Enrollment
273
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341398004498
Riverdale School
52 NEWARK POMPTON TURNPIKE, RIVERDALE, NJ 07457 · (973) 839-1300 · Morris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
61 students
STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 44.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 School
Riverdale School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale School this school | 273 | 22.3% | 51.6% |
| Franklin Elementary School SUCCASUNNA | 281 | 23.1% | 36.5% |
| Cambridge Park Elementary School Aberdeen | 286 | 19.6% | N/A |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School HAWTHORNE | 264 | 23.9% | 55.3% |
| Katharine D Malone Elementary School ROCKAWAY | 303 | 18.8% | 59.0% |
| Salome H. Long Memorial School SADDLE BROOK | 304 | 19.7% | 57.0% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #488 of 1,290 | #58 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #674 of 1,319 ▼ 8 | #65 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #356 of 1,319 ▼ 33 | #45 of 77 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #1,214 of 1,562 | #77 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #82 of 1,390 | #6 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #640 of 1,392 | #37 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #996 of 1,481 | #29 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #206 of 798 | #10 of 44 |
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
273
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 273 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 32 | 9.0:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 33 | 8.6:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 30 | 9.8:1 | 21% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 30.8 | 10.8:1 | 16% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 17% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 6% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 21 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (333 to 273); teachers up 4% (30.8 to 32).
About Riverdale School
As a small elementary school, Riverdale School serves students in RIVERDALE, New Jersey. The school counts 273 students across pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
Riverdale School is a school in Riverdale School District.
Riverdale School's enrollment is 60% White. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Riverdale School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Riverdale School's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 8.5:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Riverdale School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In New Jersey, Riverdale School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.6% actual against a predicted 53.9%.
Federal survey data for Morris County show that median household income is about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverdale School is among the 156 public schools in Morris County.
The nearest public school is Lenox School, at about 1.1 miles. Riverdale School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Riverdale School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Riverdale School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 295 to 273. The ratio was 9.8:1 in 2020-21 and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Riverdale School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Riverdale schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Riverdale. Riverdale School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Riverdale SchoolOGDEN, UT · 390 students
- RiverdaleDedham, MA · 206 students
- Riverdale SchoolRiverdale, IL · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Lenox School1.1 mi · 355
- Lincoln School1.1 mi · 344
- Pompton Lakes High School1.1 mi · 610
- North Boulevard School1.3 mi · 326
- Lakeside School1.3 mi · 370
- Samuel R. Donald Elementary School1.8 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverdale School?
Riverdale School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-08.
Is Riverdale School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riverdale School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Riverdale School have?
Riverdale School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
How diverse is Riverdale School?
Riverdale School reports a student body of 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverdale School?
Riverdale School is overseen by Riverdale School District in Morris County.
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