Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB CO EASTERN COM SCH DIST·NCES 180306000406
Riverdale Elementary School
6127 SR 1, Saint Joe, IN 46785 · (260) 337-5464 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
125 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
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 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Riverdale Elementary School→Eastside Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Elementary School
Riverdale Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Elementary School this school | 300 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
| Andrews Elementary School Andrews | 290 | 41.4% | 47.9% |
| Waldron Elementary School Waldron | 298 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| Yankeetown Elementary School Newburgh | 310 | 41.0% | 56.7% |
| Converse Elementary School Converse | 323 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Lydia Middleton Elementary School Madison | 333 | 40.5% | 46.8% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #285 of 983 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #334 of 986 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #373 of 986 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #833 of 1,079 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #865 of 991 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #854 of 996 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #763 of 1,058 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #348 of 353 | N/A |
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
300
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 300 | 16.8 | 17.8:1 | 42% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 16.5 | 18.0:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 16.5 | 17.8:1 | 37% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 41% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 11% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 16 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Elementary School.
About Riverdale Elementary School
Riverdale Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Saint Joe, Indiana. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 300 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
The district for Riverdale Elementary School is DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist, with 4 schools and 1,244 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Riverdale Elementary School. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, DeKalb County is about 95% White. Riverdale Elementary School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.8:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%.
allk12 grades Riverdale Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Riverdale Elementary School are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.0% actual, 46.0% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $74,331, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Riverdale Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Butler Elementary School, is about 7.5 miles from Riverdale Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Riverdale Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Riverdale Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 300, close to the 297 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$74,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
- Eastside Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Northeast IN Spec Ed CoopCombined · 19 students
- Impact InstitutueHigh
Other Riverdale Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Riverdale Elementary. Riverdale Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 13.
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,184 students
- Riverdale ElementaryRiverdale, MD · 586 students
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 566 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 559 students
- Riverdale ElementaryCourtland, VA · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Butler Elementary School7.5 mi · 366
- Hicksville Middle School8.3 mi · 282
- Hicksville Elementary School8.3 mi · 375
- Hicksville High School8.3 mi · 211
- James R Watson Elementary School8.3 mi · 590
- Leo Elementary School8.3 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverdale Elementary School?
Riverdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-06.
Is Riverdale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riverdale Elementary School?
Riverdale Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverdale Elementary School?
Riverdale Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.