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RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized elementary-level community in CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 679 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by BROWARD.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that instructs 243,591 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 30% White, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 75.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Broward County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 704 (now 679). The White share of enrollment contracted from 45% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.
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