The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Riverside Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Riverside Township School District, a small, single-district community along the Delaware River in Burlington County. The school occupies a central place in a densely settled township that is the most compact municipality in the county, with a historic street grid, a River Line light rail station, and bus service connecting it to Camden and Burlington. The district also operates a middle school and a high school; students from neighboring Delanco attend the high school through a sending-receiving relationship.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by White students, then Black students, with smaller groups of Asian and multiracial students. More than half of the school’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a context where a significant portion of families face economic challenges. The school’s enrollment is about the size one would expect for a single elementary school serving a township of Riverside’s population.
State assessment results from New Jersey’s NJSLA tests show that proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are low across the tested grades, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient or above level declines across grades three through five, and in science at grade five, the proficiency rate is very low. When compared with other districts in Burlington County, Riverside Elementary’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to tell whether these results represent a recent change or a longer-standing pattern. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The locale brief paints Riverside as a town with a mix of historic housing stock and modest commercial corridors, a place that was founded in the 1800s as a resort and has since evolved into a commuter-oriented community. Its tight geography and rail access give it a walkable feel uncommon in much of suburban Burlington County. The township’s official website describes itself as “an up and moving small town” and highlights its inclusion in a regional redevelopment area recognized for growth, even as the local population has held steady with a slight recent decline. No major new housing developments were identified in available records, and the search for major employers in town did not turn up specific names, suggesting that many residents commute to larger job centers such as Camden or Philadelphia.
The district brief found little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, so there is no notable shift in programs, facilities, or leadership to report from publicly available sources. No information was available on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or course access, which leaves gaps in the full picture of daily school life.
For a family considering this school, the academic numbers are the central concern. The school serves a diverse and economically mixed community in a compact, transit-connected town, but its state test results are well below the county median. A parent would likely want to understand what interventions or supports the school offers to address those outcomes, and how the elementary experience connects into the middle and high school that follow. The town’s size and density, along with its light rail station, make it a place where a walkable daily routine is possible, and the school sits within that neighborhood fabric rather than on a remote campus. The lack of documented recent district changes gives little to track, but the stability of the community may appeal to families looking for a consistent setting.
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