Head of School: Julie D. Wingfield, Principal

Type of School: Learning differences, dyslexia

Year Established: 1974

Current Enrollment: 75

Grades Represented: 1st through 8th

Tuition per Year: $17,500

Number of Alumni: over 1,100

Accreditation:

AOGPE accreditation of Riverside School
AOGPE accreditation of Riverside School’s Teacher Training Program
VAISEF accreditation

Financial Aid: historically 1/3 of the student body

Geographical Diversity:

Children enrolled during 2007 represent 17 different Virginia counties/towns, hailing from 31 schools, including 18 public elementary middle schools and 13 private schools.

Faculty: 38

Budget: $1,345,850

Uniforms: No

Trademark:

1 : 1 teaching is a hallmark of specialized education at Riverside School. Each child receives 1 : 1 Orton-Gillingham teaching for 30 - 45 minutes four days a week. Riverside is the only Orton-Gillingham accredited school on the East Coast that provides 1 : 1 teaching for all students within the curriculum.

Student/Teacher ratio: 1 : 1 (language fundamentals), 10-11 : 1 (classroom)

The business and affairs of Riverside School are managed by an elected, volunteer Board of Directors. Currently, there are 12 active members of the board, who represent business, law, education and medical fields in the community.

Anthony N. Strange, President
Charles E. Hutcheson, DDS, Vice-President
Kathleen Miller, Secretary
Steven Moran, Treasurer
Robert B. Barnes, Jr.
W. Hugh Catlett, Jr.
Frances L. W. Kay
Diane Lowder, Esq.
David Meyer
Neil Millhiser
Burrell W. Stultz
Irene Walker-Bolton