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Enrollment
686
High
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SD·NCES 422325002496
Riverside JSHS
310 Davis St, Taylor, PA 18517 · (570) 562-2121 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
689 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 18% |
Student demographics
52%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
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
51.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp 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 39 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 38.6% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Riverside JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #289 of 576 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #315 of 626 ▼ 12 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #403 of 626 ▼ 5 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #285 of 713 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #133 of 604 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #102 of 619 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #359 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
686
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 754
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 | 686 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 52.7 | 13.2:1 | 99% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 92% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 55% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 56.6 | 12.2:1 | 49% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 55% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 39% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 23% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 51 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside JSHS.
About Riverside JSHS
Riverside JSHS is a public high school in Taylor, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 686 students, from grades 7 through 12.
Riverside JSHS is among 3 schools run by Riverside SD, which serves 1,493 students.
At 66%, White students outnumber all other groups at Riverside JSHS combined. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Lackawanna County, the White share is about 81%. Riverside JSHS has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Riverside JSHS is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Riverside JSHS's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9% is 16.3 points above the 34.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Lackawanna County this way: median household income is about $66,223, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 47 public schools in Lackawanna County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,006.
Of nearby public schools, Riverside Elementary School West is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Riverside JSHS is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Riverside JSHS's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 686, 3% below the 710 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary School EastElementary · 455 students
- Riverside Elementary School WestElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Elementary School West0.1 mi · 352
- Riverside Elementary School East1.3 mi · 455
- Old Forge Elementary School1.3 mi · 532
- Old Forge JSHS1.4 mi · 434
- John F. Kennedy #72.1 mi · 305
- West Scranton Intrmd School2.4 mi · 820
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside JSHSHow large is Riverside JSHS?
Riverside JSHS enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Riverside JSHS serve?
Riverside JSHS serves grades 07-12.
What is the student diversity at Riverside JSHS?
Student demographics at Riverside JSHS are roughly 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside JSHS?
Riverside JSHS is overseen by Riverside SD in Lackawanna County.
What county does Riverside JSHS serve?
Riverside JSHS serves Lackawanna County in PA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.