Best Public Schools in Moosic, PA

Summary:

The city of Moosic, Pennsylvania has only one school in the data set - Riverside Elementary School East, which serves grades 3-6 and is part of the Riverside School District. The district is ranked 273 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary School East has a total enrollment of 441 students and generally performs better academically than the district average, but lower than the state average. The school's PSSA proficiency rates in Math, Science, and English Language Arts show mixed results, with Science being a particular strength. However, the school's Math proficiency rate of 42.4% is lower than the state average of 40.4%, indicating room for improvement in this subject area. The school has a high percentage of students (98.87%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant economically disadvantaged population.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 and a high per-student spending of $16,161, indicating a focus on resource allocation to support its students. The school's 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and fluctuating statewide ranking suggest that it is performing reasonably well, but there is still room for improvement to better serve the needs of its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Elementary School East	Public	3-6	Kreig & School Streets	Moosic	18507	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 562-2121	441	35	12.7	98.9%	306 (69.4%)	25 (5.7%)	69 (15.6%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	46	925^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.4%		44.4	957^th of 1534 public elementary schools	37.6%	32	44.9	44.5	38.8	41.7	42.4	78.2	78.2	43.9	40.6	47.0	49.1	45.1	$16,161	$1,517	$14,645

Cities Near Moosic

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylor	1.02 mi	2	223^rd
Scranton	1.54 mi	17	659^th
Old Forge	1.96 mi	2	561^st
Pittston	4.24 mi	5	553^rd
Dunmore	5.29 mi	2	492^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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