The Rivers School
Weston · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Brandon School & Residental Treatment → Tremont School → Walnut Hill School For The Arts → Dana Hall School → Gifford School → Rcs Learning Center → Learning Prep School → The Cambridge School Of Weston →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, Tremont School, Walnut Hill School For The Arts 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.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
The Rivers School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 123 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2022-2026
College · Students
and 93 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by The Rivers School — 2026-27 College Profile ↗. Found at: p.2, 'College Enrollment 2022-2026'.
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.
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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 | — |
| Tremont School Concord |
Private | 1.1 | 39 | — |
| 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% |