📍 8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22309
Riverside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside Elementary enrolls 732 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 324 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 198 | 27% |
| White | 125 | 17% |
| Asian | 56 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
539 of the school's 732 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 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 Elementary 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 VA-80, state senate district 36, state house district 44.
Riverside Elementary is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Riverside Elementary is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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