Summary:
Riverside Elementary School East is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Moosic, PA, with a student population of 441. The school faces several key challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, relatively low academic performance, and widening achievement gaps between student subgroups.
Riverside Elementary School East has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 98.87% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA proficiency rates, is generally below the state and Riverside School District averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's overall proficiency rates were 40.8% in Math, 46.8% in English Language Arts, and 68.4% in Science, compared to state averages of 39.3%, 53.8%, and 65.6%, respectively. The school's performance data also reveals widening achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with Hispanic students outperforming White students in Math.
When compared to nearby schools, such as the Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School, Riverside Elementary School East generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. The school has also experienced a slight decline in enrollment over the past few years, from 441 students in 2022-2023 to 370 students at the nearby Riverside Elementary School West, and a shift in the racial composition of the student body, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in the percentage of Hispanic students.
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Detail:
Public 3-6
District:
Riverside School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
957th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,161
Students who attend Riverside Elementary School East usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.7
Number of students: 441
Racial breakdown:
White:
69.4%
Hispanic:
15.6%
African American:
5.7%
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Two or more races:
5.7%
Asian:
3.2%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.9%
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