Riverside High, 3218 Rose of Sharon Road: grades 9 to 12, 1,815 students in 2024-25 and a C (62) state grade.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Durham Public Schools’ Growing Together school site, 2026-27 zone and region map, calendars and bell schedule, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 assessment data and report card data, the federal NCES school directory and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.
Riverside High is a Durham Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 3218 Rose of Sharon Road. It is the zoned high school for its own attendance area in the district’s Central region.
Who to call
- Front office: 919-560-3965, 3218 Rose of Sharon Road
- School website: www.dpsnc.net/o/riverside
- Enrolling a new student: DPS Office of Student Assignment, 919-560-2059; enrollment page
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school locator or the city-county Durham Public School Locator
- Buses: DPS Transportation; district main line 919-560-2000
| Address | 3218 Rose of Sharon Road, Durham, NC 27712 |
| Phone | 919-560-3965 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Run by | Durham Public Schools |
| DPS region | Central |
| Calendar | Traditional |
| Mascot | Pirates |
| State school code | 320365 |
Principal
The school’s website names Woods-Weeks, who signs the weekly messages to families, as principal; it does not give a first name on its home page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: an average daily membership of 1,815 students in the 2024-25 school year, up from 1,784 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 1,851 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.
State report card
North Carolina gives every public school an A to F School Performance Grade, based 80% on achievement on state tests and other measures and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report.
| School year | Grade (score) | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | C (62) | Met |
| 2023-24 | C (61) | Not met |
The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data.
From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment data:
- At grade level or above, all state tests: 47.5% (state: 59.2%)
- College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 34.5% (state: 37.5%)
- ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 48.8% (state: 54.5%)
- Four-year graduation rate: 77.1% (state: 89%)
- Growth: met expected growth
The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Every Durham Public Schools address is assigned a base elementary, middle and high school, and the zones do not follow the city limits. Check an address in the district’s school locator or the city-county Durham Public School Locator; the zones themselves are on the district’s 2026-27 map service.
The middle schools that list Riverside High as their next step on the district’s Growing Together site are Brogden Middle and Carrington Middle, and the elementary schools that feed into it are Club Boulevard Elementary, E.K. Powe Elementary, Easley Elementary, Eastway Elementary, George Watts Elementary, Hillandale Elementary and Y.E. Smith Elementary. Carrington Middle’s feeder path lists both Northern and Riverside, depending on the address.
We found no approved rezoning for this school: the district’s 2027-28 zone map, last updated in September, matches the 2026-27 zones.
DPS holds its Showcase of Schools, with every school represented, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Northern High School, 4622 N. Roxboro Road, according to the district.
Calendar and bell times
Riverside High follows the district’s traditional calendar. Coming dates from the 2026-27 district calendars:
- Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher workdays, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- Monday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday, Jan. 19: MLK Day holiday, then a teacher workday
- March 22-26: spring break
- Wednesday, June 9: last day of school, an early release day
Bell times: 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.
Sports and activities
Riverside is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference E for the 2025-29 alignment, with Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, Hillside, Northern Durham and Southern Durham, according to the approved realignment.
The Pirates’ teams and schedules are on the school’s athletics website.
Fall schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.
More
- The school’s own website
- The district’s Growing Together page for Riverside High
- Every public school in Durham, with zones and report cards
- Our Durham schools guide for district calendars, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Riverside High serve?
Riverside High serves grades 9 to 12, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
What is Riverside High’s school grade?
Riverside High earned a C, with a score of 62, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 47.5% of its state tests were at grade level or above.
How do I know if my address is zoned for Riverside High?
Enter the address in the district’s school locator on its Growing Together site, or call the DPS Office of Student Assignment at 919-560-2059.
What time does Riverside High start?
The school day runs 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.
What conference is Riverside High in?
Riverside is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference E for the 2025-29 alignment, with Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, Hillside, Northern Durham and Southern Durham.
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