📍 1615 E Locust St, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53211
Riverside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 1,229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 41 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside High enrolls 1,229 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 90.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 794 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 21% |
| Asian | 114 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 3% |
| White | 25 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
964 of the school's 1,229 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 964 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.
Riverside High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 WI-40, state senate district 7, state house district 19.
Riverside High is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,229 students, Riverside High is larger than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large