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Community Park School vs. Riverside School

Should you attend Community Park School or Riverside School? Visitors to our site frequently compare these two schools. Compare their rankings, test scores, reviews and more to help you determine which school is the best choice for you.

School Overview

School
Community Park School
372 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Riverside School
58 Riverside Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Top Rankings

Community Park School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 10%)

Riverside School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 10%)
Overview
Serving 286 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Community Park School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 60-64% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70-74% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 293 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Riverside School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70-74% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
286 students
293 students
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This chart displays total students of Riverside School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
49% | 51%
54% | 46%
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Total Classroom Teachers
33 teachers
35 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Riverside School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
8:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Community Park School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Riverside School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#295 out of 2201 schools in NJ
(Top 20%)
#155 out of 2201 schools in NJ
(Top 10%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Community Park School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Riverside School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60-64%
(Top 20% in NJ)
70-74%
(Top 10% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Community Park School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Riverside School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70-74%
(Top 20% in NJ)
75-79%
(Top 10% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Community Park School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Riverside School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
50-54%
(Top 10% in NJ)
50-59%
(Top 10% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Community Park School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Riverside School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Community Park School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Riverside School by grade.
Pre-K Students
-
18
Kindergarten Students
45
41
Grade 1 Students
52
37
Grade 2 Students
43
42
Grade 3 Students
45
34
Grade 4 Students
40
59
Grade 5 Students
61
53
Ungraded Students
-
9

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
9%
16%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Community Park School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Riverside School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
27%
10%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Community Park School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Riverside School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
6%
6%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Community Park School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Riverside School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
51%
56%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Community Park School and the percentage of White public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Riverside School and the percentage of White public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
12%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Community Park School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Riverside School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.66
0.64
This chart displays the diversity score of Community Park School and the public school average diversity score of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Riverside School and the public school average diversity score of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
13%
3%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Community Park School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Riverside School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
3%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Community Park School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Riverside School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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