The brief
A Cheatham County school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Riverside Academy is listed in Cheatham County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202511%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202225%
- 2021*25%
- 2020*25%
- 201910%
- 201810%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data5 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 16% (multi-year average, 2016-2022) · reading/ELA 17% (multi-year average, 2015-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 37015; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2016-2022, multi-year average, 2015-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Nashville school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $74,848
- Median home value
- $259,500
- Median rent
- $1,244/mo
- College educated
- 22.7%
- Homeownership
- 78.3%
- Poverty rate
- 6.1%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37015; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 54
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 45
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,408/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Ashland City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Ashland City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 2 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Riverside Academy serve?
Riverside Academy serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Riverside Academy?
Riverside Academy has an enrollment of approximately 20 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside Academy is 4:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Riverside Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Riverside Academy has 16% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2022) and 17% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2015-2025).
Is Riverside Academy a charter school?
No, Riverside Academy is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Riverside Academy a Title I school?
No, Riverside Academy is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 20
- Student-teacher ratio
- 4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Cheatham County
- Phone
- (615) 746-1424
- 4-year graduation
- 50%+
- Class of 2021
- Schools in district
- 14
- District spending per student
- $10,231
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 9.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 37015)
- 19,547
- Area average commute
- 33.1 min
- Area median age
- 41.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.