State/Public High Open

Riverside Academy High School

๐Ÿ“ 51 Ontario St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14207

294
Pupils
8.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Riverside Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Riverside Academy High School enrolls 294 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.

Male students
167 (57%)
Female students
127 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.5
Student-teacher ratio
8.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American12844%
Hispanic or Latino8228%
Asian3913%
White299.9%
Two or more races134.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native31%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

270 of the school's 294 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Riverside Academy High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 60, state house district 140.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Riverside Academy High School is one of 60 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 30,077 students district-wide and employs 2,964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Riverside Academy High School is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.

30,077
District students
60
Schools
2,964
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

75%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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