Riverwood International Charter School, 5900 Raider Drive: grades 9-12, 1,834 students and an 83.5 CCRPI score in the state's 2025 report. 470-254-1980.
Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Sources: Riverwood International Charter School, Fulton County Schools and its attendance zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and the GHSA.
Riverwood International Charter School is a Fulton County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 in west Sandy Springs. The school’s Our School page says it was founded in 1971 in Sandy Springs. The federal directory gives an Atlanta mailing address for its 30328 ZIP code; the school itself and the state report card place it in Sandy Springs. Despite “charter” in the name, Riverwood is a zoned school: students who live in its attendance zone attend it.
Who to call
- Front office: 470-254-1980, 5900 Raider Drive, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. The school lists office hours of 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- School website: riverwood.fultonschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration. District main line: 470-254-3600.
- Buses: Fulton County Schools Transportation North, 470-254-2970
| Address | 5900 Raider Drive, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 |
| Phone | 470-254-1980 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| School day | 8:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| District | Fulton County Schools |
Principal
Principal Kindra Smith, according to the school’s administration page. Her principal page says she was named principal of Riverwood in 2019 after leading Roswell North Elementary, and that she was Fulton County’s Principal of the Year.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,716 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
- State count: 1,834 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 1,795 in 2024 and 1,829 in 2023.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia no longer issues letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score | Four-year graduation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.5 | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 79.3 | 98.8% |
| 2023 | 81.4 | 96.9% |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 83.6, progress 78.5, closing gaps 80.4, readiness 81.2 and graduation 97.7, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-course tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 42.9% | 17.5% |
| Math | 32.2% | 21.1% |
| Science | 31.3% | 21.8% |
| Social studies | 29.8% | 43.9% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Riverwood or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find Your School lookup or its attendance zone map. About 14,800 of the roughly 36,500 address points the district’s map data places in Sandy Springs are zoned to Riverwood. The rest are zoned to North Springs.
Under the district’s 2026-27 Sandy Springs feeder pattern, Ridgeview Charter Middle is Riverwood’s only feeder middle school. Its elementary schools are High Point, Lake Forest and parts of Heards Ferry and Woodland.
No rezoning that affects Riverwood has been approved. The district’s current redistricting review covers south and north Fulton, not the Sandy Springs schools, and the district says no attendance zone changes, closures or consolidations have been approved.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: holiday, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a remote learning day
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
The district’s bell schedule page and the school both list Riverwood’s day as 8:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The school also posts its A/B day and lunch schedules.
Programs
- International Baccalaureate. The school’s IB overview says Riverwood offers the IB Diploma Program and is authorized to offer the Middle Years Program together with Ridgeview. It was authorized as an IB Diploma school in 1999, and the Middle Years Program was authorized in 2006.
- International Studies Magnet. The Our School page counts 109 magnet students and 78 IB diploma candidates in the Class of 2025.
- Also listed: AVID, Talented and Gifted, Advanced Placement and JROTC, with French, Spanish and Japanese as world languages.
Sports and activities
Riverwood (the Raiders) plays in Region 7 of Class AAAAAA for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments. The region’s other schools are Alpharetta, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Lanier, Milton and Roswell.
The athletics site, riverwoodathletics.com, lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, sideline cheer, cross country, girls flag football, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, boys and girls tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling. The Riverwood Athletic Association, a parent booster group, is listed on the school’s athletics page.
The GHSA schedule lists most North Springs home football games at Riverwood this fall. See both schedules on our Friday night football page and results on the high school scoreboard.
More on Sandy Springs schools
- The school’s website and the district’s school profile reports
- Every public school in Sandy Springs, with zones and report cards
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Riverwood International Charter School serve?
Riverwood serves grades 9 through 12. It is a Fulton County Schools high school at 5900 Raider Drive in Sandy Springs.
What is Riverwood’s CCRPI score?
Riverwood scored 83.5 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 79.3 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 97.1%.
Which middle school feeds into Riverwood?
Ridgeview Charter Middle School is the only feeder middle school for Riverwood, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder pattern for Sandy Springs.
Do you have to apply to Riverwood International Charter School?
No. Despite the word charter in its name, Riverwood is a zoned Fulton County Schools high school: students who live in its attendance zone go there. Check an address with the district’s Find Your School lookup.
What time does Riverwood start?
The school day runs 8:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the school and the Fulton County Schools bell schedule.
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