Riverside High School

565 Warburton Ave, Yonkers NY, 10701 | Yonkers City School District | 914-376-8425
  • grades 9-12
  • students 951
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 93% 64% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 64 in Yonkers
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
43%Yonkers
56%New York

Riverside High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Yonkers City School District" in Yonkers, NY. There are a total of 951 students and 60 teachers at Riverside High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Riverside High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 92.5%, which is 64% higher than the New York average.

Riverside High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students951
Teachers60
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Riverside High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All91%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90-94%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All94%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90-94%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Riverside High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 4.6% 17.7% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 27.9% 21.1% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 5.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 65.2% 54.5% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.7% 2.0% 3.1%

Yonkers demographics profile

StatisticYonkersNew YorkNational
Population200,18319,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)11,11841391
Median age38.738.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%52%55%
Speak English52%70%79%
Speak Spanish32%15%13%

Education level achieved in Yonkers

IndexYonkersNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade81.9%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school80.1%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college57.1%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors32.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters13.6%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.4%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Riverside High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.