Our History

Since 1902, Adventist education has been offered in the Reno area. Today, that school is Riverview Christian Academy. Riverview Christian Academy maintains accreditation through the Seventh-day Adventist educational system of universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools. Internationally, this network is the largest Protestant, private school system. Loma Linda University in California and Andrews University in Michigan are two of the higher educational institutions within this system of almost 6,000 schools. Riverview Christian Academy also accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, the National Council for Private School Accreditation, and the State of Nevada. All public schools and all other Seventh-day Adventist schools and academies recognize the credits from our school. 

In 1902, the Reno Seventh-day Adventist Church first organized a small Adventist school. The facility relocated to 1090 Bresson Ave in 1954, teaching grades one through eight. In 1962, the academic program expanded to also include grades nine and ten. Grade eleven was added in 1998, and the following year extended to grade twelve. The Senior Academy was an extension school for Rio Lindo Adventist Academy of Healdsburg, California. 

Many Riverview Christian Academy graduates have progressed through the Adventist school system to high levels of academic achievement and job performance. Iowa Test of Basic Skills results consistently indicate that Riverview Christian Academy students score well above school averages when compared to other private and public schools in the nation. Approximately 85% of SDA-trained students continue on to higher education. This compares to approximately 40% to 45% among public school graduates.