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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE BEAVER COUNTY SD·NCES 421743007423
Riverside Elementary School
302 Country Club Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117 · (724) 758-7512 · Beaver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
309 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Riverside Beaver County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 62.2% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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
Riverside Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary School this school | 667 | 46.3% | 61.6% |
| Hillview Elementary School Grove City | 768 | 43.8% | 65.6% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School Pine Grove | 563 | 48.1% | 65.9% |
| Cranberry Elementary School Seneca | 581 | 50.3% | 47.6% |
| Center Township Elementary School Butler | 584 | 42.3% | 66.6% |
| Blackhawk Intermediate School Beaver Falls | 708 | 40.4% | 67.0% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #539 of 1,396 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #580 of 1,511 ▼ 142 | #5 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #715 of 1,511 ▼ 201 | #7 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #173 of 1,638 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,070 of 1,528 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #1,384 of 1,531 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #1,055 of 1,600 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #284 of 450 | N/A |
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
667
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 667 | 47.6 | 14.0:1 | 46% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 42.6 | 15.2:1 | 48% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 40.2 | 15.8:1 | 49% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 42% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 42.1 | 15.0:1 | 44% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 35% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (631 to 667); teachers up 13% (42.1 to 47.6).
About Riverside Elementary School
A high-enrollment elementary school in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Riverside Elementary School is part of Riverside Beaver County SD. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 667 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Riverside Beaver County SD (3 schools, 1,435 students) runs Riverside Elementary School.
The share of White students at Riverside Elementary School is 94%. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Riverside Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The school has 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 0.9 students per teacher. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Beaver County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Riverside Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Riverside Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.6% is 3.8 points above the 57.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Beaver County, where median household income comes to about $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beaver County counts 52 public schools with about 31,222 students.
Measured in a straight line, Riverside High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Riverside Elementary School. The five-mile area around Riverside Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Riverside Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Riverside Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 39 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Riverside Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Beaver County SD
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
Other schools in Ellwood City
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Hartman Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 225 students
- Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolElementary · 225 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 44.
- Riverside Elementary SchoolReading, PA · 694 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High School0.1 mi · 461
- Riverside Middle School0.1 mi · 307
- Perry Lower Intrmd School1.9 mi · 225
- Hartman Intrmd School2.3 mi · 225
- Lincoln JSHS2.3 mi · 682
- North Side Primary School3.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Elementary School?
Riverside Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Riverside Elementary School serve?
Riverside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Riverside Elementary School.
How diverse is Riverside Elementary School?
Riverside Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Elementary School?
Riverside Elementary School is overseen by Riverside Beaver County SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.