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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001072
Riverside Elementary
1100 Country Club Road, Newport News, VA 23606 · (757) 591-4740 · Newport News city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
501 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
45.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Riverside Elementary's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary this school | 506 | 99.0% | 48.8% |
| Richneck Elementary Newport News | 502 | 99.6% | 55.1% |
| T. Ryland Sanford Elementary Newport News | 498 | 99.0% | 58.8% |
| Patrick Copeland Elementary Hopewell | 579 | 100.0% | 45.9% |
| Sutherland Elementary Sutherland | 548 | 94.2% | 55.9% |
| Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg | 443 | 92.8% | 56.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #992 of 1,101 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,061 of 1,111 ▼ 79 | #24 of 24 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #973 of 1,111 ▼ 74 | #16 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #564 of 1,176 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,099 of 1,105 | #24 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #289 of 1,106 | #6 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #186 of 1,157 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #515 of 759 | #19 of 25 |
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
506
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 506 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 99% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 97% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 90% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 45% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 33 | 25.8:1 | 23% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (552 to 506); teachers down 17% (30 to 25).
About Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Newport News, Virginia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 506 students in 2024-25.
Riverside Elementary is part of Newport News City Public Schools, where 40 schools serve 25,882 students.
About 45% of students at Riverside Elementary are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 16% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverside Elementary are from different groups.
Riverside Elementary reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.2:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Roughly 99% of students at Riverside Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Newport News city average a similar 98%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Riverside Elementary outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Riverside Elementary is -12.4 points: 48.8% actual, 61.1% predicted.
In Newport News city, home to about 184,216 people, median household income comes to about $69,634, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Newport News city's 48 public schools enroll about 25,882 students and include Riverside Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Hidenwood Elementary is closest at about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Riverside Elementary comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Riverside Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 31 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
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Newport News city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
184,216
Census ACS
Median income
$69,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
25,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other schools in Newport News
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is the 15th largest of the 44.
- Riverside ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 741 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
- Hidenwood Elementary1.0 mi · 476
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle1.2 mi · 1,087
- Warwick High1.2 mi · 1,622
- Deer Park Elementary1.7 mi · 433
- Homer L. Hines Middle2.0 mi · 846
- Richard T. Yates Elementary2.4 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside ElementaryHow many students attend Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riverside Elementary serve?
Riverside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary is approximately 20.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Elementary?
At Riverside Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 16% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary is overseen by Newport News City Public Schools in Newport News city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.