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Riverhead Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

700 Harrison Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901 · (631) 369-6723 · Part of Riverhead Central School District

Riverhead’s School Grade C− better than 15% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
1,927
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Riverhead Senior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state

On the path

Where Riverhead kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Riverhead Middle School793 students
9–12Riverhead Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency80%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts86%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Harrison Ave, Riverhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9528
Grade 10477
Grade 11380
Grade 12520
Ungraded22
Enrollment over time
1,941’20
1,959’21
2,001’22
1,986’23
1,927’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%White 23%Black 7%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverhead Senior High School from Riverhead families.

Other schools in Riverhead Central School District

The district →
Phillips Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Riverhead
D
656 students15:1
Riley Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Calverton
C
520 students12:1
Aquebogue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aquebogue
C+
458 students11:1
Roanoke Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Riverhead
D
395 students11:1
Pulaski Street Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Riverhead
D
797 students13:1
Riverhead Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverhead
D
793 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Riverhead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.