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Enrollment
1,900
High
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126002292
Riverside High
3218 Rose of Sharon Road, Durham, NC 27712 · (919) 560-3965 · Durham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,900 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina 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.
- CBeats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,897 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
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 | 591 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 481 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 421 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 407 | 21% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
46.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
17.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Riverside High's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside High this school | 1,900 | 99.8% | 34.2% |
| A L Brown High Kannapolis | 1,753 | 99.8% | 23.0% |
| Lee County High Sanford | 1,459 | 98.9% | 27.1% |
| East Mecklenburg High School Charlotte | 2,422 | 99.9% | 45.0% |
| C E Jordan High Durham | 2,189 | 99.9% | 46.6% |
| Durham School of the Arts Durham | 1,764 | 99.2% | 74.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #367 of 468 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #403 of 464 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #324 of 448 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,900 | #45 of 598 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #313 of 473 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #46 of 474 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #8 of 527 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #121 of 164 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,900
+247 (+15%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,541
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,900 | 93.6 | 20.3:1 | 100% (1,897) |
| 2023-24 | 1,851 | 101.9 | 18.2:1 | 54% (991) |
| 2022-23 | 1,812 | 99.8 | 18.1:1 | 51% (924) |
| 2020-21 | 1,653 | 105 | 15.7:1 | 35% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 1,826 | 105.8 | 17.3:1 | 51% (937) |
| 2015-16 | 1,851 | 109 | 17.0:1 | 53% (974) |
| 2010-11 | 1,881 | 110 | 17.1:1 | 44% (825) |
| 2000-01 | 1,541 | 113 | 13.6:1 | 10% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,826 to 1,900); teachers down 12% (105.8 to 93.6).
About Riverside High
Riverside High is a large high school in North Carolina, with an address in Durham. Its 1,900 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 150% above the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
Riverside High is part of Durham Public Schools, where 55 schools serve 31,797 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Riverside High is Hispanic (38%). Other groups include 28% Black, 26% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Riverside High comes in at 70%.
Riverside High employs 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. That ratio is over the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Riverside High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Riverside High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.2%; the prediction is 48.4%.
Within Durham County, median household income is about $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Durham County number 74 and enroll about 46,109.
Hillandale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Riverside High at 7th of 8.
Riverside High has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Riverside High had 1,653 students in 2020-21 and 1,900 in 2024-25, a 15% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.7:1 to 20.3:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Riverside High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
- Sherwood Githens MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
Other Riverside High schools
19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. Riverside High is the largest of the 20.
- Riverside HighWilliamston, NC · 470 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
- Hillandale Elementary1.3 mi · 586
- Easley Elementary1.4 mi · 490
- George L Carrington Middle2.3 mi · 771
- Eno Valley Elementary2.4 mi · 440
- Holt Elementary2.4 mi · 587
- Northern High2.7 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside HighHow large is Riverside High?
Riverside High enrolls approximately 1,900 students in grades 09-12.
Is Riverside High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverside High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Riverside High have?
Riverside High employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside High?
Student demographics at Riverside High are roughly 26% White, 38% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Riverside High public or private?
Riverside High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durham Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.