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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SD·NCES 422325005093
Riverside Elementary School East
Kreig & School Streets, Moosic, PA 18507 · (570) 562-2121 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
442 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 59% · 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 Elementary School East→Riverside JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverside SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 42.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Elementary School East
Riverside Elementary School East's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary School East this school | 455 | 97.1% | 44.0% |
| Brecknock Elementary School Mohnton | 459 | 99.3% | 51.4% |
| Fayetteville Elementary School Fayetteville | 481 | 96.7% | 57.0% |
| Adaire Alexander School Philadelphia | 447 | 93.1% | 63.0% |
| Minersville Area El Center Minersville | 468 | 97.2% | 43.1% |
| Leib Elementary School Dover | 372 | 99.2% | 60.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Riverside Elementary School East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #997 of 1,396 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,051 of 1,511 ▼ 132 | #16 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,054 of 1,511 ▼ 20 | #16 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #671 of 1,638 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #603 of 1,531 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #496 of 1,600 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #779 of 1,045 | #17 of 20 |
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
455
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 507
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 | 455 | N/A | N/A | 97% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 35.8 | 12.5:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 34.6 | 12.8:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 59% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 32.8 | 14.9:1 | 58% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 51% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 44% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 33% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary School East.
About Riverside Elementary School East
Riverside Elementary School East is a mid-sized elementary school in Moosic, Pennsylvania, administered by Riverside SD. It had 455 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 3 through 6.
Federal data list 3 schools in Riverside SD, with 1,493 students enrolled.
About 71% of the student body at Riverside Elementary School East is White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Lackawanna County, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
Federal data show 97% of students (442) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County, the school's rate is higher.
Riverside Elementary School East earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Riverside Elementary School East sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0% and a predicted 36.0%.
In Lackawanna County, home to about 216,146 people, median household income comes to about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 47 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,006, Riverside Elementary School East among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Riverside Elementary School West, is about 1.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.8%; Riverside Elementary School East's is 44.0%, ranking 4th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 455, close to the 456 recorded in 2020-21.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside SD
- Riverside JSHSHigh · 686 students
- Riverside Elementary School WestElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Elementary School West1.2 mi · 352
- Riverside JSHS1.3 mi · 686
- John F. Kennedy #71.8 mi · 305
- Old Forge JSHS1.9 mi · 434
- Old Forge Elementary School2.0 mi · 532
- McNichols Plaza2.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Elementary School EastHow many students attend Riverside Elementary School East?
Riverside Elementary School East enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 03-06.
Is Riverside Elementary School East an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside Elementary School East is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How diverse is Riverside Elementary School East?
Riverside Elementary School East reports a student body of 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Elementary School East?
Riverside Elementary School East is overseen by Riverside SD in Lackawanna County.
Where is Riverside Elementary School East located?
Riverside Elementary School East is located at Kreig & School Streets, Moosic, PA 18507.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.