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Which teacher or staff member at Riverdale Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001875
Riverdale Elementary
13222 Lewis St., Garden Grove, CA 92843 · (714) 663-6563 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
422 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
38.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 32.3% |
| Math | 20.0% | 18.9% | 27.1% | 33.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 32.3% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 42.9% |
| 2017-18 | 42.6% | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 43.8% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Riverdale Elementary
Riverdale Elementary's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Elementary this school | 501 | 84.2% | 40.5% |
| Legore Elementary El Monte | 516 | 86.2% | 53.5% |
| Monte Vista Elementary West Covina | 448 | 85.5% | 50.0% |
| Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary Anaheim | 513 | 80.3% | 42.1% |
| Kenmore Elementary Baldwin Park | 437 | 86.7% | 42.4% |
| Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy Stanton | 601 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Riverdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,446 of 5,151 | #261 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,367 of 5,172 ▼ 221 | #252 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,724 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #273 of 382 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #1,530 of 5,116 | #95 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,418 of 5,915 | #184 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,973 of 5,352 | #323 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #3,605 of 5,354 | #280 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #1,735 of 5,625 | #87 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #1,693 of 3,837 | #155 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
501
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 501 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 84% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 19.6 | 26.8:1 | 90% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 19.1 | 25.9:1 | 87% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 22 | 24.5:1 | 82% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 84% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 81% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | N/A | N/A | 84% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 70% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 27 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (608 to 501); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About Riverdale Elementary
Riverdale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Garden Grove, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 501 students.
Garden Grove Unified (64 schools, 36,994 students) runs Riverdale Elementary.
At Riverdale Elementary, Hispanic students make up 77% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 26.4:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Riverdale Elementary is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Riverdale Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Riverdale Elementary is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 40.5%. Predicted: 30.2%.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
The closest public school, Samueli Academy, is about 0.6 miles from Riverdale Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Riverdale Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Riverdale Elementary's enrollment declined from 539 in 2020-21 to 501 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 26.4:1, from 24.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Garden Grove
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Patton ElementaryElementary · 904 students
Other Riverdale Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Riverdale Elementary. Riverdale Elementary is the 8th largest of the 13.
- Riverdale ElementaryRiverdale, CA · 507 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,184 students
- Riverdale ElementaryRiverdale, MD · 586 students
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 566 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Samueli Academy0.6 mi · 842
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary0.7 mi · 480
- Leroy L. Doig Intermediate0.7 mi · 557
- Santiago Elementary0.8 mi · 906
- Lampson Elementary0.8 mi · 676
- Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate0.8 mi · 1,234
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Riverdale Elementary serve?
Riverdale Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale Elementary?
Approximately 26.4:1 students per teacher at Riverdale Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverdale Elementary?
At Riverdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Riverdale Elementary in?
Riverdale Elementary is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.