The Rivers School
Weston · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Brandon School & Residental Treatment → Walnut Hill School For The Arts → Dana Hall School → Gifford School → Rcs Learning Center → Learning Prep School → The Cambridge School Of Weston → Wayside Academy →📋 At a glance
- 📚 19 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 4 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1370 (25-75: 1310–1440)
- 📝 ACT avg 30.5 (25-75: 29–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 82% (avg score 4.0)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Rivers School compares for families
What families should know about The Rivers School.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Brandon School & Residental Treatment, Walnut Hill School For The Arts, Dana Hall School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see The Rivers School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.rivers.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 515 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 33 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $528,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon School & Residental Treatment Natick |
Private | 0.8 | 45 | — |
| Walnut Hill School For The Arts Natick |
Private | 2.5 | 277 | -4.5% |
| Dana Hall School Wellesley |
Private | 2.8 | 483 | — |
| Gifford School Weston |
Private | 3.8 | 90 | — |
| Rcs Learning Center Natick |
Private | 3.8 | 39 | — |
| Learning Prep School West Newton |
Private | 4.9 | 146 | -9.3% |
| The Cambridge School Of Weston Weston |
Private | 5.0 | 306 | -7.0% |
| Wayside Academy Framingham |
Private | 5.0 | 22 | — |