Riverside Elementary, 11450 Riverside Drive: pre-K to grade 5, 684 students on the Aug. 21 district count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Riverside, attendance boundaries and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Riverside Elementary is a Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K through grade 5 on Riverside Drive in southwestern Coral Springs, near J.P. Taravella High. Its whole attendance zone lies inside Coral Springs city limits, according to the district’s boundary maps.

Who to call
Address 11450 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33071
Phone 754-322-8250
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 3031

Principal

Principal Lisa Balint, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 684 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 24 in pre-K. That is 10 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 652 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. An elementary school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains in English and math, and on science results. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (70% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 78%
  • Math: 80%
  • Science: 75%
  • Third graders in English language arts: 80%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Riverside zone map (PDF). Comparing the district’s attendance boundaries, the whole Riverside zone goes on to Ramblewood Middle and J.P. Taravella High.

No proposal in the district’s 2026-27 Redefining Our Schools plan names Riverside Elementary.

Calendar

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):

  • Friday, Oct. 9: early release
  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

Neither the school nor the district publishes Riverside’s bell times online.

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page describes a full-day Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program run by the district’s early childhood department, with six hours of daily instruction.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Riverside Elementary serve?

Pre-K through grade 5. It is a Broward County Public Schools elementary school at 11450 Riverside Drive in Coral Springs.

What is Riverside Elementary’s school grade?

Riverside earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 70% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Riverside Elementary feed into?

Ramblewood Middle and J.P. Taravella High, according to the district’s attendance boundaries.