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Fusion Academy Newton → Needham High → Newton South High → Wellesley Sr High → Newton North High → Learning Prep School → Beaver Country Day School → Newton Country Day School →📋 At a glance
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- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Riverside School compares for families
What families should know about Riverside School.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fusion Academy Newton, Needham High, Newton South High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -22.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 4 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion Academy Newton Newton |
Private | 0.4 | 61 | — |
| Needham High Needham |
Public | 1.3 | 1,633 | -2.2% |
| Newton South High Newton Centre |
Public | 1.9 | 1,893 | +3.1% |
| Wellesley Sr High Wellesley |
Public | 2.9 | 1,256 | -10.0% |
| Newton North High Newtonville |
Public | 3.0 | 2,065 | -0.2% |
| Learning Prep School West Newton |
Private | 3.0 | 146 | -9.3% |
| Beaver Country Day School Chestnut Hill |
Private | 3.1 | 504 | +10.3% |
| Newton Country Day School Newton |
Private | 3.2 | 391 | — |