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South Bay Academy
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-10·~132 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edAffordable
Tuition$12K/yr
TypeChristian
Students~132
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Best High Schools in Riverview under $20K
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Looking for the best high schools in Riverview? We track 4 K-12 options that serve high grades. Annual tuition ranges from $4.7K/yr to $15.5K/yr, with a median of $8.6K/yr across schools that publish a number. Riverview has the highest concentration with 4 schools. 4 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
High-school admissions usually require an ISEE or SSAT, transcripts, two teacher recommendations, and an interview. Application deadlines cluster in November-January for fall entry. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Scholarship-friendly, Tuition-Free.
Showing 4 of 4 Riverview schools
- 2Center Academy-riverview
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades 04-12·~89 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$15.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~89 - 3Providence Christian School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~300 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$5.1K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~300 - 4East Bay Christian School
Riverview·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~163 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$4.7K/yrTypeBaptistStudents~163
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for high schools in Riverview?
Across the 4 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $4.7K/yr to $15.5K/yr, with a median of $8.6K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Riverview?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
4 of the 4 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Center Academy-riverview is the smallest with 89 students; Providence Christian School is the largest at 300. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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