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Best Public Schools in Moosic, PA

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455

Students

Top rankedRiverside Elementary School East1009^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Moosic, Pennsylvania has only one school in the data set - Riverside Elementary School East, which serves grades 3-6 and is part of the Riverside School District. The district is ranked 252 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary School East has consistently underperformed the state averages in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency rate was 36.5%, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 38%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. However, the school's Science proficiency rate for all grades in 2023-2024 was 78.2%, which is higher than the state average of 65.8%.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which is lower than the state average, Riverside Elementary School East serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 99.1% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This factor may contribute to the school's lower academic performance and could require additional resources and support to address the needs of these students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Riverside Elementary School East	Public	3-6	Kreig & School Streets	Moosic	18507	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 562-2121	455	36	12.4	97.1%	322 (70.8%)	30 (6.6%)	67 (14.7%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	36.5	1009^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.2%		46	925^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.4%	84	38.9	35.1	37.6	34.5	36.5	33.7	38.1	35.0	45.8	38.0

Cities Near Moosic

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylor	1.02 mi	2	219^th
Scranton	1.54 mi	17	665^th
Old Forge	1.96 mi	2	403^rd
Pittston Township	4.22 mi	1
Pittston	4.5 mi	4	615^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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