Riverside Township School District

112 East Washington Street
Riverside, NJ 08075
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 295 students in Riverside Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Riverside Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,536 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Riverside Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#613 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
13%
38%
19%
49%
8%
23%
87%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.63
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
47%
38%
% Black
12%
18%
% White
38%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $20,892 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,937. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,616 is less than the state median of $25,834. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,892
$26,937
Spending / Student
$19,616
$25,834

Best Riverside Township School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Riverside Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
112 E Washington Street
Riverside, NJ 08075
(856) 461-1255
Gr: 6-8 | 295 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 61%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,536 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 62%
  • : 87% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 13% (Btm 50%)
  • : 19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 8% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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