Riverside Elementary School

Located at 112 E WASHINGTON STREET, in RIVERSIDE, New Jersey, Riverside Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that enrolls 768 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Riverside Township School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 90% bigger than typical.

Riverside Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Riverside Township School District, a district that caters to 1,548 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Riverside Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 36% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Riverside Elementary School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at Riverside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Burlington County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 20.4%.

In the broader community, Burlington County reports that median household earnings sit near $108,111, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Riverside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Riverside High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverside Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 25.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverside Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 768). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 34% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.