📍 1600 W Hwy 55, Hastings, Dakota County, 55033
Riverside School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Hastings, Dakota County. The school has 23 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Intermediate School District 917 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverside School enrolls 23 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 78% male and 22% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 17% White and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 10 | 43% |
| White | 4 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 2 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
20 of the school's 23 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 54.
Riverside School is one of 15 schools in INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917, based in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota. The district serves 555 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 23 students, Riverside School is smaller than the district average of about 37 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe