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Enrollment
972
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360006004847
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL
3685 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, CALVERTON, NY 11933 · (631) 369-5800 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL972 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
72 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
650 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
74.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
75.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 76.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
972
+282 (+41%) vs 2020
+252% since 2010-11, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 972 | 72 | 13.5:1 | 67% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 908 | 67 | 13.6:1 | 44% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 61 | 13.5:1 | 55% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 33% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 75% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 38 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 60% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL.
About RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL
Families in CALVERTON, New York, are served by RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL, a large school serving multiple grade levels. It teaches 972 students in kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in New York have about 544 students on average; enrollment here is 79% higher.
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
Hispanic students are 73% of those enrolled at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 16% Black and 8% White. In Suffolk County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher. Combined schools in New York average 8.7:1, 4.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL, 67% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Suffolk County averages 39%, lower than here.
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of New York public K-12 schools.
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.2% is 18.8 points above the 50.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Suffolk County show median household income comes to about $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 343 public schools in the county, enrolling about 222,439, RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL is RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area. RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 690 students at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL; in 2024-25, 972. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 520
- RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.5 mi · 1,927
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 793
- SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE3.8 mi · 1
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 797
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL?
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 972 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL?
At RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 73% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.