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Riverside El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1400 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA 19601 · (610) 371-5896 · Part of Reading School District

Reading’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
694
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Riverside El Sch

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Reading kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Riverside El SchYou are here
5–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 55%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1400 Centre Avenue, Reading

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten104
Grade 1160
Grade 2120
Grade 3139
Grade 4136
Enrollment over time
711’20
712’21
727’22
692’23
694’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%Black 6%White 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside El Sch from Reading families.

Other schools in Reading School District

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