Enrollment
316
Middle
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341401000085
Riverside Middle School
112 E WASHINGTON STREET, RIVERSIDE, NJ 08075 · (856) 461-1255 · Burlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
215 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%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
Students here typically continue to
Riverside Middle School→Riverside High School
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
28.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 11.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle School this school | 316 | 68.0% | 16.4% |
| Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point | 339 | 64.9% | 23.4% |
| Woodruff Middle School Seabrook | 253 | 60.1% | 26.6% |
| Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG | 318 | 76.4% | 19.1% |
| South River Middle School SOUTH RIVER | 524 | 66.8% | 24.2% |
| Alexander Batcho Intermediate School Manville | 510 | 66.5% | 18.1% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #402 of 433 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #410 of 437 ▼ 9 | #30 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #396 of 437 ▲ 5 | #29 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #364 of 445 | #23 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #45 of 417 | #2 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #148 of 419 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #74 of 436 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #22 of 122 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
316
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 316 | 36.4 | 8.7:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 32.4 | 9.1:1 | 68% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 32.4 | 9.3:1 | 61% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 62% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 29.4 | 8.7:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 29 | 8.9:1 | 59% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 48% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 34% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (255 to 316); teachers up 24% (29.4 to 36.4).
About Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school for students in RIVERSIDE, New Jersey. The school reports 316 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students.
Riverside Middle School is in Riverside Township School District, a district with 1,548 students across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Riverside Middle School is Hispanic (47%). Smaller groups are 39% White and 13% Black. For comparison, the population of Burlington County is roughly 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Riverside Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Its teaching staff equals 36.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 68%. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Burlington County.
Riverside Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (16.4%) and its predicted rate (28.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Across Burlington County, median household income is about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Burlington County number 139 and enroll about 69,020.
The school nearest to Riverside Middle School is Riverside High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Riverside Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Riverside Middle School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 321 to 316, a small change. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.7 to 8.7 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Riverside Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 464 students
Other schools in RIVERSIDE
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 464 students
Other Riverside Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Riverside Middle. Riverside Middle School is the 12th largest of the 17.
- Riverside Middle SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI · 1,139 students
- Riverside MiddleGreer, SC · 1,086 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 739 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolEvans, GA · 711 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High School0.0 mi · 464
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 06-08.
Is Riverside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Middle School?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at Riverside Middle School.
How diverse is Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School reports a student body of 39% White, 47% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School is overseen by Riverside Township School District in Burlington County.
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