Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000633
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2801 HERSCHEL ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32205 · (904) 381-3900 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
175 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 53.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 369 | 47.4% | 60.2% |
| DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 466 | 44.8% | 49.8% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON K-8 WELLINGTON | 459 | 43.6% | 44.0% |
| SYMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 410 | 46.1% | 46.7% |
| SEACOAST CHARTER ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 444 | 47.5% | 49.0% |
| SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 403 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #861 of 2,136 | #39 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #817 of 2,149 ▲ 389 | #35 of 122 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #997 of 2,149 ▼ 329 | #42 of 122 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,848 of 2,267 | #90 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #861 of 2,077 | #26 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #371 of 2,108 | #45 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #1,379 of 2,188 | #81 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #220 of 621 | #15 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
+83 (+29%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 369 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 47% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 49% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 43% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 56% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 70% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 72% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 2801 HERSCHEL ST in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school's 369 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
DUVAL enrolls 131,562 students in 206 schools, including WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 44%. The remaining students are 28% White, 21% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Duval County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 175 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. That is close to the 47% average for public schools in Duval County.
allk12 grades WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 60.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.4%.
In the county around the school, Duval County, median household income is about $71,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 220 public schools operate in Duval County, serving about 141,209 students.
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 369, 29% above the 286 of 2020-21.
The WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other West Riverside Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Riverside Elementary. WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- West Riverside ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 648 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,638
- CENTRAL RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 347
- JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY1.4 mi · 734
- RUTH N. UPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 317
- FISHWEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 442
- PINEDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 44% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.