📍 215 Alder Avenue, New Castle, Garfield County, 81647
Riverside School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Castle, Garfield County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield School District No. Re-2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Riverside School enrolls 468 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 468 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Riverside School is one of 10 schools in Garfield School District No. Re-2, based in RIFLE, Colorado. The district serves 4,695 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, Riverside School is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.