Student Admissions

Riverside Indian School accepts applications for students seeking admissions in grades 4-12. RIS is the oldest and largest off-reservation boarding school in the United States and has been in operation since 1871.

Student Resources

Links to Google Classroom, Odysseyware, and other resources to insure your educational success!

Employee Resources

Employee resources for e-mail, NASIS, DOI Talent, and other useful links.

Brave & Lady Brave Athletics

Riverside Indian School recognizes the important role interscholastic athletics play in the development of students. Therefore, a great emphasis is placed on the educational, social and personal welfare of students who participate in athletics.

COVID-19 Information

As we make decisions about our children returning to school, it is important to consider the full spectrum of benefits and risks of both in-person and virtual learning options. Parents are understandably concerned about the safety of their children at school in the wake of COVID-19.

Student Dormitories

Riverside currently offers five (5) dormitories for students, two of which were just opened at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year...

About Riverside Indian School

Riverside Indian School is home to nearly 800 students representing over 75 Native American tribes from throughout the United States for nine months out of the year. Our campus is more than 135 acres, located on Wichita, Caddo and Delaware (WCD) land, north of Anadarko, Oklahoma (approximately 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City), surrounded by woodland areas next to the historical Washita River. The Bureau of Indian Education’s largest and oldest off-reservation boarding school provides an atmosphere of holistic development for each student and staff member through cultural, spiritual, physical, technological and academic experiences. Many of our graduates earn scholarships and continue their education at universities and technical schools. Every department takes pride in our mission…

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Riverside Indian School Wellness Policy

Riverside is committed to nutrition, nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities that support student and staff wellness. For more information on how our school is meeting these goals, please click the Riverside Wellness Policy button.


If you would like to learn more about our great school or find out about your student, please visit the contact page for more information.