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Central Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

61 Woodside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546 · (708) 447-1106 · Part of Riverside School District 96

Riverside Township’s School Grade A better than 93% of Illinois school districts

Students
371
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Riverside Township kids: L J Hauser Jr High School

On the path

Where Riverside Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Central Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8L J Hauser Jr High Schoolin Riverside

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

61 Woodside Rd, Riverside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten52
Grade 161
Grade 259
Grade 359
Grade 473
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
373’20
373’21
376’22
369’23
371’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 7%Black 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem School from Riverside Township families.

Other schools in Riverside School District 96

The district →

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Riverside Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.