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Riverbend High School

Fredericksburg, VA 22407

Phone: (540) 548-4051
District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

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public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1916 students

Riverbend High School, a public school located in Fredericksburg, VA, serves grades 9-12 in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Riverbend High School is a public school located in Fredericksburg, VA. 1916 students attend Riverbend High School.

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Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	6/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning data from Virginia Department of Education, and using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course data from Virginia Department of Education.
College Readiness	6/10	The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Virginia Department of Education, using 2025 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics, and using 2025 demographic data from Virginia Department of Education.

Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.

Posted: February 12, 2026

its a good school
new safety stuff

Posted: June 4, 2025

that school is the whole reason to never ever go to public schools.

Posted: June 4, 2025

Posted: August 1, 2023

I was so worried about my daughter going here. We have always been a private school family and we decided to switch it up on her request. She has gotten so much better academically and made so many new friends. The teachers are trained beautifully and very helpful.

Posted: August 1, 2023

Posted: June 27, 2023

Amazing school. Teacher engagement with students has been fantastic. Teachers are eager to help when students take the iniative to ask. So many opportunities at this school if your child is willing to seek them out.

Posted: June 27, 2023

Posted: February 14, 2023

Very little if any instruction or teacher engagement for the most part. Kids are allowed extensive use of phones and spend quite a bit of time on them (not doing school work) . Extremely poor communication from staff. Unable to to get any assistance or guidance from counselor or office staff.

Posted: February 14, 2023

Posted: October 10, 2021

Despite communicating directly and honestly with the principal and the athletic director for eight weeks in the Fall of 2021 about making improvements to COVID mitigation communication within the school and, most specifically, at indoor volleyball games- little was done. They promised a list of improvements and only one inadequate sign was put on a door. This resulted in a breakthrough infection for our child. Now, our child has learned that direct communication yields no results and leadership does not have their best interest at heart. Leadership sleeps well with it's "low" numbers forgetting that the numbers = people and have ripple effects. Little is being done to address safety and equity at this school.

Posted: October 10, 2021

Posted: July 14, 2019

Great school! Amazing range of course selection, teachers, and staff.

Posted: July 14, 2019

Posted: June 4, 2018

Excellent experience with both our children at this school. One took AP classes, and one did not. Both were ready for college upon graduation and excelled at each of their respective universities.

Posted: June 4, 2018

Posted: May 23, 2018

Concerns for student Safety, student character and accountability are strongly displayed by the administration.

Posted: May 23, 2018

As a parent, I am pleased with the education and support.

Posted: May 23, 2018

Posted: February 27, 2018

While attending Riverbend for the last couple years, I can safely say that they staff is useless. Due to bullying issues, I am leaving Riverbend. The counselors have been literally no help, giving me attitude, beating around the bush, and ignoring all questions i have about an online program. The counselors also gave me attitude for my chosen profession, telling me that I should't be a chef because, and I quote: "it's a waste of my intelligence." I'm sorry, but I don't think that's your decision. The environment is most definitely NOT inclusive. I sit alone at lunch, in all of my classes, and everyone treats me like I'm a freak because I decide not the conform like a mindless sheep. Because of this school, i have severe social anxiety. My depression has worsened, and my grades have dropped from straight A's to straight C's. The teachers decide that the only thing their students should be doing is useless busy work. I hate everything about Riverbend, and I strongly recommend reconsidering allowing your children to attend this school, especially if they don't "fit in."

Posted: January 2, 2016

they did barely did anything about the bullying it was the worst experience for me i had to be hospitalized because of the bullying

Posted: January 2, 2016

not all the teachers helped protect me from the bullying unfrotunatly the teachers did not help me that much from the bullying only a few helped protect me from the bullying

Posted: March 11, 2015

If you are searching for a good school to send your kids to, this is not the one. It is the worst school that I've seen in years when it comes to supporting students and communicating with parents. When it comes to their academic counselors, it is better to hire a professional than to consult with them. My daughter asked for a letter of reference from a young male counselor. When she received the letter back it was so poorly written we did not submit it to the university. As far as academics, there is no diversity in their advanced classrooms and the governors schools. Students that are accepted into those "elite" programs look the same. You can do better than Riverbend.

Posted: June 5, 2014

Worst school in Spotsylvania county. I recommended no one go here. The principal Dr. Wright has the worst attitude with parents and some students. There are way better high schools in this county this is not a good school

Posted: November 8, 2013

My daughter has completed nursing school at Radford University, with the foundation that this high school offered she felt well equiped for this college challenge!

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#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Stafford Lakes Village	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fredericksburg	VA	5 mi
2	Colonial Village at Greenbrier	Apartment Complex	Fredericksburg	VA	5.1 mi
3	Leeland Station	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fredericksburg	VA	8.2 mi
4	Lee Hill Estates	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fredericksburg	VA	9.7 mi
5	Hunter's Pond	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	11.5 mi
6	Augustine	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	11.5 mi
7	Embrey Mills	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	12.6 mi
8	Austin Ridge	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	12.8 mi
9	Autumn Ridge	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.1 mi
10	Vista Woods	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.1 mi
11	St. George's Estates	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.3 mi
12	Amber Hill	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.4 mi
13	Park Ridge - The Manors	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.5 mi
14	Eastern View	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.8 mi
15	Park Ridge The Towns	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.8 mi
16	Hampton Oaks	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	13.8 mi
17	Apple Grove	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	14 mi
18	Manors of Greenridge	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Stafford	VA	14.1 mi
19	Aquia Harbour	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Aquia Harbour	VA	15.3 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Downtown Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	VA	6.2 mi
2	Ferry Farm Area	Fredericksburg	VA	6.9 mi
3	Leeland Station Area	Fredericksburg	VA	8.9 mi
4	Stafford	Stafford	VA	12.6 mi
5	Public Quarry at Government Island	Stafford	VA	14.5 mi
6	Aquia Landing Park	Stafford	VA	15.2 mi

Base	Distance
Quantico Marine Base	18 mi.
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Dahlgren NSWC	29.7 mi.
Fort Belvoir	36.8 mi.
NRO Chantilly	41.1 mi.
Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church	44.1 mi.
Mark Center Alexandria	44.5 mi.
NGIC Charlottesville	46.5 mi.
Henderson Hall	48 mi.
Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia	48.2 mi.
Fort Myer	48.5 mi.
Pentagon	48.6 mi.
Coast Guard Headquarters DC	49.6 mi.
Fort McNair	49.8 mi.

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