Summary:
The Riverside Township School District in New Jersey has only one middle school, Riverside Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Riverside Middle School appears to be underperforming compared to other middle schools in the state.
Riverside Middle School is ranked 676 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, only 18.7% of 6th graders, 22.5% of 7th graders, and 21.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 53.2%, 53.9%, and 52.9%, respectively. The school's performance in Algebra I is slightly better, but still below the state average.
Additionally, Riverside Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.93% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. Despite the higher per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains poor, indicating that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The data suggests that Riverside Middle School would benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the low academic performance.
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