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Enrollment
1,710
High
DISTRICT 1,562 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003001
Riverside High
19019 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA 20176 · (703) 554-8900 · Loudoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,710 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.5:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
314 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 363 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 440 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 485 | 28% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Riverside High
Riverside High's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside High this school | 1,710 | 18.4% | 77.4% |
| Stone Bridge High Ashburn | 1,629 | 20.1% | 85.0% |
| Woodson High Fairfax | 2,436 | 14.2% | 88.0% |
| McLean High McLean | 2,428 | 13.0% | 91.7% |
| Marshall High Falls Church | 2,200 | 24.6% | 80.9% |
| South County High Lorton | 2,106 | 23.1% | 71.4% |
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 Riverside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #124 of 311 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #153 of 316 ▲ 19 | #8 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #30 of 316 ▲ 6 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,710 | #86 of 325 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #130 of 309 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #43 of 309 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #294 of 319 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #73 of 131 | N/A |
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
1,710
-138 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,710 | 126.7 | 13.5:1 | 18% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 1,749 | 126.2 | 13.9:1 | 17% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 1,801 | 127.5 | 14.1:1 | 17% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 1,848 | 134 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,593 | 102.2 | 15.6:1 | 9% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 63 | 13.5:1 | 8% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,593 to 1,710); teachers up 24% (102.2 to 126.7).
About Riverside High
Riverside High sits in Leesburg, Virginia, and is classified as a high school. The school has 1,710 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Virginia average about 1,213 students, which makes this school 41% bigger than average.
Loudoun County Public Schools runs 98 schools with a combined 81,486 students. Riverside High is one of them.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at Riverside High, more than any other group. Other students are 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Its staff includes 126.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.5 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Riverside High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 18%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Riverside High lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Virginia public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverside High falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 77.4% actual against 83.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Loudoun County, median household income comes to about $181,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 81,486 students.
Riverside High is about 0.1 miles from Belmont Ridge Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Riverside High's average proficiency of 77.4% compares with 83.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Riverside High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,710, compared with 1,848 in 2020-21.
The Riverside High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 1,684 students
Other schools in Leesburg
- Heritage HighCombined · 1,475 students
- Tuscarora HighCombined · 1,377 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Belmont Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
- J. Lupton Simpson MiddleMiddle · 874 students
Other Riverside High schools
19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. Riverside High is the 3rd largest of the 20.
- Riverside HighDurham, NC · 1,900 students
- Riverside HighGreer, SC · 1,846 students
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,638 students
- Riverside HighMilwaukee, WI · 1,240 students
- Riverside High SchoolBelle, WV · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Belmont Ridge Middle0.1 mi · 1,071
- Seldens Landing Elementary0.8 mi · 508
- Harper Park Middle1.8 mi · 858
- John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary1.9 mi · 617
- Newton-Lee Elementary2.5 mi · 505
- Trailside Middle2.6 mi · 1,131
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside High?
Riverside High enrolls approximately 1,710 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 127 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverside High?
Student demographics at Riverside High are roughly 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Riverside High public or private?
Riverside High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.