Riverside High School (Riverside), located at Upper Belmont Place in Leesburg, guides and educates approximately 1,800 ninth through 12th grade students from throughout the Lansdowne on the Potomac neighborhood
Riverside’s stated mission is “empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world,” and nearly 90% of Riverside High School graduates go on to higher education. The school’s strategic goals are to develop critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, creators, and contributors; cultivate a high-performing team of professionals, and effectively support student success.
Riverside students, proud to be the Riverside Rams, can opt to participate in career and technical education programs including marketing, business and information technology, personal finance/marketing, family and consumer sciences, technology, engineering, and business.
Student-athletes compete in a range of Group 3A athletics including fall sports such as cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, and volleyball. Winter sports include basketball, gymnastics, indoor track, swimming, and wrestling. In the spring baseball, crew, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field are offered.
To further develop their talents, Riverside students can choose from nearly 100 extra-curricular activities such as academic honor societies, language clubs and honor societies, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, music and theatre programs, and an award-winning marching band.
Riverside High
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
19019 Upper Belmont Plz,
Leesburg, VA
Loudoun County Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Doug Anderson
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1280
Average ACT Score
30
Math Proficiency
71%
Reading Proficiency
95%
Average GPA
3.73
Graduation Rate
98%
Niche Grade
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Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.73
Reading Proficiency
95%
Math Proficiency
71%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
128
Full Time Teachers
128
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1280
Math
640
Verbal
650
Average ACT
30
Math
28
English
30
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
22
AP Pass Rate
66.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
GreatSchools Rating
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GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
261:1
Student Diversity
Male
51.7%
Female
48.3%
White
49.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
21%
Hispanic
13.3%
Black
9.3%
Two or more races
6%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings
#6
Best Public HS in Virginia
#14
Best College Prep Public HS in Virginia
#28
Best HS For Stem in Virginia
Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Virginia Tech
510 Students
James Madison University
456 Students
University of Virginia
447 Students
George Mason University
292 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University
275 Students
William & Mary
219 Students
Penn State
153 Students
Georgetown University
133 Students
George Washington University
124 Students
New York University
113 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
232 Students
Computer Science
143 Students
Biology
140 Students
Psychology
111 Students
Marketing
86 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
84 Students
Political Science and Government
68 Students
Finance
57 Students
Economics
52 Students
Neuroscience and Neurobiology
49 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
1/5/2024
Riverside High School is a fantastic school with supportive staff and proud student body. The school is a safe place for students of all types and its diversity is facilitated by a large assortment of clubs and activities for students to participate in.
3/26/2023
Riverside High School is a diverse community with highly experienced teachers. The school has a café, school store, and vending machines through the halls for students to purchase snacks throughout the day. Many students are involved in extracurricular activities, as there are many club and sport options.
2/22/2023
Riverside High School has provided me with an excellent education system all 4 years that I have attended, from the teachers and the various selection of courses and help that was provided.
GreatSchools Reviews
9/26/2024
All three of my children thrived at this school and were proud to attend Riverside. They were well-prepared for college.
5/22/2023
Each year, it's a mixture with good teacher/bad teachers. There are some truly great teachers and there are other who are slow in updating the gradebook (parentVUE) or slow to respond..but even those teachers have great quality so I had to use the phrase "Bad Teachers". Another thing I notice are Sc...
4/18/2023
I'm currently a student here and could't be more happy. The teachers and staff here are amazing and i am looking forward to returning here next year
2/18/2023
Some truly amazing teachers, but too many ineffective ones that used covid as an excuse to do nothing - even for AP classes. Administration is oblivious to their incompetent staff and faculty at best - at worst, they just don't care. I had to take on the job of case manager for my oldest, demand act...
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