Riverside Academy IS

Riverside Academy IS is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota, overseen by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist. The school works with 34 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 91% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Riverside Academy IS is one of 18 schools operated by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist, a district that works with 5,007 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Riverside Academy IS reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Riverside Academy IS shows 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 200.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Riverside Academy IS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Riverside Academy IS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Isanti County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Isanti County indicate median household income runs about $87,440, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Isanti County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students), Riverside Academy IS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside Academy MLP, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 31 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 87% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 155.0:1 in 2018 to 200.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.