[1] In May, 1948, the State Department of Education in Sacramento chose Riverside as the site for the new school on the Arlington Avenue agricultural property.

He oversaw implementation of an individualized education plan (IEP) as required by federal law.

In 2000, Dr. Rachel Stone, became the fourth school chief, and the first deaf superintendent.

From 2014 to 2016, Scott Kerby, division director of State Special Schools, served as interim superintendent.

In 2016, Dr. Nancy Hlibok Amann, through an extensive community-based interview process, was selected to lead the school as its seventh superintendent.

[9] The schools athletic teams consist of the cheerleading, cross country, varsity and junior varsity volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, softball, and track and field.