Riverview Learning Center

Riverview Learning Center is an alternative public school located in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 47 students. As part of the Volusia school district, which is ranked 36 out of 68 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, Riverview Learning Center faces significant challenges in supporting its student population.

The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 76.4% to 87.5% over the past 5 school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages of around 50% in 2022-2023. Academically, Riverview Learning Center's performance is also significantly below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with 0% proficiency in 7th grade ELA and Math in 2022-2023, compared to the district's 44% and 44%, and the state's 47% and 48%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.95% to 82.98% over the past 3 school years, much higher than the nearby schools, which have rates ranging from 6.25% to 66.67%.

Despite these challenges, Riverview Learning Center has a diverse student population, with a roughly even split between White and African American students, and a smaller percentage of Hispanic students. This diversity is not as pronounced in the nearby schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of White students. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 2.8 to 4.7 over the past 3 school years, lower than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 3.0 to 12.0. However, the nearby alternative schools, such as Stewart Treatment Center and Volusia Virtual Instruction Program District Provided, have very low graduation rates, ranging from 0% to 5.7%, highlighting the challenges these types of schools face in supporting students to graduation.