Enrollment
321
High
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERDALE LOCAL·NCES 390475102909
Riverdale High School
20613 State Route 37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867 · (419) 694-2211 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
318 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 85 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 26% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverdale Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
42.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +20.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 60.6% | 17.7% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 21.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 High School
Riverdale High School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale High School this school | 321 | 99.1% | 56.3% |
| Parkway High School Rockford | 306 | 99.0% | 73.3% |
| Milton-Union High School West Milton | 369 | 99.2% | 61.8% |
| Mechanicsburg High School Mechanicsburg | 266 | 98.9% | 75.0% |
| Allen East High School Harrod | 253 | 98.8% | 72.5% |
| Arcanum High School Arcanum | 325 | 99.1% | 74.4% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #357 of 403 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #481 of 776 ▲ 95 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #334 of 774 ▲ 183 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #87 of 742 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #581 of 888 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #658 of 739 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #659 of 749 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #11 of 435 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #469 of 484 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
321
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 15.3 | 20.9:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 21.7 | 14.9:1 | 99% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 8% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverdale High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (324 to 321); teachers down 31% (21.7 to 15).
About Riverdale High School
Riverdale High School is a small high school in Ohio, located in Mt Blanchard. Enrollment totals 321 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Riverdale Local, which runs Riverdale High School, has 4 schools and 947 students.
By race and ethnicity, Riverdale High School is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Its staff includes 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.4 students per teacher. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. Riverdale High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. Among public schools in Hancock County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Test results at Riverdale High School are 4.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.3% actual, 51.4% predicted).
In Hancock County, home to about 74,866 people, median household income comes to about $73,141, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hancock County's 37 public schools enroll about 11,975 students and include Riverdale High School.
Riverdale Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns Riverdale High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school shrank from 358 students in 2020-21 to 321 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverdale Local
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other schools in Mt Blanchard
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other Riverdale High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Riverdale High. Riverdale High School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Riverdale High SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 2,275 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 1,916 students
- Riverdale High SchoolRiverdale, GA · 1,359 students
- Riverdale High SchoolJefferson, LA · 1,259 students
- Riverdale HighRiverdale, CA · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Elementary School0.0 mi · 221
- Riverdale Middle School0.0 mi · 208
- Riverdale Elementary School0.0 mi · 197
- Arlington Local Elementary School7.2 mi · 363
- Arlington Local High School7.2 mi · 249
- Vanlue High School7.8 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Riverdale High SchoolHow large is Riverdale High School?
Riverdale High School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverdale High School serve?
Riverdale High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale High School?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Riverdale High School.
What is the student diversity at Riverdale High School?
Student demographics at Riverdale High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Riverdale High School public or private?
Riverdale High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverdale Local.
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