Enrollment
285
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585006609
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
51 ONTARIO ST, BUFFALO, NY 14207 · (716) 816-4530 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
7.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
274 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
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 9 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 21% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 285 | 96.1% | 24.8% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN BROOKLYN | 255 | 91.8% | 30.8% |
| SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 358 | 91.6% | 23.0% |
| SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS ROCHESTER | 258 | 88.8% | 35.4% |
| BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO | 502 | 94.8% | 36.5% |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE) BROOKLYN | 222 | 97.3% | 18.0% |
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 RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,105 of 1,135 | #48 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,090 of 1,109 ▼ 29 | #51 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,069 of 1,135 ▼ 15 | #48 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #952 of 1,216 | #48 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #48 of 1,058 | #2 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #112 of 1,070 | #11 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #51 of 1,167 | #2 of 53 |
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
285
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 285 | 36.4 | 7.8:1 | 96% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 36.4 | 9.2:1 | 95% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 34.5 | 8.5:1 | 92% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 35 | 9.2:1 | 88% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 1 | 97.0:1 | 80% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL runs as a small high school in BUFFALO, New York. Enrollment is 285 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 57% smaller than average.
In BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 61 schools enroll a combined 29,425 students.
Black students form the largest group at RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, 44% of enrollment. Next come 30% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Black among all Erie County residents. By the diversity index, RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 69%.
Staffing totals 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 96%. The 51% average for public schools in Erie County is 45 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is F. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 39.6%. RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL scores 24.8%, 14.8 points below that line.
In Erie County (population about 950,622), median household income is about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County, which together enroll about 122,519 students.
The nearest other public school, WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 322 in 2020-21 and 285 in 2024-25, a decrease of 37 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.2:1 to 7.8:1.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
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- PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #790.8 mi · 518
- PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC1.1 mi · 250
- ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL1.1 mi · 416
- MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 862
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES1.5 mi · 2,260
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 09-12.
Is RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
At RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 11% White, 30% Hispanic, 44% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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