Riverside Preparatory Academy

B- 5.0 Georgia, US

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Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

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The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

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The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall

B-

Matriculation B

Academics B-

Extracurriculars B+

Community B

Reviews

Riverside Military Academy, est. 1907 in Gainesville, GA, is a top notch all boys college preparatory boarding school following a military structure. We help boys to realize their true potential.
Riverside serves both boarding and day cadets who take full advantage of the Academy's first-class athletic facilities, fine arts programs, clubs, extracurricular activities, and a beautiful 206-acre campus on the shores of Lake Lanier.

Grades 7-12, All Boys
530+ Cadets representing 22 Countries
Over 70% of our teachers hold a master's degree or higher.
Active learning opportunities are incorporated into shorter class periods.
Class of 2017 earned over $6.7 Million in Collegiate Scholarship Offers

Riverside's Mission
During these critical formative years when a young man's character, confidence, and work ethic are forever shaped, Riverside provides the foundation to help him flourish. We see cadets grow from impressionable boys into mature, confident leaders every day.

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Current School

Tuition

$64116

Enrollment

290

International Students

25%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

80%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:8

Endowment

$40 millions

Average SAT Score

1120

Average ACT Score

Class Size

Boarding %

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#17	Cornell University	1 +
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +
#28	New York University	1 +
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +
#36	University of California: Irvine	1 +
#38	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +
#38	University of California: Davis	1 +
#42	Boston University	1 +
#42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
#47	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +
#48	University of Georgia	1 +
#49	Northeastern University	1 +
#49	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +
#55	Florida State University	1 +
#55	University of Miami	1 +
#57	Penn State University Park	1 +
#57	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
#62	Rutgers University	1 +
#63	George Washington University	1 +
#68	Fordham University	1 +
#68	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +
#68	Southern Methodist University	1 +
#68	St. Lawrence University	1 +
#68	Texas A&M University	1 +
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +
#68	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +
#70	Virginia Military Institute	1 +
#70	Wofford College	1 +
#75	Baylor University	1 +
#75	Clemson University	1 +
#76	College of Wooster	1 +
#83	Texas Christian University	1 +
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#94	Hampden-Sydney College	1 +
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#102	Hendrix College	1 +
#103	Drexel University	1 +
#103	Loyola University Chicago	1 +
#103	University of Arizona	1 +
#103	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +
#103	University of South Florida	1 +
#104	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
#104	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +
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#111	Birmingham-Southern College	1 +
#111	Drew University	1 +
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#117	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
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#142	Hartwick College	1 +
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Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2018-2019	2016	2013	2012	Total
	All schools	91	6	19	9	6
#12	Cornell University	1 +admitted					1
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +admitted					1
#24	University of Virginia				1 +		1
#24	Emory University			1			1
#28	University of California: San Diego	1 +admitted		1			2
#28	University of California: Davis	1 +admitted		1			2
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +admitted			1 +	2	4
#33	University of California: Irvine	1 +admitted					1
#35	New York University	1 +admitted					1
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +admitted					1
#40	Rutgers University	1 +admitted		1			2
#43	Boston University	1 +admitted					1
#47	Texas A&M University	1 +admitted					1
#47	University of Georgia	1 +admitted		3		1	5
#47	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +admitted					1
#49	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +admitted					1
#53	Florida State University	1 +admitted				2	3
#53	Northeastern University	1 +admitted					1
#53	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +admitted					1
#53	Case Western Reserve University				1 +		1
#57	Purdue University		1 +admitted	1			2
#57	Penn State University Park	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1			3
#58	SUNY University at Stony Brook	1 +admitted					1
#60	Michigan State University		1 +admitted	1			2
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute				1 +		1
#67	George Washington University	1 +admitted					1
#67	Syracuse University		1 +admitted				1
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +admitted					1
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1 +admitted					1
#67	University of Miami	1 +admitted			1 +		2
#73	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +admitted		1			2
#76	SUNY University at Buffalo			1			1
#86	Clemson University	1 +admitted		1	1 +		3
#89	Southern Methodist University	1 +admitted					1
#89	University of South Florida	1 +admitted					1
#89	Fordham University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted				2
#93	Auburn University	1 +admitted					1
#93	Baylor University	1 +admitted		1			2
#93	University of Iowa			1			1
#98	Texas Christian University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted				2
#98	Drexel University	1 +admitted			1 +		2
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +admitted					1
#103	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +admitted					1
#105	Arizona State University	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +admitted					1
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +admitted		1			2
#115	University of Arizona	1 +admitted					1
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +admitted					1
#124	University of Central Florida	1 +admitted					1
#124	University of Denver				1 +		1
#133	Miami University: Oxford			1			1
#137	University of Alabama	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	1	4
#142	University of Cincinnati	1 +admitted					1
#142	Loyola University Chicago	1 +admitted		1			2
#142	University of Alabama at Birmingham	1 +admitted					1
#151	Colorado State University	1 +admitted					1
#151	DePaul University	1 +admitted					1
#159	University of Massachusetts Lowell	1 +admitted					1
#163	University of Mississippi	1 +admitted					1
#163	Adelphi University	1 +admitted					1
#163	St. John's University	1 +admitted					1
#170	University of Hawaii at Manoa	1 +admitted					1
#170	Mercer University	1 +admitted					1
#178	Drake University	1 +admitted					1
#178	Washington State University	1 +admitted					1
#178	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	1 +admitted					1
#178	University of Arkansas	1 +admitted					1
#185	Samford University	1 +admitted					1
#185	Hofstra University	1 +admitted					1
#195	East Carolina University	1 +admitted					1
#209	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	1 +admitted					1
#209	Florida Atlantic University	1 +admitted					1
#216	Mississippi State University	1 +admitted					1
#216	University of Massachusetts Boston	1 +admitted					1
#216	Ball State University	1 +admitted					1
#227	Georgia State University	1 +admitted					1
#227	Western Carolina University	1 +admitted					1
#227	Nova Southeastern University	1 +admitted					1
#236	University of North Dakota	1 +admitted					1
#236	University of North Florida	1 +admitted					1
#236	Belmont University	1 +admitted					1
#236	Lipscomb University	1 +admitted					1
#249	Maryville University of Saint Louis	1 +admitted					1
#249	Keiser University	1 +admitted					1
#269	University of Missouri: Kansas City	1 +admitted					1
#280	Old Dominion University	1 +admitted					1
#280	Texas State University	1 +admitted					1
#304	Radford University	1 +admitted					1
#304	Middle Tennessee State University	1 +admitted					1
#320	East Tennessee State University	1 +admitted					1
#352	Georgia Southern University	1 +admitted					1
#356	Gardner-Webb University	1 +admitted					1
#361	Clark Atlanta University	1 +admitted					1
#376	Wingate University	1 +admitted					1
#382	University of West Georgia	1 +admitted					1
#382	Palm Beach Atlantic University	1 +admitted					1
#390	Saint Leo University	1 +admitted					1
	Valdosta State University	1 +admitted					1
	Alabama State University	1 +admitted					1
	Brenau University	1 +admitted					1
	Barry University	1 +admitted					1
	Kennesaw State University	1 +admitted					1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2018-2019	2016	2013	2012	Total
	All schools	14	4	2	0	0
#3	United States Naval Academy		1 +admitted				1
#7	United States Air Force Academy	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1			3
#21	United States Military Academy		1 +admitted	1			2
#30	Lafayette College		1 +admitted				1
#35	Franklin & Marshall College	1 +admitted					1
#46	Furman University	1 +admitted					1
#59	St. Lawrence University	1 +admitted					1
#59	Wofford College	1 +admitted					1
#63	Virginia Military Institute	1 +admitted					1
#93	Drew University	1 +admitted					1
#112	Hendrix College	1 +admitted					1
#116	Hampden-Sydney College	1 +admitted					1
#121	Hartwick College	1 +admitted					1
#135	Birmingham-Southern College	1 +admitted					1
#139	Presbyterian College	1 +admitted					1
#167	The King's College	1 +admitted					1
	Young Harris College	1 +admitted					1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2018-2019	2016	2013	2012	Total
	All schools	1	0	0	0	0
#28	University of Ontario Institute Technology	1 +admitted					1

Academics

AP

(10)

Biology	World History
Calculus AB	Chemistry
English Language and Composition	English Literature and Composition

Sports

(11)

Baseball	Basketball
Cross Country	Drill Team
American Football	Lacrosse

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(7)

AIRSOFT TEAM	AVIATION PROGRAM
CIVIL AIR PATROL	JROTC TEAMS
PEER TUTORING VOLUNTEERS	RAIDER TRAINING

Arts

(15)

Acting	Band
Drama	Jazz
Music	Piano

Contact Info

https://www.riversidemilitary.com

2001 Riverside Drive Gainesville, GA 30501

770-538-2183

apply@riversidemilitary.com

Georgia

Basic Info

All-boys

Boarding Grades: 7-12

Rural

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1907

Campus Size: 206 acres

Boarding Rate: 95%

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype, On Campus, WeChat

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Nearby City

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, is a city steeped in history, playing a key role in both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. The Atlanta History Center offers insights into the city's past, while the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site honors the iconic leader’s life. In downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, created for the 1996 Olympics, hosts attractions like the Georgia Aquarium, one of the largest in the world. With its mix of history, culture, and modern attractions, Atlanta remains a vibrant hub of southern heritage and progress.

Population (2022) 537,958

Cost of Living Higher than average 2%

Nearby Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Acting	Band
Drama	Jazz
Music	Piano
Play Production	Wind Symphony
Ceramics	Drawing
Film	Painting
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