Riverside Township School District

The Riverside Township School District operates three schools - Riverside Elementary School, Riverside High School, and Riverside Middle School - that collectively serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. However, the data reveals that the district and its schools are performing significantly below state averages across a range of key metrics.

The Riverside Township School District is ranked 586 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are alarmingly low across all three schools, with the elementary school's 5th grade proficiency rates ranging from just 9.7% to 30.8%, compared to state averages of 27.5% to 52.3%. The high school's Algebra I proficiency is also dismal, with 0% proficiency for 10th graders and only 2.3% at the end-of-course level, far below the state averages.

While the district's graduation rate of 91.1% at Riverside High School is relatively better, the chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% across all three schools is higher than the state average. Additionally, the high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 51.69% to 60.93%, suggest a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may be contributing to the overall low performance. The district's low spending per student and consistent bottom-tier rankings over the years indicate systemic challenges that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for all students.