📍 310 Davis St, Taylor, Lackawanna County, 18517
Riverside JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taylor, Lackawanna County. The school has 725 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverside SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside JSHS enrolls 725 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 518 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
669 of the school's 725 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 669 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside JSHS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-80, state senate district 22, state house district 114.
Riverside JSHS is one of 3 schools in Riverside SD, based in Taylor, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,504 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 725 students, Riverside JSHS is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large