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Riverside Elementary School

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Riverside Elementary School ranks 597 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, serving 646 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Riverside Beaver County School District, which is ranked 208 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary consistently performs above the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) scores across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's PSSA Math proficiency rate for all grades was 58.2%, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its PSSA ELA proficiency rate was 50.9%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also excels in PSSA Science, with 86.7% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. Riverside Elementary's performance is particularly strong with its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in this category for the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools, Riverside Elementary outperforms many in academic metrics, such as Rochester Area Elementary School and Big Beaver Elementary School in PSSA Math and Science. However, some schools, like Dutch Ridge Elementary in the Beaver Area School District, consistently outperform Riverside Elementary across multiple academic measures. While Riverside Elementary's overall performance is strong, the school may have opportunities for improvement in English Language Arts and with specific student subgroups, such as white students and disabled students.

667

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,828

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 Country Club Drive
Ellwood City, PA 16117-4910

(724) 758-7512

District: Riverside Beaver County School District

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle School
High:	Riverside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2021 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2021) to 60th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Pennsylvania avg45%

597^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

208^th of 606Riverside Beaver County School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	597 of 1511	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	438 of 1526	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	548 of 1534	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	464 of 1534	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	410 of 1433	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	612 of 1544	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	594 of 1530	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	628 of 1547	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	673 of 1554	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	704 of 1474	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	703 of 1467	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.4	1062 of 1519	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	667 of 1030	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	475 of 1084	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	432 of 1043	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	509 of 1466	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	336 of 1488	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	391 of 1369	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	293 of 1432	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	334 of 1414	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	665 of 1475	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	512 of 1495	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	687 of 1201	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	526 of 1229	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	652 of 1236	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math58%+16 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Country Club Drive	Ellwood City	16117	Beaver County	Riverside Beaver County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-7512	667	48	14.0	46.3%	625 (93.7%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	63.3	597^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.5%		72.8	438^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.3%	159	60.6	61.3	52.0	58.2	52.5	51.6	48.5	50.9	$14,828	$1,195	$13,632
Perry Lower Intrmd School	Public	3-4	619 Portersville Rd.	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 758-9458	225	23	9.9	58.7%	198 (88.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	59.8	652^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	56.8%		57.3	756^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.5%	104	53.9	51.7		52.7	55.4	57.1		56.2	$10,292	$278	$10,014
North Side Primary School	Public	K-2	Orchard & North Streets	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 752-1381	376	28	13.3	50.5%	331 (88.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$10,085	$272	$9,812
Big Beaver Elementary School	Public	K-5	588 Friendship Drive	Darlington	16115	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 827-2828	301	27	11.2	104.3%	194 (64.5%)	34 (11.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.6%)	47.7	857^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.3%		42.6	984^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.5%	127	44.1	63.8	40.0	47.9	40.7	47.2	45.6	44.0	$18,902	$3,064	$15,839
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 15th Street	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-3420	466	34	13.7	97.9%	150 (32.2%)	160 (34.3%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (27.3%)	34.8	1030^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.7	1092^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	28.4%	62	37.2	52.4	22.7	36.4	41.4	47.5	28.0	38.4	$18,424	$2,986	$15,438
New Brighton Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 43rd St	New Brighton	15066	Beaver County	New Brighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-1194	558	46	12.1	107.7%	369 (66.1%)	44 (7.9%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (20.4%)	30.2	1081^st of 1511 public elementary schools	28.5%		47	907^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.6%	174	29.8	43.0	36.9	36.1	31.9	37.9	32.2	33.8	$18,901	$1,880	$17,021
Patterson Primary School	Public	K-2	701 Darlington Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 843-1268	141	11	12.3	35.5%	123 (87.2%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)								(n/a)									$16,831	$714	$16,117
Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Pittsburgh St	Zelienople	16063	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-8280	714	51	14.1	20.2%	656 (91.9%)	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	79.1	297^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.3%		77.5	341^st of 1526 public elementary schools	77.7%	44	75.7	62.0		68.9	64.4	66.5		65.4	$17,124	$233	$16,891
Blackhawk Intermediate School	Public	K-4	635 Shenango Rd	Beaver Falls	15010	Beaver County	Blackhawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 843-5050	708	45	15.7	40.4%	646 (91.2%)	8 (1.1%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	74	401^st of 1511 public elementary schools	73.5%		72.7	440^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.2%	39	72.9	61.5		67.4	63.0	56.3		59.8	$13,983	$1,360	$12,624
Rochester Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	540 Reno Street	Rochester	15074	Beaver County	Rochester Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 775-7500	346	35	9.8	98.8%	222 (64.2%)	47 (13.6%)	27 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.3%)	44.9	899^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.5%		44.9	945^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.1%	46	46.3	51.2	33.9	43.2	52.9	45.2	33.9	44.4	$23,444	$3,254	$20,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks 597^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Riverside Beaver County School District

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

Students at Riverside Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Riverside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle School
High : Riverside High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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