Riverside Insights Acquires Aperture Education

  • By Kristal Kuykendall
  • 06/01/22

Riverside Insights, a provider of ability assessments and standardized tests for K–12 schools, has acquired SEL assessment firm Aperture Education, Riverside announced today.

“The addition of Aperture’s SEL solutions to the Riverside portfolio of research-based ability and achievement assessments will help K-12 educators obtain the most valid, reliable, and comprehensive view of each learner,” Riverside Insights said in a news release.

Riverside, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, did not disclose terms of the deal.

The Aperture System, which includes the DESSA suite of strength-based assessments, CASEL-aligned intervention strategies, and robust reporting all in one digital platform, has been used by more than a million U.S. K–12 students, the company said.

Learn more at RiversideInsights.com and ApertureEd.com.

About the Author

Kristal Kuykendall is editor, 1105 Media Education Group. She can be reached at [email protected].


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