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Enrollment
1,913
High
DISTRICT 1,606 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364002462
Riverbend High
12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd., Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 548-4051 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,913 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Virginia public high schools
- B+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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
505 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 66%
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 | 480 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 468 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 488 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 477 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 74.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Riverbend High
Riverbend High's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend High this school | 1,913 | 26.4% | 79.6% |
| Mountain View High Stafford | 2,233 | 25.6% | 83.5% |
| James River High Midlothian | 1,842 | 31.5% | 72.6% |
| First Colonial High Virginia Beach | 1,727 | 31.0% | 81.9% |
| Jamestown High Williamsburg | 1,243 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Loudoun County High Leesburg | 1,334 | 25.6% | 71.6% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Riverbend High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #97 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #202 of 316 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #163 of 316 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,913 | #67 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #280 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #110 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #268 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #147 of 178 |
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
1,913
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,950
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 1,913 | 111.4 | 17.2:1 | 26% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 1,950 | 145.6 | 13.4:1 | 28% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 1,995 | 117.8 | 16.9:1 | 29% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 1,900 | 107 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,980 | 108.5 | 18.3:1 | 27% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 1,935 | 105 | 18.4:1 | 25% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 1,950 | 101 | 19.3:1 | 16% (312) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverbend High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,980 to 1,913); teachers up 3% (108.5 to 111.4).
About Riverbend High
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is home to Riverbend High, a large high school. The school reports 1,913 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Riverbend High is among 29 schools run by Spotsylvania County Public Schools, which serves 24,036 students.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Riverbend High combined. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. The chance that two students picked at random at Riverbend High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The count of teachers at Riverbend High is 111.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. Among high schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The school counts 505 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 26%. That is lower than the 58% average for public schools in Spotsylvania County.
Riverbend High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Riverbend High is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Within Spotsylvania County, median household income is about $112,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 34 public schools in Spotsylvania County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,036.
The school nearest to Riverbend High is Chancellor Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Riverbend High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Riverbend High is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Riverbend High as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 1,900 in 2020-21 to 1,913 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students.
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Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Other Riverbend High schools
One other US public school is named Riverbend High. Riverbend High is the largest of the 2.
- RiverBend High SchoolLa Grande, OR · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Chancellor Elementary0.4 mi · 440
- Chancellor Middle1.8 mi · 799
- Harrison Road Elementary1.9 mi · 732
- Chancellor High1.9 mi · 1,321
- Salem Elementary2.4 mi · 573
- Battlefield Elementary2.9 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Riverbend HighHow large is Riverbend High?
Riverbend High enrolls approximately 1,913 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Riverbend High serve?
Riverbend High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverbend High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverbend High is approximately 17.2:1 (111 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riverbend High?
Riverbend High reports a student body of 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Riverbend High public or private?
Riverbend High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.