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Riverside School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

215 Alder Avenue, New Castle, CO 81647 · (970) 665-7800 · Part of Garfield School District RE-2

New Castle’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Riverside School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for New Castle kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where New Castle kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Riverside SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

215 Alder Avenue, New Castle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6172
Grade 7155
Grade 8156
Enrollment over time
479’20
474’21
468’22
440’23
483’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 47%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside School from New Castle families.

Other schools in Garfield School District RE-2

The district →
Cactus Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silt
C+
462 students17:1
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
451 students16:1
Graham Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C
424 students19:1
Wamsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
420 students26:1
Kathryn Senor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
C
275 students15:1
Elk Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
C+
272 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; New Castle’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.