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What's the most underrated thing about Riverdale Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001140
Riverdale Elementary
5006 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737 · (301) 985-1850 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
549 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
42.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 17.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Riverdale Elementary's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Elementary this school | 586 | 93.7% | 28.6% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Frederick | 581 | 91.0% | 28.7% |
| Rosa L. Parks Elementary Hyattsville | 607 | 89.6% | 15.6% |
| Lewisdale Elementary Hyattsville | 533 | 91.4% | 26.4% |
| Edward M. Felegy ES Hyattsville | 641 | 93.6% | 25.9% |
| Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem Adelphi | 734 | 92.8% | 24.1% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #662 of 853 | #73 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #560 of 853 ▲ 178 | #39 of 136 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #530 of 853 ▲ 230 | #47 of 136 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #232 of 898 | #25 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #334 of 857 | #75 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #738 of 857 | #120 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #25 of 885 | #19 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #127 of 551 | #32 of 99 |
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
586
-68 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 586 | 44.1 | 13.3:1 | 94% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 44.1 | 13.6:1 | 92% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 46.6 | 13.5:1 | 96% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 89% (585) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 54.6 | 13.7:1 | 88% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 90% (721) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 91% (651) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 78% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 29 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (750 to 586); teachers down 19% (54.6 to 44.1).
About Riverdale Elementary
Riverdale Elementary is one of the public schools in Riverdale, Maryland. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 586 students. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 22% higher.
Prince George's County Public Schools is made up of 199 schools with 132,693 students in all.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Riverdale Elementary. Next come 7% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% White. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Prince George's County residents. Riverdale Elementary's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Riverdale Elementary operates with 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Riverdale Elementary reports 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 15 points above the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Riverdale Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 18.8% at Riverdale Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Riverdale Elementary is one of 203 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, College Park Academy, is about 0.5 miles from Riverdale Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Riverdale Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Riverdale Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 654.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- William Wirt MiddleMiddle · 1,124 students
- College Park AcademyHigh · 682 students
- Beacon Heights ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Other Riverdale Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Riverdale Elementary. Riverdale Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,184 students
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 566 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 559 students
- Riverdale ElementaryCourtland, VA · 533 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolPort Byron, IL · 517 students
Nearby schools
- College Park Academy0.5 mi · 682
- Hyattsville Elementary0.9 mi · 422
- Hyattsville Middle0.9 mi · 1,305
- University Park Elementary1.0 mi · 538
- William Wirt Middle1.1 mi · 1,124
- Port Towns Elementary1.4 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale ElementaryHow many students attend Riverdale Elementary?
Riverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
Is Riverdale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverdale Elementary?
At Riverdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Riverdale Elementary public or private?
Riverdale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.