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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451005531
Riverdahl Elementary School
3520 Kishwaukee St, Rockford, IL 61109 · (815) 229-2870 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
469 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
17.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7.6% | 2.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Riverdahl Elementary School
Riverdahl Elementary School's state test result (12.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdahl Elementary School this school | 535 | 87.7% | 12.9% |
| West View Elementary School Rockford | 521 | 85.8% | 27.4% |
| R K Welsh Elementary School Rockford | 483 | 87.4% | 14.6% |
| Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School Kankakee | 437 | 84.7% | 32.4% |
| John Kennedy Middle Grade School Kankakee | 519 | 92.1% | 17.1% |
| Dennis Lab School Decatur | 579 | 84.6% | 9.9% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Riverdahl Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #1,813 of 1,925 | #39 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #1,878 of 2,077 ▲ 144 | #40 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,977 of 2,077 ▲ 22 | #39 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #418 of 2,419 | #9 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,886 of 2,035 | #33 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #100 of 2,042 | #11 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #343 of 2,132 | #8 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #558 of 1,461 | #9 of 28 |
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
535
-105 (-16%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 587
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 | 535 | 30.6 | 17.5:1 | 88% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 30.8 | 17.2:1 | 90% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 30.8 | 18.2:1 | 85% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 36.5 | 17.7:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 68% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 93% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdahl Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (648 to 535); teachers down 16% (36.5 to 30.6).
About Riverdahl Elementary School
Riverdahl Elementary School is an elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school counts 535 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Riverdahl Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205, where 44 schools serve 28,467 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Riverdahl Elementary School is Black (41%). Other groups include 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 12% Black. Riverdahl Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Riverdahl Elementary School, 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 88% of enrollment. That is 27 points above the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Riverdahl Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.9%; the prediction is 20.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Winnebago County show that median household income is about $65,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Riverdahl Elementary School is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County, which together enroll about 44,103 students.
The shortest distance from Riverdahl Elementary School to another public school is about 1.4 miles, to Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Riverdahl Elementary School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 535 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 640.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford SD 205
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Nearby schools
- Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 530
- Arthur Froberg Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
- Beyer Early Childhood Center2.0 mi · 497
- Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter2.2 mi · 234
- Bernard W Flinn Middle School2.3 mi · 807
- Julia Lathrop Elementary School2.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdahl Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverdahl Elementary School?
Riverdahl Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-05.
Is Riverdahl Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdahl Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Riverdahl Elementary School have?
Riverdahl Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Riverdahl Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riverdahl Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Riverdahl Elementary School in?
Riverdahl Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205.
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