Teachers and faculty have gone profoundly downhill in the past few years. The teachers have made racist comments at my kids, body shaming comments. If your child has thoughts on their own and doesn't blindly cow down to everything they say they will drive him or her out. I could write a book on the apalling things that have been said to and about my kids by these self-righteous faculty. Under the previous leadership at riverside this would have not been happening but things have changed. On one example I had to drop my son of ~30 minutes early and they pushed him outside in the cold without his coat while all of the teachers kids were inside. They made comments about his race and when confronted retalaited against my daughters. I could give you examples of 5 more families that feel the same way. read more

Great school. My students have learned so much and have grown in their walk with the Lord! So grateful!

Hard to argue with a place where the scholastic performance is consistently well above expected and the kids come out prepared well for college! Ultimately that's what we're all really looking for, right? Full disclosure, I went to the former version of the school through eighth grade, but transferred out for high school. Ultimately, things worked out just fine, but my sister who continued through here was infinitely better prepared for college than I was. We currently have two little dudes that will soon be attending here. Having looked at a lot of different options including public and private, we found that Riverside fit our needs the best. We wanted our little guys to have small class sizes and a solid moral underpinning. Both of those are present and actively protected at Riverside. Starting in pre-K, they have classes, as well as after school care options. The only thing that we have found to be a little bit different is the fact that kindergarten is only half day here, meaning the kids have to be in an after school care like setting after the morning is done. Ultimately, this is based on research suggesting the kids only need about four hours of instruction per day, and then need time to explore and play. I wish there would be some research that suggests the same for adults! The price of education varies based on income needs of families and there's a big priority on making sure not everyone here looks exactly the same or comes from the same background. Not he most diverse place at the end of the day, but not totally homogenous either. There are plenty of sports programs, many of which have done very well over the past decade. They've also got a number of afterschool clubs that participate in regional and national competitions. My experience here was certainly different than it probably is now, but seeing the difference in preparedness for post high school studies, this is a place we're excited to send our little gents! read more

Attended RCS starting in elementary all the way through high school (class of '05). Great teachers who truly care about their students and go far above and beyond. I was far more prepared for college (a private university) than my college peers were. Endless opportunities to both grow and be challenged in my faith in Christ. Planning to send my own children here for the superb academics that come from a biblical perspective and for the teachers that care more about the state of a child's heart than the grade on their homework. read more