Riverside Township School District

The Riverside Township School District in New Jersey operates three schools: Riverside Elementary School, Riverside High School, and Riverside Middle School. Unfortunately, the data indicates that all three schools are performing significantly below state averages in academic proficiency across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

Riverside Elementary School has very low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 13.5% to 30.7% of students meeting proficiency in ELA and 12.1% to 25.5% in Math. Similarly, Riverside High School has alarmingly low proficiency rates in ELA (11.8%), Algebra I (4.4% to 7.1%), Geometry (0%), and Algebra II (6.7%). Riverside Middle School also struggles, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.6% to 23.5% in ELA and 1.1% to 13.6% in Mathematics.

Beyond academic performance, the schools in the Riverside Township School District face other challenges. All three schools have higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.8% at Riverside High School to 18.6% at Riverside Middle School. Additionally, Riverside High School has a concerning 4-year graduation rate of 81.6% and a dropout rate of 5.4%. The district also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which ranges from 51.69% at Riverside Elementary to 60.93% at Riverside Middle School.