Summary
Riverside High School is a public magnet high school located in Yonkers, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 981 students. The school is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is ranked 663 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Riverside High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, typically between 700-1000 out of around 1200-1250 schools, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a brief period of 2 stars in 2021-2022. The school performs relatively better among its African American and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the middle 300s and 200s, respectively, out of all New York high schools. However, its performance for White, Multi-racial, and Homeless student groups is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 100 or even bottom 50 schools. Riverside High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.7% to 85.6% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 0.8% to 4.9%. The school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 67.8% in recent years, significantly above the state average.
Riverside High School's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is generally below the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages, with some exceptions in Physics and a few other subjects. The school performs particularly poorly in Earth Science, Algebra I, and Geometry, with proficiency rates well below the district and state levels. While Riverside High School's per-student spending has increased in recent years, from $15,626 in 2021-2022 to $26,750 in 2023-2024, it still lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Hastings High School, which consistently ranks among the top 20 high schools in New York.
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