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Riverside High School

1 Warrior Way, Belle, WV 25015 · (304) 348-1996 · Kanawha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
1,057
High
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 640
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 929428%
Grade 1025324%
Grade 1125224%
Grade 1225824%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
94589%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Black
646%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
454%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
53451%
Female
52349%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
17.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Riverside High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West VirginiaIn Kanawha County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#70 of 107#8 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#48 of 108#7 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,057#19 of 118#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#94 of 104#3 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.5%#27 of 104#6 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.4%#72 of 80N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,057
-211 (-17%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 1,251
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0575718.5:1N/A
2023-241,1266218.2:1N/A
2022-231,2205621.8:1N/A
2020-211,2686419.8:155% (702)
2017-181,0946018.2:154% (596)
2015-161,2076518.6:154% (651)
2010-111,2446818.3:149% (613)
2000-011,2517616.5:137% (466)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,094 to 1,057); teachers down 5% (60 to 57).

About Riverside High School

Riverside High School is a high school in Belle, West Virginia, and it is part of Kanawha County Schools. It had 1,057 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in West Virginia have about 640 students on average; enrollment here is 65% higher.

Riverside High School is in Kanawha County Schools, a district with 23,485 students across 65 schools.

Riverside High School is 89% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Black and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Kanawha County, where about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.

The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Statewide, high schools in West Virginia average 13.8:1.

For the population of Kanawha County, median household income comes to about $60,943, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Kanawha County counts 70 public schools with about 25,173 students.

Midland Trail Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment decreased by 17% across 4 years, from 1,268 in 2020-21 to 1,057 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.5:1 in 2024-25.

Riverside High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Kanawha County at a glance

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Population
176,537
Census ACS
Median income
$60,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
25,173 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverside High School
District
Kanawha County Schools
Address
1 Warrior Way, Belle, WV 25015
Phone
(304) 348-1996
County
Kanawha County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,057
Teachers (FTE)
57
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
540060001043
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Riverside High schools

19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. Riverside High School is the 6th largest of the 20.

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverside High School
How large is Riverside High School?
Riverside High School enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverside High School serve?
Riverside High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside High School is approximately 18.5:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside High School?
At Riverside High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Riverside High School public or private?
Riverside High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kanawha County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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