Riverwood International Charter School

Riverwood International Charter School
Location
5900 Raider Drive NW Sandy Springs , Georgia 30328 United States
Coordinates	33°55′03″N84°25′02″W / 33.917467°N 84.417155°W / 33.917467; -84.417155
Information
Type	Charter school
Established	1971
School district	Fulton County School System
CEEB code	110216
NCES School ID	130228000987 [1]
Principal	Kindra Smith [2]
Staff	106.30 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Enrollment	1,716 [3]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.14 [3]
Color(s)	Blue, white and red
Mascot	Ricky the Raider
Nickname	Raiders
Rival	North Springs High School
Website	riverwood.fultonschools.org

Riverwood International Charter School is a charter school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. It is one of Fulton County's four magnet sites, offering International Studies and International Baccalaureate programs.

Notable alumni

• Becky Albertalli - novelist known for the YA novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ^[4]
• Kate Bedingfield - White House Communications Director ^[5]
• Jay Busbee - journalist, novelist, sportswriter
• Kyle Kennard - college football defensive end ^[6]
• Amaechi Morton - collegiate runner (Stanford University), participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics (Nigeria)
• Deborah Silcox - politician
• Gabriel Sterling - Chief Operating Officer of the Georgia Secretary of State's office ^[7]
• Tyler Thornburg - professional baseball player ^[8]
• Daniela Avanzini - member of Katseye

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Riverwood International Charter School (130228000987)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 23, 2025.
2. "Error" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
3. "Riverwood International Charter School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
4. Love, Simon: Atlanta author Becky Albertalli on adapting her hit YA book into a major movie
5. Bluestein, Greg; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Joe Biden hires Atlanta native as his new spokeswoman". ajc. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
6. Sugiura, Ken. "Riverwood DL Kyle Kennard gives commitment to Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
7. "Now famous for rebuking Trump, an election official is a familiar Sandy Springs figure". Reporter Newspapers. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
8. "Tyler Thornburg Stats, Fantasy & News". Boston Red Sox. Retrieved July 30, 2018.