Riverside High School serves 405 learners in grade levels 7-12. Riverside High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Mississippi for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 37% (which is lower than the Mississippi state average of 43%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 27% (which is lower than the Mississippi state average of 39%) for the 2020-21 school year. The learner: teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the Mississippi state level of 16:1. Minority enrollment is 29% of the learner body (majority Black), which is lower than the Mississippi state average of 56% (majority Black).

School Overview: Riverside High School’s learner population of 405 learners has grown by 5% over five school years. The teacher population of 27 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Riverside High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 825 schools in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The equity score of Riverside High School is 0.43, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.58. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.