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Riverhead Senior High School

Q: Is Riverhead Senior High School a good school?

Riverhead Senior High School ranks 787 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Riverhead Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,927 students attended Riverhead Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverhead Senior High School?

Students at Riverhead Senior High School are 67% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Riverhead Senior High School?

Riverhead Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Aquebogue Elementary School Elementary : Phillips Avenue School Elementary : Riley Avenue School Elementary : Roanoke Avenue School Middle : Pulaski Street Elementary School Middle : Riverhead Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Riverhead Senior High School is a public high school in Riverhead, NY, serving 1,986 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Riverhead Central School District, which is ranked 814 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverhead Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranging from 384 out of 519 schools in 2020-2021 to 787 out of 1,234 schools in 2024-2025. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating below-average performance compared to other New York high schools. While Asian students at Riverhead Senior High School perform relatively well, other student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, tend to perform below average compared to their peers statewide. The school's performance for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students is also below the state average.

Riverhead Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.7% and 84.3% in recent years, which is below the state average. The school's dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 11.1%, also higher than the state average. Additionally, Riverhead Senior High School has a chronic absenteeism rate between 26.3% and 34.1%, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, from $12,923 in 2021-2022 to $31,514 in 2023-2024, this increased spending has not yet resulted in significant improvements in student outcomes. Nearby high schools, such as Shoreham-Wading River High School and Eastport-South Manor Junior Senior High School, generally outperform Riverhead Senior High School in terms of statewide rankings and student outcomes.

1,927

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,806

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Harrison Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901-2787

(631) 369-6723

District: Riverhead Central School District

Feeder schools for Riverhead Senior High School:

Elementary:	Aquebogue Elementary School
	Phillips Avenue School
	Riley Avenue School
	Roanoke Avenue School
Middle:	Pulaski Street Elementary School
	Riverhead Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

23.5%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (57% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (15% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

New York avg67%

787^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

814^th of 874Riverhead Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	787 of 1234	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	826 of 1242	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	770 of 1228	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	689 of 1190	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	384 of 519	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	769 of 1207	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	744 of 1210	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	661 of 1221	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.7	603 of 1255	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	646 of 1255	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	597 of 1237	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	564 of 1217	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.2	665 of 1198	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	604 of 1165	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	581 of 1117	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.5	595 of 1086	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	473 of 1027	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	367 of 1002	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	334 of 986	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	306 of 935	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	431 of 713	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	395 of 690	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	316 of 671	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	209 of 593	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	374 of 686	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	310 of 679	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	204 of 426	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	205 of 424	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	233 of 447	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	370 of 669	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	404 of 637	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	399 of 583	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	247 of 481	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	301 of 565	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	323 of 546	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	763 of 1206	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	791 of 1219	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	716 of 1197	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	667 of 1155	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	251 of 290	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	711 of 1193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	684 of 1176	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	513 of 885	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	562 of 865	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	524 of 851	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	423 of 760	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	557 of 815	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	526 of 791	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	112 of 607	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	265 of 564	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	252 of 531	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	189 of 389	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	150 of 493	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	218 of 498	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	744 of 1179	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	829 of 1170	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	748 of 1155	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	687 of 1101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	251 of 289	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	901 of 1179	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	857 of 1154	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	782 of 1201	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	818 of 1211	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	777 of 1191	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	686 of 1154	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	242 of 354	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	792 of 1190	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	763 of 1176	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	265 of 306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	175 of 272	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	693 of 1149	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	545 of 1144	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	523 of 1130	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	512 of 1038	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	596 of 1132	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	590 of 1095	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	425 of 788	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	426 of 781	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	348 of 776	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	382 of 738	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	345 of 793	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	368 of 765	51.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Asian (2024)52nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-20 vs school

Foster Care (2019)<1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II84%+9 vs state

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

Chemistry68%+4 vs state

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts66%-9 vs state

Physics65%-3 vs state

Earth Science55%-10 vs state

Geometry50%-10 vs state

Living Environment43%-14 vs state

Algebra I36%-20 vs state

Common Core Geometry15%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)		NY State Assessments Math (2025)		NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverhead Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Harrison Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6723	1,927	134	14.3	48.4%	452 (23.5%)	132 (6.9%)	1,291 (67.0%)	14 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	36.5	787^th of 1234 public high schools	36.2%		32.6	826^th of 1242 public high schools	33.5%	39	68.2	83.7	66.1	14.6	54.6	68.4	42.9	65.2	66.6	36.4		49.6							96.2	96.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	96.5	96.4	99.4	$30,806	$937	$29,869
Westhampton Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	49 Lilac Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 288-3800	970	80	12.0	17.1%	610 (62.9%)	12 (1.2%)	288 (29.7%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.2%)	76	221^st of 1234 public high schools	82.1%		75.3	234^th of 1242 public high schools	81.2%	13	80.6	99.4	90.0	21.1	28.6	86.0	79.6	91.4	89.6	61.0		68.7							97.4	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.3	98.7	99.2	$30,939	$761	$30,178
Mattituck Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	15125 Main Rd	Mattituck	11952	Suffolk County	Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 298-8460	524	59	8.8	27.5%	388 (74.0%)	4 (0.8%)	127 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	71.7	297^th of 1234 public high schools	75.9%		78	169^th of 1242 public high schools	86.4%	128	86.9	93.1	81.3	42.9	91.0	84.4	81.0	42.3	84.6	78.5		60.9		33.3	75.4	66.1	74.3	20.0	98.7	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.3	100.0	$42,823	$474	$42,348
Hampton Bays High School	Public	9-12	88 Argonne Rd	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 723-2110	784	64	12.3	22.4%	237 (30.2%)	4 (0.5%)	526 (67.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	60.3	509^th of 1234 public high schools	58.8%		57.1	565^th of 1242 public high schools	54.5%	56	45.0	78.0	82.4	16.7	77.0	80.8	58.7	82.0	84.4	60.6		63.2							97.3	98.7	99.4	99.6	100.0	98.8	98.5	98.7	$29,229	$1,064	$28,165
Shoreham-Wading River High School	Public	9-12	250a Rt 25a	Shoreham	11786	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8264	629	63	9.9	6.0%	497 (79.0%)	10 (1.6%)	87 (13.8%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	82.7	92^nd of 1234 public high schools	92.5%		82.3	78^th of 1242 public high schools	93.7%	14	86.2	88.1	95.1	30.8	50.0	97.4	80.0	95.8	98.8	69.8	89.5	73.8	69.7						99.4	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.9	99.7	$46,055	$481	$45,574
Eastport-South Manor Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	543 Moriches-Middle Isl Rd	Manorville	11949	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 801-3257	1,469	127	11.5	26.8%	1,135 (77.3%)	31 (2.1%)	254 (17.3%)	26 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.5%)	75.5	230^th of 1234 public high schools	81.4%		76.2	209^th of 1242 public high schools	83.2%	21	78.5	95.6	85.0			89.7	54.2	51.6	96.1	72.9	99.0	79.4	84.7	51.2	64.1	65.9	36.0	40.0	99.3	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.8	$33,608	$601	$33,006
Center Moriches High School	Public	9-12	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0092	511	46	11.2	28.4%	342 (66.9%)	18 (3.5%)	122 (23.9%)	10 (2.0%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	421^st of 1234 public high schools	65.9%		59.4	527^th of 1242 public high schools	57.6%	106	54.9	83.1	97.7	28.6	72.5	87.4	71.2	80.0	89.6	46.9		53.3							99.5	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.6	99.8	$37,683	$492	$37,191
William Floyd High School	Public	9-12	240 Mastic Beach Rd	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 874-1660	3,107	223	13.9	50.9%	866 (27.9%)	516 (16.6%)	1,488 (47.9%)	73 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	146 (4.7%)	39	763^rd of 1234 public high schools	38.2%		43	725^th of 1242 public high schools	41.6%	38	67.7	80.6	69.6	9.5	14.7	66.0	28.2	59.6	75.3	23.0	0.0	42.0	75.4						99.1	99.5	99.7	99.8	100.0	99.4	99.5	99.7	$29,274	$1,590	$27,684
Longwood High School	Public	9-12	100 Longwood Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-9200	2,993	220	13.5	35.7%	1,212 (40.5%)	593 (19.8%)	913 (30.5%)	94 (3.1%)	7 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	164 (5.5%)	62.3	473^rd of 1234 public high schools	61.7%		58	553^rd of 1242 public high schools	55.5%	80	81.8	90.4	89.0	41.9	15.9	82.2	32.0	66.1	82.2	53.0	80.3	66.1	44.2						99.4	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.9	$33,416	$1,288	$32,128
Rocky Point High School	Public	9-12	82 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7505	894	73	12.3	31.1%	639 (71.5%)	21 (2.3%)	188 (21.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	72.1	289^th of 1234 public high schools	76.6%		73.2	283^rd of 1242 public high schools	77.2%	6	81.4	83.3	90.1	27.8	86.0	90.5	68.2	76.5	95.7	71.0		54.8							98.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	$37,581	$962	$36,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverhead Senior High School

What schools feed into Riverhead Senior High School?

Riverhead Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aquebogue Elementary School
Elementary : Phillips Avenue School
Elementary : Riley Avenue School
Elementary : Roanoke Avenue School
Middle : Pulaski Street Elementary School
Middle : Riverhead Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Riverhead Senior High School?

Students at Riverhead Senior High School are 67% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverhead Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,927 students attended Riverhead Senior High School.

Is Riverhead Senior High School a good school?

Riverhead Senior High School ranks 787^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverhead Senior High School in?

Riverhead Central School District

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