For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 316 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 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
833 Schools
# Students
1,548 Students
459,259 Students
# Teachers
140 Teachers
39,700 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Riverside Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 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.
Overall District Rank
#613 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
23%
Graduation Rate
87%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
45%
39%
% Black
12%
18%
% White
39%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,730 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,031. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,464 is less than the state median of $25,924. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,730
$27,031
Spending / Student
$19,464
$25,924
Best Riverside Township School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Riverside Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
112 E Washington Street
Riverside, NJ 08075
(856) 461-1255
Riverside, NJ 08075
(856) 461-1255
Gr: 6-8 | 316 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
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