📍 1700 305th Ave Ne, Cambridge, Isanti County, 55040
Riverside Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Cambridge, Isanti County. The school has 36 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside Academy enrolls 36 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 29 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
20 of the school's 36 students (56%) 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 Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-80, state senate district 32.
Riverside Academy is one of 17 schools in Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist, based in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota. The district serves 5,007 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 36 students, Riverside Academy is smaller than the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe