Riverhead Central School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Riverhead, and parts of Southampton.
At a glance
5,547Students enrolled
8Schools
$30,669Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
47%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Riverhead
Grades PK–5
RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL or AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NY
Math proficiency34%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 83.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$30,669
per student each year · 11% below the NY average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,424’20
5,407’21
5,496’22
5,512’23
5,547’24
Students
Hispanic · 66%3,677
White · 24%1,325
Black · 7%396
Two or more races · 2%101
Asian · 1%42
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools8 in district
PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 656 students · Riverhead
DPublicRILEY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 520 students · Calverton
C+PublicAQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 458 students · Aquebogue
C+PublicROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 395 students · Riverhead
DPublicPULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 797 students · Riverhead
DPublicRIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 793 students · Riverhead
DPublicSUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICESecondary · Grades 11 · 1 students · Riverhead
PublicRIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,927 students · Riverhead
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.