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What's something Riverdale High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,359
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000477
Riverdale High School
160 Roberts Dr, Riverdale, GA 30274 · (770) 473-2905 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,359 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Georgia public high schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,359 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 439 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 349 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 20% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
26.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 5 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 High School
Riverdale High School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale High School this school | 1,359 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Mount Zion High School Jonesboro | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Spencer High School Columbus | 1,016 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro | 1,665 | 99.4% | 17.1% |
| Tri-Cities High School East Point | 1,748 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #277 of 411 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #298 of 417 ▼ 65 | #6 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,359 | #167 of 480 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #394 of 413 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #301 of 413 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 425 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #131 of 226 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,359
+34 (+3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,735
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,359 | 70 | 19.4:1 | 100% (1,359) |
| 2023-24 | 1,299 | 73 | 17.8:1 | 83% (1,083) |
| 2022-23 | 1,333 | 74.3 | 17.9:1 | 91% (1,207) |
| 2020-21 | 1,325 | 68 | 19.5:1 | 93% (1,232) |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 | 71 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,257) |
| 2015-16 | 1,342 | 58 | 23.1:1 | 99% (1,335) |
| 2010-11 | 1,416 | 83 | 17.1:1 | 81% (1,153) |
| 2000-01 | 1,619 | 82 | 19.7:1 | 42% (682) |
| 1990-91 | 1,735 | 105 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,263 to 1,359); teachers down 1% (71 to 70).
About Riverdale High School
Located in Riverdale, Georgia, Riverdale High School is a mid-sized high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,359 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Clayton County includes 68 schools. Together they enroll 51,326 students.
The share of Black students at Riverdale High School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Clayton County at about 69% Black, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverdale High School are from different groups.
There are 70 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverdale High School, giving a ratio of 19.4:1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Georgia public high schools, Riverdale High School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Riverdale High School would score about 25.7%. It scores 28.2%, 2.5 points above that figure.
In the wider Clayton County area, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Riverdale High School shares Clayton County with 72 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Riverdale Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Riverdale High School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 1,325 to 1,359.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Dubois Integrity AcademyElementary · 1,341 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Church Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
Other Riverdale High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Riverdale High. Riverdale High School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Riverdale High SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 2,275 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 1,916 students
- Riverdale High SchoolJefferson, LA · 1,259 students
- Riverdale HighRiverdale, CA · 496 students
- Riverdale High SchoolMt Blanchard, OH · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Middle School0.5 mi · 560
- Harper Elementary School0.9 mi · 690
- Sequoyah Middle School1.0 mi · 765
- Church Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 706
- Callaway Elementary School1.5 mi · 677
- Kendrick Middle School1.7 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale High SchoolHow many students attend Riverdale High School?
Riverdale High School enrolls approximately 1,359 students in grades 09-12.
Is Riverdale High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale High School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Riverdale High School.
How diverse is Riverdale High School?
Riverdale High School reports a student body of 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Riverdale High School in?
Riverdale High School is part of Clayton County.
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