Riverside Elementary Primary School
8020 Us 19e Hwy South
Newland NC, 28657, Avery County
Phone: 828-737-5600
Ranking: 
(462 out of 1,874, top 25%)*
(462 out of 1,874, top 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Avery County Schools
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: | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 129 | 141 | 144 | 136 | 133 | 120 | 163 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 16 | 11.3% | 20 | 13.9% | 18 | 13.2% | 15 | 11.3% | NA | NA | 17 | 10.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 24 | 18.6% | 28 | 19.9% | 23 | 16.0% | 16 | 11.8% | 22 | 16.5% | 21 | 17.5% | 25 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 26 | 20.2% | 22 | 15.6% | 17 | 11.8% | 23 | 16.9% | 18 | 13.5% | 23 | 19.2% | 22 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 22 | 17.1% | 18 | 12.8% | 22 | 15.3% | 21 | 15.4% | 25 | 18.8% | 22 | 18.3% | 19 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 19 | 14.7% | 19 | 13.5% | 19 | 13.2% | 22 | 16.2% | 20 | 15.0% | 17 | 14.2% | 21 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 18 | 14.0% | 18 | 12.8% | 22 | 15.3% | 19 | 14.0% | 14 | 10.5% | 19 | 15.8% | 20 | 12.3% |
| Grade 5: | 20 | 15.5% | 20 | 14.2% | 21 | 14.6% | 17 | 12.5% | 19 | 14.3% | 18 | 15.0% | 23 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 66 | 51.2% | 70 | 49.6% | 75 | 52.1% | 69 | 50.7% | 61 | 45.9% | 57 | 47.5% | 77 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 63 | 48.8% | 71 | 50.4% | 69 | 47.9% | 67 | 49.3% | 64 | 48.1% | 55 | 45.8% | 80 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 7.0% | 9 | 6.4% | 9 | 6.3% | 6 | 4.4% | 8 | 6.0% | 7 | 5.8% | 7 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.0% | 4 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 117 | 90.7% | 130 | 92.2% | 133 | 92.4% | 128 | 94.1% | 121 | 91.0% | 109 | 90.8% | 154 | 94.5% |
| 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: | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 58.9% | 74 | 52.5% | 83 | 57.6% | 74 | 54.4% | 66 | 49.6% | 54 | 45.0% | 53 | 32.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 17.1% | 11 | 7.8% | 13 | 9.0% | 9 | 6.6% | 20 | 15.0% | 18 | 15.0% | 23 | 14.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 13.81 | 16.76 | 16.00 | 12.84 | 13.00 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.3% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 63.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 70.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.2% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 40.1% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.3% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 54.3% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 68.5% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.8% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 71.7% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 55.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 87% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.7% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 81% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60.7% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 71.2% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 77.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 65% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 57.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 60.1% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 73.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 79.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 82.4% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85.7% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 48.4% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.5% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.9% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.7% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 69.5% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79.5% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.6% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 43.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 67.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 71.3% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 83.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 49.7% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 64.5% | 59.3% |
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* Riverside Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.