RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY

RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 566 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that median household earnings sit near $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

UNIVERSITY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.0%.

RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 623 (now 566). Over the same period, the White share fell from 23% to 15%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.