Riverside El Sch

As a large primary school in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Riverside El Sch serves 667 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Riverside Beaver County SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Riverside Beaver County SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,435 students; Riverside El Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Riverside El Sch logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Riverside El Sch has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Riverside El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Beaver County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverside El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.8%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of +3.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Beaver County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,089 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beaver County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), of which Riverside El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Riverside HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Riverside El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverside El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Riverside El Sch's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 631 (now 667).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.