Riverside School
409 Riverside Ave
Elmira NY, 14904, Chemung County
Phone: 607-735-3850
Ranking:
(2,834 out of 3,424, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Elmira City 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: | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 508 | 520 | 442 | 457 | 441 | 442 | 376 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 72 | 14.2% | 72 | 13.8% | 36 | 8.1% | 36 | 7.9% | 36 | 8.2% | 53 | 12.0% | 37 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten: | 140 | 27.6% | 173 | 33.3% | 64 | 14.5% | 74 | 16.2% | 68 | 15.4% | 87 | 19.7% | 64 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 162 | 31.9% | 131 | 25.2% | 77 | 17.4% | 63 | 13.8% | 71 | 16.1% | 81 | 18.3% | 62 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 134 | 26.4% | 144 | 27.7% | 60 | 13.6% | 81 | 17.7% | 80 | 18.1% | 60 | 13.6% | 57 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 251 | 49.4% | 262 | 50.4% | 220 | 49.8% | 217 | 47.5% | 206 | 46.7% | 199 | 45.0% | 180 | 47.9% |
Female: | 257 | 50.6% | 258 | 49.6% | 222 | 50.2% | 240 | 52.5% | 227 | 51.5% | 218 | 49.3% | 192 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.6% |
Black: | 45 | 8.9% | 44 | 8.5% | 60 | 13.6% | 85 | 18.6% | 91 | 20.6% | 74 | 16.7% | 62 | 16.5% |
White: | 369 | 72.6% | 406 | 78.1% | 345 | 78.1% | 356 | 77.9% | 335 | 76.0% | 339 | 76.7% | 306 | 81.4% |
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: | 75 | 14.8% | 56 | 10.8% | 23 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 57.7% | 291 | 56.0% | 260 | 58.8% | 264 | 57.8% | 261 | 59.2% | 182 | 41.2% | 187 | 49.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.1% | 21 | 4.0% | 48 | 10.9% | 32 | 7.0% | 39 | 8.8% | 52 | 11.8% | 48 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | 16.26 | 14.26 | 13.75 | 14.23 | 14.30 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 43% | 56% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 47% | 61% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 60% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 69% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 78% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 57% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 42% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 58% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 54% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 82% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 66% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Riverside School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.