.8	20.0	37.8	57.7	46.4	44.4	58.8	37.1	24.3	38.5	25.0	36.2	41.2	$14,330	$691	$13,639
New Albany Elementary School	Public	K-2	2701 New Albany Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-2284	658	57	11.6	21.1%	484 (73.6%)	57 (8.7%)	71 (10.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$9,160	$139	$9,021
Eleanor Rush Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Wynwood Drive	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7778	638	58	11.0	22.6%	468 (73.4%)	45 (7.1%)	73 (11.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	72.4	386^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.3%		67.6	447^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.6%	61	47.5		52.8	58.3	64.1				67.5	61.3	65.5				$8,892		$8,892
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08060	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	1047^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.8	1092^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.4%	45	25.0	13.2	27.5	28.9	50.0	50.0	25.0	44.7	20.0	15.8	25.0	10.0	7.5	15.8	$8,406	$294	$8,112
W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	1-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	408	29	14.0	78.4%	24 (5.9%)	254 (62.3%)	104 (25.5%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	10.4	1247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.4%		6.7	1287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.8%	40			23.4	18.7					20.0	21.5					$12,232	$646	$11,586
Mildred Magowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cherrix Avenue	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 877-1430	583	56	10.3	67.8%	200 (34.3%)	180 (30.9%)	152 (26.1%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	36.9	858^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.3%		33.6	890^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.5%	32			31.7	50.6					35.6	50.0					$11,624	$626	$10,998

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