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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341401001234
Riverside High School
112 E WASHINGTON STREET, RIVERSIDE, NJ 08075 · (856) 461-1255 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 5% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
271 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverside Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.8pp since 2023
Math
8.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.2% | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 4.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Riverside High School
Riverside High School's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside High School this school | 464 | 58.4% | 11.7% |
| Buena Regional High School BUENA | 491 | 56.8% | 16.7% |
| South Amboy Middle/High School SOUTH AMBOY | 616 | 58.6% | 20.7% |
| Hoboken High School HOBOKEN | 652 | 52.1% | 45.1% |
| South River High School SOUTH RIVER | 716 | 64.2% | 19.7% |
| Weehawken High School WEEHAWKEN | 604 | 52.8% | 30.6% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Riverside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #367 of 397 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #343 of 400 ▲ 22 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #375 of 395 ▼ 6 | #20 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #334 of 442 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #69 of 388 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #101 of 389 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #114 of 405 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #82 of 173 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
464
+68 (+17%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 464 | 44.8 | 10.3:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 40.8 | 11.5:1 | 56% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 40.8 | 11.7:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 36 | 11.0:1 | 50% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 36.4 | 11.5:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 34% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 17% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 41 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (420 to 464); teachers up 23% (36.4 to 44.8).
About Riverside High School
Riverside High School is a small high school in Riverside Township School District, located in RIVERSIDE, New Jersey. It reported 464 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New Jersey average about 929 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
Riverside High School is run by Riverside Township School District, whose 3 schools enroll 1,548 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Riverside High School, more than any other group. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County residents are about 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Riverside High School scores 64%.
Based on 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverside High School has a ratio of 10.3:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%. That is 26 points above the 32% average for public schools in Burlington County.
Riverside High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of New Jersey public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Riverside High School ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 11.7%; the prediction is 34.2%.
In Burlington County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $108,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 139 public schools and about 69,020 students.
The closest school to Riverside High School is Riverside Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Riverside High School. On proficiency, Riverside High School is behind the 27.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 68 students, from 396 to 464.
On allk12, people connected to Riverside High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Township School District
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Other schools in RIVERSIDE
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Other Riverside High schools
19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. Riverside High School is the 10th largest of the 20.
- Riverside HighDurham, NC · 1,900 students
- Riverside HighGreer, SC · 1,846 students
- Riverside HighLeesburg, VA · 1,710 students
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,638 students
- Riverside HighMilwaukee, WI · 1,240 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle School0.0 mi · 316
- Riverside Elementary School0.0 mi · 768
- Delran Middle School0.8 mi · 662
- Walnut Street School1.1 mi · 128
- Delran Intermediate School1.3 mi · 610
- M. Joan Pearson School1.3 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside High SchoolHow large is Riverside High School?
Riverside High School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverside High School serve?
Riverside High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverside High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Riverside High School.
How diverse is Riverside High School?
Riverside High School reports a student body of 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside High School?
Riverside High School is overseen by Riverside Township School District in Burlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.