Riverside School District (New Jersey) Explained

Riverside School District
Superintendent:	Michael Adams
Businessadmin:	Robert O'Brien
Address:	112 East Washington Street
City:	Riverside
County:	Burlington County
State:	New Jersey
Zipcode:	08075
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.0347°N -74.9556°W
Grades:	PreK-12
Schools:	3
Enrollment:	1,470 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty:	108.4 FTEs
Ratio:	13.6:1
Free Label:	District Factor Group
Free Text:	B

The Riverside School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Riverside Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[1]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,470 students and 108.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1.^[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.^[3]

Students from Delanco Township attend Riverside High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Delanco Township School District.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Elementary school

• Riverside Township Elementary School^[12] with 708 students in grades PreK-5
  • Scott Shumway, principal^[13]

Middle school

• Riverside Township Middle School^[14] with 292 students in grades 6-8
  • Elizabeth Follis, principal^[15]

High school

• Riverside Township High School^[16] with 423 students in grades 9-12
  • Todd Pae, principal^[17]

Former schools

• In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had a school for black children.^[18]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^{[19] [20]}

• Michael Adams, superintendent
• Robert O'Brien, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^{[21] [22]} A tenth member is appointed by Delanco Township to represent its interests on the Riverside Township Board of Education.^[19]

External links

• Riverside School District
  • School Data for the Riverside School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. http://www.riverside.k12.nj.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=5983039&pageId=20730505# Riverside Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414010&DistrictID=3414010 District information for Riverside Township School District
3. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
4. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/4450/000.html Riverside Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20060927193134/http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/test/new/schools/hsdistricts.shtml High School Sending Districts
6. Coppock, Kristen. "Delanco schools look to eliminate staff", Burlington County Times, March 24, 2010. Accessed December 11, 2014. "Students in grades nine to 12 attend Riverside High School under a sending agreement."
7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414010 School Data for the Riverside Township Public School District
8. http://riverside.sharpschool.net/contact_school Contact School
9. https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/18358/Public-Schools-Directory-2023-24#page=73 Public Schools Directory 2023–2024
10. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/4450 School Performance Reports for the Riverside Township School District
11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4450 New Jersey School Directory for the Riverside Township School District
12. http://riversidees.sharpschool.net/ Riverside Township Elementary School
13. http://riversidees.sharpschool.net/contact/administrative_information Riverside Elementary School Administration
14. http://riversidems.sharpschool.net/ Riverside Township Middle School
15. http://riversidems.sharpschool.net/contact_school/middle_school_office Middle School Office
16. http://riversidehs.sharpschool.net/ Riverside Township High School
17. http://riversidehs.sharpschool.net/contact_school/administrative_information Riverside High School Administration
18. Jensen. Noma. A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System. The Journal of Negro Education. Winter 1948. 17. 1. 84–88. Journal of Negro Education. 2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
19. http://riverside.sharpschool.net/board_of_education Board of Education
20. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/burlington New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County
21. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
22. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/4450.pdf#page=65 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Riverside Township School District