Riverside Elementary School

8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd, Alexandria, VA 22309 | (703) 799-6000
  • Grades: PK-6
  • Student Enrollment: 603
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School Description

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School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
  • Magnet School
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 603
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.5
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 305 (50.6%)
  • Females: 264 (43.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 54 (9.0%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 311 (51.6%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 365 (60.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Riverside Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian10.2%
Black21736.0%
Asian284.6%
Hispanic21736.0%
White10617.6%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Riverside Elementary School
  Number Percent
Pre-Kindergarten355.8%
Kindergarten8714.4%
1st Grade8213.6%
2nd Grade7512.4%
3rd Grade8113.4%
4th Grade7612.6%
5th Grade7913.1%
6th Grade8814.6%
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Riverside Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:
  • English Reading
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Writing

SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201071.0%88.0%83.0%
200988.0%90.0%86.0%
200885.0%88.0%84.0%
 
History Test
201090.0%93.0%93.0%
200992.0%93.0%93.0%
200887.0%93.0%93.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201079.0%92.0%92.0%
200987.0%89.0%89.0%
200882.0%89.0%89.0%
 
Science Test
201088.0%92.0%91.0%
200984.0%91.0%89.0%
200882.0%89.0%88.0%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201092.0%93.0%88.0%
200996.0%93.0%89.0%
200886.0%92.0%88.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201091.0%90.0%88.0%
200992.0%89.0%86.0%
200873.0%86.0%84.0%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201091.0%95.0%90.0%
200991.0%95.0%92.0%
200879.0%92.0%89.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201084.0%92.0%90.0%
200981.0%91.0%90.0%
200880.0%87.0%88.0%
 
Science Test
201078.0%88.0%88.0%
200978.0%87.0%88.0%
200875.0%86.0%88.0%
 
Writing Test
201091.0%92.0%88.0%
200976.0%88.0%86.0%
200880.0%91.0%87.0%
 

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201094.0%94.0%88.0%
200995.0%93.0%86.0%
200889.0%92.0%85.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201084.0%86.0%77.0%
200982.0%85.0%73.0%
200874.0%75.0%68.0%
 

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Mathematics Test
201095.0%86.0%75.0%
2009100.0%80.0%71.0%
 
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010

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