Riverside El School West
308 Davis St
Taylor PA, 18517, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-562-2121
Ranking: 
(1,526 out of 2,311, bottom 34%)*
(1,526 out of 2,311, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Riverside School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 359 | 348 | 327 | 342 | 334 | 317 | 313 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 18.7% | 72 | 20.7% | 64 | 19.6% | 73 | 21.3% | 73 | 21.9% | 63 | 19.9% | 61 | 19.5% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 18.9% | 64 | 18.4% | 71 | 21.7% | 75 | 21.9% | 67 | 20.1% | 62 | 19.6% | 66 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 20.9% | 71 | 20.4% | 74 | 22.6% | 65 | 19.0% | 59 | 17.7% | 66 | 20.8% | 72 | 23.0% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 20.1% | 78 | 22.4% | 62 | 19.0% | 59 | 17.3% | 68 | 20.4% | 69 | 21.8% | 55 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 21.4% | 63 | 18.1% | 56 | 17.1% | 69 | 20.2% | 67 | 20.1% | 55 | 17.4% | 59 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 46.2% | 162 | 46.6% | 149 | 45.6% | 168 | 49.1% | 155 | 46.4% | 157 | 49.5% | 166 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 193 | 53.8% | 186 | 53.4% | 178 | 54.4% | 174 | 50.9% | 171 | 51.2% | 152 | 47.9% | 143 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 15.9% | 56 | 16.1% | 49 | 15.0% | 46 | 13.5% | 45 | 13.5% | 40 | 12.6% | 29 | 9.3% |
| Black: | 27 | 7.5% | 15 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.9% |
| White: | 271 | 75.5% | 275 | 79.0% | 263 | 80.4% | 280 | 81.9% | 278 | 83.2% | 268 | 84.5% | 273 | 87.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 51.8% | 146 | 42.0% | 155 | 47.4% | 143 | 41.8% | 135 | 40.4% | 115 | 36.3% | 105 | 33.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.8% | 32 | 9.2% | 24 | 7.3% | 18 | 5.3% | 39 | 11.7% | 31 | 9.8% | 36 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.71 | 14.59 | 12.70 | 13.54 | 12.15 | 12.00 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 75% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 76.3% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 75.8% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 85.3% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 90.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 74.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 67.9% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 74% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 67.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 92.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 78.3% | 61.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.4% | 62.7% |
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* Riverside El School West was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.