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Riverside School District

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Riverside School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Riverside School District has 11.68 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Riverside School District population is 11,942. Riverside School District median household income is $45,229 in 2010-2014. Riverside School District median house value is $122,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Riverside School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (320 out of 496, bottom 35%) Elementary/Middle School: (321 out of 498, bottom 36%)* Rank: #323
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	11,942 (2010-2014), rank #328
Population Growth	0.05% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,018.37/sq mi, rank #128
Median Household Income:	$45,229 at 2010-2014—8.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #351
Median House Price:	$122,100 at 2010-2014—10.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #306
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	11.68 sq mi, rank #434
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.41%), rank #418
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lackawanna County
City:	Taylor, Moosic
Zip:	18504, 18517, 18507, 18641
Area:	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Riverside School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

300 Davis St

Taylor PA, 18517, Lackawanna County

Phone: 570-562-2121

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,567	1,528	1,549	1,556	1,508	1,495	1,523
English Language Learner Students:	38	28	22	31	12	19	21
Total Teachers:	112.50	114.00	119.73	119.90	124.00	123.60	120.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	46.50	47.50	48.59	47.64	50.50	51.50	51.50
Secondary:	49.00	49.50	52.14	53.26	53.50	57.10	53.50
Ungraded:	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	13.00	11.00	11.00
Total Other Staff:	75.00	91.00	93.00	93.00	73.00	68.00	61.00
Instructional Aides:	25.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	24.00	17.00	9.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00
School Administrators:	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	NA	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	30.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	20.00	22.00	24.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.93	13.40	12.94	12.98	12.16	12.10	12.69

Schools

Riverside El School East	Kindergarten to Grade 6	Kreig And School Streets, Moosic PA 18507
Riverside El School West	Kindergarten to Grade 4	308 Davis St, Taylor PA 18517
Riverside Jshs	Grade 7 to Grade 12	310 Davis St, Taylor PA 18517

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.9%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	27.7%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.2%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.1%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.1%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.5%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96.6%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.9%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.8%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.3%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.3%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.1%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.9%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.3%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.7%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.4%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.2%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.7%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.3%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.3%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.5%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.1%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.5%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.6%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.3%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	60.2%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,607,000	$13,949		$22,262,000	$14,307		$22,967,000	$15,230
Federal:	$1,238,000	$799	5.7%	$2,252,000	$1,447	10.1%	$2,094,000	$1,389	9.1%
State:	$7,514,000	$4,851	34.8%	$6,761,000	$4,345	30.4%	$7,045,000	$4,672	30.7%
Local:	$12,855,000	$8,299	59.5%	$13,249,000	$8,515	59.5%	$13,828,000	$9,170	60.2%
Total Expenditures:	$22,828,000	$14,737		$21,297,000	$13,687		$20,180,000	$13,382
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,751,000	$12,105		$18,383,000	$11,814		$17,584,000	$11,660
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,129,000	$7,830	64.7%	$11,885,000	$7,638	64.7%	$11,122,000	$7,375	63.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,254,000	$810	6.7%	$1,178,000	$757	6.4%	$1,236,000	$820	7.0%
Administration:	$1,518,000	$980	8.1%	$1,546,000	$994	8.4%	$1,468,000	$973	8.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,850,000	$2,485	20.5%	$3,774,000	$2,425	20.5%	$3,758,000	$2,492	21.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,272,000	$821		$598,000	$384		$63,000	$42
Construction:	$1,215,000	$784		$521,000	$335		$0	$0
Total Other:	$14,000	$9		$19,000	$12		$28,000	$19
Interest on Debt:	$1,065,000	$688		$1,027,000	$660		$1,061,000	$704

Total Salary:	$9,583,000	$6,187		$9,597,000	$6,168		$9,470,000	$6,280
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,386,000	$4,768	77.1%	$7,405,000	$4,759	77.2%	$7,188,000	$4,767	75.9%
Other Salary:	$2,197,000	$1,418	22.9%	$2,192,000	$1,409	22.8%	$2,282,000	$1,513	24.1%
Total Benefit:	$4,899,000	$3,163		$4,770,000	$3,066		$4,075,000	$2,702
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,656,000	$2,360	74.6%	$3,646,000	$2,343	76.4%	$3,103,000	$2,058	76.1%
Other Benefit:	$1,243,000	$802	25.4%	$1,124,000	$722	23.6%	$972,000	$645	23.9%

* Riverside School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.