📍 5750 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill, York County, 29732
Riverwalk Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Rock Hill, York County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverwalk Academy enrolls 628 students across grades K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 12% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 474 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 628 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Riverwalk Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-50, state senate district 15, state house district 47.
Riverwalk Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Riverwalk Academy is close to the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize