Enrollment
342
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001201538
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
2007 HIGHWAY 18, LAKE CITY, AR 72437 · (870) 237-4328 · Craighead County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
169 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 11% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
27.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
9.5%
AR avg 38.9% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 9.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 19.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 342 | 49.4% | 27.5% |
| BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 326 | 52.1% | 27.3% |
| SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 273 | 49.8% | 37.0% |
| BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 297 | 46.8% | 45.3% |
| MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 307 | 47.6% | 38.0% |
| GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 468 | 51.3% | 28.7% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #158 of 272 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #125 of 132 ▼ 28 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #170 of 280 ▼ 111 | #5 of 8 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #151 of 310 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #121 of 245 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #206 of 246 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #203 of 273 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #90 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 39.4 | 8.7:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 34.8 | 10.1:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 36 | 9.2:1 | 47% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 53% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 35.9 | 10.3:1 | 34% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 41 | 9.1:1 | 59% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits in LAKE CITY, Arkansas, and is classified as a high school. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 342 students. The school is 33% below the average for high schools in Arkansas.
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 3 schools with 789 students in all.
Roughly 92% of students at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Craighead County, the White share is about 72%. The diversity index for RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Of all students at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 67% for public schools in Craighead County.
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.5% at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.5%.
For the population of Craighead County, the median household earns about $59,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Craighead County, 37 public schools serve about 20,332 students.
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles from RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.5% against a local average of 31.1%.
NCES describes the area around RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 342 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.8:1 in 2020-21 and 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 300 students
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 147 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 300 students
Other Riverside High schools
19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the 14th largest of the 20.
- Riverside HighDurham, NC · 1,900 students
- Riverside HighGreer, SC · 1,846 students
- Riverside HighLeesburg, VA · 1,710 students
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,638 students
- Riverside HighMilwaukee, WI · 1,240 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 300
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 316
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 147
- BAY HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 233
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 317
- BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Craighead County.
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