📍 565 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10701
Riverside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 969 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yonkers City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside High School enrolls 969 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 657 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 23% |
| White | 44 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 19 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
837 of the school's 969 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 822 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 35, state house district 89.
Riverside High School is one of 40 schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in YONKERS, New York. The district serves 24,304 students district-wide and employs 1,432 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 969 students, Riverside High School is larger than the district average of about 608 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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