Riverside High, Jacksonville: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Duval County Public Schools’ school locator map, school hours page and calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory, and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football classifications.

Riverside High is the Duval County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 1200 McDuff Ave. S. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call

• Front office: 904-381-3930, 1200 McDuff Ave. S., Jacksonville, FL 32205
• School website: dcps.duvalschools.org/o/rhs
• Enrolling a new student: the district’s new student enrollment page; Enrollment Services 904-390-2082
• Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school locator map

Principal

Principal Chris Koek, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 1,638 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 68 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 24 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for high schools at 65% of points or more.

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

• English language arts: 53%
• Math: 35%
• Science: 54%
• Social studies: 70%
• Graduation rate (2024-25): 95%
• College and career acceleration (2024-25): 85% of graduates

The same file lists 85.5% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged and the school as a Title I school, which receives federal aid for schools serving low-income families.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s school locator map. Zones do not follow city limits.

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zone maps (shares are of each zone’s area, not of students):

• Elementary zones inside this zone: all of the Central Riverside Elementary, Fishweir Elementary, John Stockton Elementary, Ortega Elementary, Pinedale Elementary, Ruth N. Upson Elementary, Venetia Elementary and West Riverside Elementary zones, most of the Bayview Elementary and Hyde Park Elementary zones and part of the Ramona Boulevard Elementary and S.P. Livingston Elementary zones.
• Middle school zones inside this zone: most of the Lake Shore Middle zone.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 7:10 a.m. to 2:05 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, the standard schedule for district high schools.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

• Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (employee planning day)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: schools closed for Veterans Day
• Nov. 23-27: schools closed for Thanksgiving week
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
• Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: employee planning day, no school for students
• Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• March 15-19, 2027: schools closed for spring break week
• Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

Programs

The district’s magnet programs list shows a magnet program here: Engineering Academy. Families apply through the district’s magnet lottery, which for the 2026-27 school year ran Dec. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026; seats left after the lottery are offered through controlled open enrollment.

Sports and activities

Riverside plays football in Class 4A, Region 1, District 3 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s football classifications. The other teams in that district are Columbia (Lake City), Ed White, Ribault and Yulee. The school’s athletics page lists teams in football, volleyball, golf, bowling, cross country, girls swimming, cheer, basketball, soccer, girls weightlifting, wrestling, slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball, track, flag football, lacrosse and tennis. Follow the season on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

More on Jacksonville schools

• The school’s website
• Every public school in Jacksonville
• Our Jacksonville schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar
• High school football: Friday night football and the scoreboard

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Riverside High serve?

Grades 9 to 12. It is a Duval County Public Schools high school at 1200 McDuff Ave. S. in Jacksonville.

What is Riverside High’s school grade?

Riverside High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 59% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

What time does Riverside High start?

Classes run 7:10 a.m. to 2:05 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.