Riverside Charter High, 945 S. Babcock St.: grades 7 to 12, 223 students in 2024-25.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the district’s 2026-27 calendar and the federal NCES school directory.

Riverside Charter High School is a public charter school for grades 7 to 12 at 945 S. Babcock St., Melbourne. It describes itself as a tuition-free public charter middle and high school offering accelerated credit earning, with two five-hour sessions a day, morning and afternoon. Students can stay through the end of the semester in which they turn 21. The campus is inside the Melbourne city limits, south of downtown, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder.

Who to call
Address 945 S. Babcock St., Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone 321-462-3092
Grades 7 to 12
District Brevard Public Schools (sponsor)

Principal

Principal Dr. Jessica Thomas, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal count was 223 students in the 2024-25 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 32 students per teacher.

State report card

Riverside is not in the state’s 2026 A-to-F school grades file. Its website says the Florida Department of Education assigned it a 2025-26 School Improvement Rating of “Commendable.” The state’s report card for the school holds its test results and graduation data; it is an interactive dashboard.

How to enroll

Charter schools have no attendance zones. Riverside calls itself “a school of choice” with open enrollment: families submit a pre-enrollment form on its Enroll Now page and a staff member follows up. Courses are computer-based and self-paced with state-certified teachers, and each student gets an individualized success plan, the school’s program page says.

Calendar and bell times

Riverside lists its own events on its website. For reference, the district’s 2026-27 calendar, approved by the School Board on Feb. 24, 2026, sets these dates for Brevard Public Schools:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: student holiday and teacher workday; the first nine weeks end Tuesday, Oct. 13
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: exam days, early release
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
  • Monday, Feb. 15: Presidents Day, student holiday
  • March 22-26: spring break, after a student holiday on Friday, March 19
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day for students

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Riverside Charter High serve?

Grades 7 through 12. It is a public charter school at 945 S. Babcock St., Melbourne, sponsored by Brevard Public Schools.

How do you enroll at Riverside Charter High?

The school says it has open enrollment: families fill in a pre-enrollment form on its website and staff follow up. It is tuition-free.

Who is the principal of Riverside Charter High?

Dr. Jessica Thomas, according to the school’s website.