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What's one thing Riverdale Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
507
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERDALE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004005118
Riverdale Elementary
3700 Stathem St., Riverdale, CA 93656 · (559) 867-3589 · Fresno County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
459 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverdale Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.2pp since 2014
Math
26.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 27.0% | 29.9% | 35.0% |
| Math | 10.7% | 15.9% | 27.6% | 45.9% |
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 | 35.2% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 23.9% |
| 2020-21 | 36.3% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.5% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 27.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.9% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 (31.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Elementary this school | 507 | 90.5% | 31.1% |
| Woodlake Valley Middle Woodlake | 483 | 91.3% | 24.8% |
| Bryant Middle Dos Palos | 487 | 87.9% | 12.8% |
| Richland Junior High Shafter | 558 | 91.4% | 20.6% |
| Edison Middle Bakersfield | 489 | 88.1% | 19.7% |
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High Ceres | 603 | 90.4% | 30.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #716 of 1,224 | #18 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #681 of 1,227 ▼ 99 | #17 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #849 of 1,227 ▼ 45 | #23 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #775 of 1,214 | #29 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #913 of 1,377 | #32 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #189 of 1,279 | #6 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,060 of 1,278 | #29 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #269 of 1,329 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #540 of 930 | #5 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
507
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 507 | 28.4 | 17.8:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 27.5 | 18.8:1 | 91% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 26.5 | 19.7:1 | 88% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 84% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 26.8 | 22.0:1 | 84% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 86% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | N/A | N/A | 81% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 24 | 23.6:1 | 75% (427) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (588 to 507); teachers up 6% (26.8 to 28.4).
About Riverdale Elementary
Riverdale Elementary is a small middle-grades school that serves part of Riverdale, California. The school enrolls 507 students, from grades 4 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
The Riverdale Joint Unified system has 5 schools and 1,426 students.
About 89% of the student body at Riverdale Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 9% White. By comparison, Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 91% in 2024-25. That is 16 points above the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
allk12 grades Riverdale Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Riverdale Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.1% is 4.6 points above the 26.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fresno County, the median household income is $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Riverdale Elementary is one of 368 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Riverdale Virtual, about 0.5 miles away. Riverdale Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Riverdale Elementary at 5th of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Riverdale Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverdale Joint Unified
- Riverdale HighHigh · 496 students
- Fipps PrimaryElementary · 394 students
- Riverdale VirtualCombined · 22 students
- Horizon HighHigh · 7 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Riverdale HighHigh · 496 students
- Fipps PrimaryElementary · 394 students
- Burrel ElementaryElementary · 94 students
- Riverdale VirtualCombined · 22 students
- Horizon HighHigh · 7 students
Other Riverdale Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Riverdale Elementary. Riverdale Elementary is the 7th largest of the 13.
- Riverdale ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 501 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
- Riverdale Virtual0.5 mi · 22
- Horizon High0.5 mi · 7
- Riverdale High0.5 mi · 496
- Fipps Primary0.7 mi · 394
- Island Elementary5.3 mi · 395
- MARC High7.2 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale ElementaryHow large is Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 04-08.
Is Riverdale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary is approximately 17.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Riverdale Elementary?
Student demographics at Riverdale Elementary are roughly 9% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Riverdale Elementary in?
Riverdale Elementary is part of Riverdale Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.