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What's one thing RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,927
High
DISTRICT 964 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362469003359
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
700 HARRISON AVE, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901 · (631) 369-6723 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,927 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
932 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 9 | 528 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 380 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 22 | 1% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,927 | 48.4% | 48.0% |
| OSSINING HIGH SCHOOL OSSINING | 1,577 | 49.9% | 56.0% |
| WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 2,239 | 49.8% | 62.2% |
| WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 1,939 | 49.1% | 79.5% |
| PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL MEDFORD | 2,487 | 51.7% | 70.0% |
| HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 1,363 | 55.2% | 50.2% |
Matched among New York 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 RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #769 of 1,135 | #52 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #797 of 1,109 ▼ 92 | #53 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #670 of 1,135 ▲ 125 | #52 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,927 | #52 of 1,216 | #9 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #956 of 1,058 | #55 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #506 of 1,070 | #32 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #714 of 1,167 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #233 of 339 | #10 of 12 |
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
1,927
-14 (-1%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,927 | 133.8 | 14.4:1 | 48% (932) |
| 2023-24 | 1,986 | 144.3 | 13.8:1 | 48% (956) |
| 2022-23 | 2,001 | 140.4 | 14.3:1 | 52% (1,048) |
| 2020-21 | 1,941 | 122 | 15.9:1 | 54% (1,041) |
| 2017-18 | 1,850 | 109 | 17.0:1 | 43% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 1,635 | 98 | 16.7:1 | 44% (721) |
| 2010-11 | 1,525 | 91 | 16.8:1 | 44% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 1,330 | 93 | 14.3:1 | 31% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 1,008 | 69 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in RIVERHEAD, New York, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment is 1,927 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 188% above average.
RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools with a combined 5,547 students. RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
Roughly 67% of students at RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 23% White and 7% Black. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 133.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 48%. That rate is above the 39% average among public schools in Suffolk County.
allk12 grades RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.2% for RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 48.0%, 9.2 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 343 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 222,439 students in all.
RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,941 to 1,927, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
Community posts for RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 797 students
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 793 students
- PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 656 students
- RILEY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 520 students
- AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 458 students
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 395 students
Other schools in RIVERHEAD
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 797 students
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 793 students
- PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 656 students
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 395 students
- SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICEHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 793
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 797
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 395
- SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE0.9 mi · 1
- PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 656
- AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,927 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 134 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 23% White, 67% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.