Riverside Elementary School, Newport News, VA

At a glance

School district: Newport News City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public elementary (regular, non-charter)
Principal: Katherine Jenn
Enrollment: 506 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 20:1
Classroom teachers: 25 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510264001072

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

53%

Mathematics

45%

Science

56%

History & Social Sci.

40%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

79%

21% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Riverside Elementary School

Riverside Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Newport News City Public Schools division, located at 1100 Country Club Road in the Riverside neighborhood of central Newport News, Virginia. Riverside is a residential neighborhood situated along the James River, west of Warwick Boulevard and near Christopher Newport University.

The school serves roughly 500 students and is a Title I / high-need campus. For the 2025-2026 school year it holds Fully Accredited status from the Virginia Department of Education. No founding year or namesake person for the school was documented on the authoritative sources reviewed.

Contact

Phone: (757) 591-4740
Office hours: 8:30 am - 4:45 pm

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Riverside Elementary — NCES ID, district, address, phone, grades, locale, total enrollment, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Riverside Elementary — Accreditation status, principal, enrollment, SOL pass rates by subject, demographics (EL, SWD, race/ethnicity), chronic absenteeism2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Riverside Elementary School official website — Principal, main office phone, office hours, student hours, address2026 link ↗
Newport News Public Schools — School Namesakes & History — Riverside neighborhood description/geographic settingn/a link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES enrollment/staffing and Virginia SOL/demographics); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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