📍 300 Country Club Dr, Ellwood City, Beaver County, 16117
Riverside HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ellwood City, Beaver County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverside Beaver County SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside HS enrolls 446 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.5% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 428 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 446 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 10.
Riverside HS is one of 3 schools in Riverside Beaver County SD, based in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,442 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Riverside HS is close to the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe