Riverside El Sch East

Riverside El Sch East is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Moosic, Pennsylvania, overseen by Riverside SD, with 455 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 6.

Riverside SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,493 students. Riverside El Sch East is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverside El Sch East records that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverside El Sch East performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of +8.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lackawanna County indicate median household income runs about $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Riverside El Sch East is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students).

Riverside El Sch West is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverside El Sch East. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverside El Sch East at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

Riverside El Sch East operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.