Riverside Leadership Academy
- Address
- 1955 Old Airport Rd, New Bern, NC 28562
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (252) 276-2150
- Grades served
- K-7
- NCES school ID
- 370508003658
School calendar
Riverside Leadership Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Brinson Memorial Elementary1.0 mi
- Creekside Elementary2.4 mi
- Albert H Bangert Elementary3.3 mi
- Grover C Fields Middle4.1 mi
- Trent Park Elementary4.3 mi
- J.T. Barber Elementary4.4 mi
- Craven Virtual Academy4.4 mi
- Oaks Road Academy5.0 mi
- Craven Early College High5.2 mi
- H J MacDonald Middle5.4 mi
How Riverside Leadership Academy compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 46 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 36% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Riverside Leadership Academy for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 374Student counts for Riverside Leadership Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 374 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 397Student indicators for Riverside Leadership Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 397 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 17.7 FTETeacher figures for Riverside Leadership Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 17.7 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 46.3% | 21.7% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 45.3% | 21.2% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 22.9% | 5.7% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 54.7% | 24.1% | 15.8% | 5.4% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 53.7% | 24.6% | 16.3% | 5.4% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 77.1% | 17.1% | 5.7% | -- |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Does Not Meet Expected Growth | -10 | 50 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 17.66 |
| Experienced teachers | 14.66 (83%) |
| Beginning teachers | 3 (17%) |
| Holding a standard license | 17.66 (100%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0 (0%) |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (105 of 397) | 26.5% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 32.6% |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | Yes |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Riverside Leadership Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.