Riverdale School

Riverdale School is one of the intimate elementary schools in OGDEN, Utah, overseen by Weber District, with 390 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 491.

Weber District comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 32,054 students; Riverdale School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Riverdale School logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Weber County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverdale School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 37.8%.

Around the school, census data for Weber County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,005 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverdale School is one of 95 public schools in Weber County (combined enrollment of about 49,670 students).

Nearest neighbor: Good Foundations Academy, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverdale School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riverdale School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

Riverdale School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Riverdale School's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 390). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 23% to 30%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Riverdale School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.