Riverside Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Newport News, Virginia·23606
Score
9.5/100
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#972
Among 1,073 Virginia elementary schools
#18
In Newport News City Public Schools
#17
In Newport News
Top 91%
In Virginia

Score 9.5/100: better than 9% of Virginia elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

Pass rate on state tests in Virginia, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Virginia schools.

English language arts
53%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 71%, better than 12% of them
516 students tested
Math
45%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 74%, better than 4% of them
542 students tested
Science
56%
Similar Virginia schools ≈ 69%, better than 20% of them
198 students tested
All Virginia schools (ELA / math)
74% / 73%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Virginia Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSOL53516
MathAll gradesSOL45542
ScienceAll gradesSOL56198
Social studiesAll gradesSOL40164

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
496
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
496
Typical elementary school: 496
Free or reduced-price lunch
101%
Typical elementary school: 73%

District and location

City
Newport News city

Contact

Address
1100 Country Club Road
Newport News, VA 23606

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Virginia. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Riverside Elementary at a glance

Riverside Elementary is a public elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Newport News City Public Schools. It has about 496 students (a typical Virginia elementary school has 496). About 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 73% at a typical Virginia elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 53% in English language arts (similar schools: 71%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 74%) reached the state standard (Pass rate). On our score, which compares it only with other Virginia elementary schools, it scores 9.5 out of 100: better than 9% of them, ranking #972 of 1,073. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.