Summary:
The 02915 zip code area of Riverside, Rhode Island is home to 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Waddington School and James R. D. Oldham School) and 1 middle school (Riverside Middle School). These schools serve students in the East Providence district and demonstrate a range of academic performance.
Waddington School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Waddington School's overall proficiency rates were 33.5% in ELA and 38.3% in Math, significantly higher than the district and state. The school's 4th grade proficiency rates were particularly strong, with 50.6% of students proficient or better in Math and 42.5% in ELA.
While Riverside Middle School generally has lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages, the school has shown some improvement in recent years. In 8th grade ELA, Riverside Middle School's proficiency rate of 29.2% in 2024-2025 was higher than the district average of 27.5%. Similarly, the school's 8th grade Math proficiency rate of 25.3% in 2024-2025 was also higher than the district's 19.9%. These improvements suggest that the school is implementing strategies to address areas of weakness and support student learning.
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