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The Rivers School

Weston · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private
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📖19 AP courses

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 19 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 4 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1370 (25-75: 1310–1440)
  • 📝 ACT avg 30.5 (25-75: 29–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 82.0% (avg score 4.0)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Rivers School compares for families

What families should know about The Rivers School.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Brandon School & Residental Treatment, Weston High, Walnut Hill School For The Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 490 in 2018 to 515 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+5.1%
Why only 3 data points?

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.

For a more current snapshot, see The Rivers School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.rivers.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 515 students:

2023
521
2025
535
2027
548

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 33 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $528,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Brandon School & Residental Treatment
Natick
Private 0.8 45
Weston High
Weston
Public 1.5 658 +3.1%
Walnut Hill School For The Arts
Natick
Private 2.5 277 -4.5%
Wellesley Sr High
Wellesley
Public 2.7 1,256 -10.0%
Dana Hall School
Wellesley
Private 2.8 483
Wayland High School
Wayland
Public 2.9 803 -3.4%
Gifford School
Weston
Private 3.8 90
Rcs Learning Center
Natick
Private 3.8 39

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