RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL

Set in FORT MYERS, Florida, RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is a well-populated high school, one of the schools within LEE. It instructs 1,916 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% above the state mean of about 1,035.

LEE comprises 116 schools with combined enrollment of 102,524 students; RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 42% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of -13.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lee County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).

Nearest neighbor: BUCKINGHAM EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT CENTER, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 2,310 students in 2018 compared to 1,916 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.