📍 1260 Godwin Ave, Williamston, Martin County, 27892
Riverside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Williamston, Martin County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Martin County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverside High enrolls 447 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 27% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 266 | 60% |
| White | 119 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 447 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 444 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 NC-10, state senate district 3, state house district 23.
Riverside High is one of 9 schools in Martin County Schools, based in Williamston, North Carolina. The district serves 2,647 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Riverside High is larger than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant