Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 148·NCES 171245001497
Riverdale School
325 W 142nd St, Riverdale, IL 60827 · (708) 849-7153 · Cook County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
136 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
39.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 17.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 14% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 School
Riverdale School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale School this school | 137 | 99.3% | 28.9% |
| Plato Learning Academy Elementary School Chicago | 157 | 97.5% | 4.4% |
| Cullen Elementary School Chicago | 176 | 97.2% | 24.1% |
| Nob Hill Elementary School Country Club Hills | 164 | 98.8% | 20.7% |
| Faraday Elementary School Chicago | 178 | 98.3% | 18.0% |
| White Elementary Career Academy Chicago | 116 | 92.2% | 22.3% |
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 Riverdale School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,305 of 1,925 | #413 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,508 of 2,077 ▼ 193 | #491 of 829 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,367 of 2,077 ▼ 91 | #472 of 829 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #2,251 of 2,419 | #878 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #39 of 2,132 | #26 of 804 |
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
137
+11 (+9%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 139
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 | 137 | 11.6 | 11.8:1 | 99% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 11.2 | 11.7:1 | 99% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 17.2 | 8.0:1 | 96% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 17 | 8.9:1 | 91% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 97% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 82% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 6 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (152 to 137); teachers down 32% (17 to 11.6).
About Riverdale School
Riverdale School sits in Riverdale, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 137 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 64% below that mark.
The district, Dolton SD 148, operates 10 schools serving 2,077 students.
Riverdale School is 93% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
The school lists 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Riverdale School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Riverdale School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 28.9%. Predicted: 14.2%. Difference: 14.7 points.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Riverdale School among them.
Riverdale School's closest public school neighbor is Park Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.1% on proficiency, and Riverdale School is above that at 28.9%.
NCES assigns Riverdale School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 126 to 137, a 9% rise.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dolton SD 148
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Early Childhood CntrElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Gen George Patton Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
- Washington Junior HighMiddle · 118 students
- Family Enrichment PRG/FEPElementary
Other Riverdale schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Riverdale. Riverdale School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Riverdale SchoolOGDEN, UT · 390 students
- Riverdale SchoolRIVERDALE, NJ · 273 students
- RiverdaleDedham, MA · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Park Elementary School0.2 mi · 197
- Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 282
- Washington Junior High0.3 mi · 118
- Gen George Patton Elementary School0.6 mi · 184
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.7 mi · 248
- Roosevelt Junior High School0.7 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverdale School?
Riverdale School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades KG-04.
Is Riverdale School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Riverdale School.
How diverse is Riverdale School?
Riverdale School reports a student body of 4% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Riverdale School public or private?
Riverdale School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dolton SD 148.
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