Is Rivers Edge High School a good school?

Rivers Edge High School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Rivers Edge High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 151 students attended Rivers Edge High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rivers Edge High School?

Students at Rivers Edge High School are 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Rivers Edge High School

Summary:

Rivers Edge High School is a public high school in Richland, Washington, serving 186 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Richland School District, which is ranked 67 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the district's strong performance, Rivers Edge High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Washington high schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 35% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.38% for the Richland School District and 52.63% for the state. The school's graduation rates have also been low, ranging from 41.3% to 65.7% over the past five years, much lower than the district and state averages.

Further, Rivers Edge High School has a higher percentage of Hispanic and White students compared to nearby Richland High School and Hanford High School, and a significantly higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.28% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to the nearby schools, its academic performance and outcomes remain significantly lower, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

975 Gillespie
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 967-6450

District: Richland School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
417^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,331

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 151

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rivers Edge High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2008 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Rivers Edge High School ranks worse than 95.4% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Richland School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.34. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rivers Edge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.9%), Hispanic (27.8%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Richland School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rivers Edge High School is 18.8, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Richland School District! (See more...)

Compare Rivers Edge High School employs 8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rivers Edge High School is $17,331, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 high schools in the Richland School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Rivers Edge High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Rivers Edge High School 417^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Rivers Edge High School in the ranking list.)

Richland School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Richland School District 67^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rivers Edge High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2006	5.11	434^th	449	3.3%
2007	0.69	458^th	463	1.1%
2008	1.97	461^st	466	1.1%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rivers Edge High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	15.68	337^th	390	13.6%
2005	10.88	345^th	394	12.4%
2006	6.83	363^rd	395	8.1%
2007	13.82	345^th	399	13.5%
2008	17.12	339^th	396	14.4%
2009	10.42	363^rd	402	9.7%
2010	8.54	391^st	423	7.6%
2011	9.02	394^th	440	10.5%
2012	4.77	425^th	450	5.6%
2013	27.61	355^th	454	21.8%
2015	24.68	274^th	341	19.6%
2016	8.27	293^rd	306	4.2%
2019	12.46	381^st	417	8.6%
2021	19.32	383^rd	455	15.8%
2022	14.64	388^th	434	10.6%
2023	3.13	435^th	442	1.6%
2024	9.34	417^th	437	4.6%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	8.04	335^th	344	2.6%
2024	19.51	318^th	356	10.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	3.95	355^th	358	0.8%
2021	43.85	210^th	390	46.2%
2022	12.13	345^th	368	6.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.38	259^th	355	27.0%
2024	16.89	315^th	362	13.0%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	7.28	237^th	241	1.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Rivers Edge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	11.17	352^nd	382	7.9%
2021	11.72	392^nd	413	5.1%
2022	3.95	381^st	390	2.3%
2024	5.91	364^th	374	2.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Rivers Edge High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	55	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	58
1990	59	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	62
1991	76	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	81
1992	64	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	66
1993	83	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	86
1994	80	1	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	87
1995	92	4	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	111
1996	92	4	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	111
1997	102	10	1	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	127
1998	128	6	2	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	150
1999	126	8	1	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	150
2000	151	4	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
2001	154	2	4	16	4	n/a	n/a	0	180
2002	155	2	1	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	174
2003	155	2	1	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	174
2004	176	6	1	22	8	n/a	n/a	0	213
2005	176	5	2	21	7	n/a	n/a	0	211
2006	179	5	1	23	8	n/a	n/a	0	216
2007	165	4	2	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	194
2008	157	5	3	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	192
2009	199	3	5	15	3	n/a	n/a	2	227
2010	182	4	2	16	6	n/a	n/a	1	211
2011	189	5	4	22	8	1	1	0	230
2012	176	4	4	34	4	0	5	0	227
2013	187	9	3	41	3	2	5	0	250
2014	165	6	5	41	0	1	8	0	226
2015	158	4	3	32	2	1	7	0	207
2016	158	5	1	45	4	0	6	0	219
2017	147	5	2	54	1	1	5	0	215
2018	150	3	0	67	3	0	7	0	230
2019	142	5	2	52	2	0	2	0	205
2020	179	4	2	61	1	0	14	1	262
2021	162	4	0	52	0	0	16	1	235
2022	135	5	0	57	2	0	15	1	215
2023	119	4	1	52	1	0	8	1	186
2024	101	0	2	42	1	0	4	1	151

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rivers Edge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	58	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	62	0.0	0.0	0
1991	81	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	66	0.0	0.0	n/a
1993	86	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	87	0.0	n/a	n/a
1995	111	0.0	0.0	n/a
1996	111	0.0	0.0	n/a
1997	127	0.0	0.0	n/a
1998	150	0.0	0.0	n/a
1999	150	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	167	0.0	0.0	n/a
2001	180	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	174	0.0	n/a	30.5
2003	174	0.0	n/a	30.5
2004	213	0.0	n/a	23.5
2005	211	n/a	n/a	24.6
2006	216	0.0	n/a	46.8
2007	194	0.0	n/a	48.5
2008	192	n/a	n/a	43.2
2009	227	n/a	n/a	47.6
2010	211	n/a	n/a	57.1
2011	230	n/a	n/a	47
2012	227	13.9	16.3	44.9
2013	250	13.6	18.3	46
2014	226	n/a	n/a	61.9
2015	207	13.0	15.9	64.7
2016	219	13.0	16.8	46.6
2017	215	12.6	17.0	55.3
2018	230	12.9	17.8	46.1
2019	205	11.9	17.0	63.9
2020	262	12.0	21.8	50.8
2021	235	11.0	21.3	16.2
2022	215	8.4	25.4	62.3
2023	186	9.0	20.6	68.3
2024	151	8.0	18.8	60.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rivers Edge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	58	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	62	0.0	0.0	0
1991	81	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	66	0.0	0.0	n/a
1993	86	0.0	0.0	n/a
1994	87	0.0	n/a	n/a
1995	111	0.0	0.0	n/a
1996	111	0.0	0.0	n/a
1997	127	0.0	0.0	n/a
1998	150	0.0	0.0	n/a
1999	150	0.0	0.0	n/a
2000	167	0.0	0.0	n/a
2001	180	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	174	0.0	n/a	30.5
2003	174	0.0	n/a	30.5
2004	213	0.0	n/a	23.5
2005	211	n/a	n/a	24.6
2006	216	0.0	n/a	46.8
2007	194	0.0	n/a	48.5
2008	192	n/a	n/a	43.2
2009	227	n/a	n/a	47.6
2010	211	n/a	n/a	57.1
2011	230	n/a	n/a	47
2012	227	13.9	16.3	44.9
2013	250	13.6	18.3	46
2014	226	n/a	n/a	61.9
2015	207	13.0	15.9	64.7
2016	219	13.0	16.8	46.6
2017	215	12.6	17.0	55.3
2018	230	12.9	17.8	46.1
2019	205	11.9	17.0	63.9
2020	262	12.0	21.8	50.8
2021	235	11.0	21.3	16.2
2022	215	8.4	25.4	62.3
2023	186	9.0	20.6	68.3
2024	151	8.0	18.8	60.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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