Riverside High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Belle, West Virginia
Riverside High School in Belle, West Virginia enrolled 1,057 students in 2024-25 with 57.0 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the West Virginia high-school median of 14.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (West Virginia: 92.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
1,220 students in 2022-23, 1,126 students in 2023-24, 1,057 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 57.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,220 | 56.0 | 21.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,126 | 62.0 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,057 | 57.0 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 West Virginia high schools
Among the 110 West Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 315 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside High School enrolled 1,261 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 138 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 315 of the 1,261 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions138
- Chronically absent37.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were White, 6.1% Black, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.4%
- Black6.1%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Riverside High School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 42% | 42% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 33% (2021-22) | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 319 students in Riverside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 92.6% across West Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 89% | 92.6% |
| Students in the class | 319 | 1,878 | 18,443 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Riverside High School
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 782 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Clay County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 28 miles away: 520 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
- Compare Riverside High School with Herbert Hoover High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kanawha County Schools spends per student$14,242 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,242
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaRiverside High School is the number 18 by size of 110 West Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 110
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 14.8 for high schools.18.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Riverside High School
How many students attend Riverside High School?
1,057 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,220 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Belle, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside High School?
18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for high schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Riverside High School a Title I school?
Riverside High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Riverside High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Riverside High School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Riverside High School?
87% of the 319 students in Riverside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 92.6% across West Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Riverside High School in?
Kanawha County Schools, NCES district ID 5400600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540060001043 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.