Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE BEAVER COUNTY SD·NCES 421743007419
Riverside MS
302 Country Club Dr, Ellwood City, PA 16117 · (724) 758-7512 · Beaver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
170 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MS→Riverside HS
Feeds from
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
59.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points.
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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-29 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.7:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Riverside MS
Set in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Riverside MS is a tight-knit junior high, operated by Riverside Beaver County SD. It teaches 307 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 48% below typical.
Riverside Beaver County SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,435 students; Riverside MS is among them.
On the student-mix side, Riverside MS shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Riverside MS has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Riverside MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +1.1 points.
In the broader community, Beaver County reports that median household income runs about $71,089, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Riverside HS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Riverside MS. On composite proficiency, Riverside MS comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Riverside MS community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 El SchElementary · 667 students
- Riverside HSHigh · 461 students
Other schools in Ellwood City
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- Riverside El SchElementary · 667 students
- Riverside HSHigh · 461 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Hartman Intrmd SchMiddle · 225 students
- Perry Lower Intrmd SchElementary · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside HS0.1 mi · 461
- Riverside El Sch0.1 mi · 667
- Perry Lower Intrmd Sch1.9 mi · 225
- Hartman Intrmd Sch2.2 mi · 225
- Lincoln JSHS2.2 mi · 682
- North Side Primary School2.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside MSHow large is Riverside MS?
Riverside MS enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 06-08.
Is Riverside MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside MS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside MS is approximately 16.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside MS?
At Riverside MS, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Riverside MS public or private?
Riverside MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside Beaver County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.