Is Riverdale High a good school?

Riverdale High ranks 930 th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverdale High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 525 students attended Riverdale High.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale High?

Students at Riverdale High are 90% Hispanic, 9% White.

What schools feed into Riverdale High?

Riverdale High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Fipps Primary Middle : Riverdale Elementary

Riverdale High

Summary:

Riverdale High is a public high school located in Riverdale, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 543 students. The school is part of the Riverdale Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1181 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale High has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.8% to 97.5% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past five years, which is lower than the state average. However, Riverdale High has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.5% to 34.6% over the past five years, with the high rate of 34.6% in 2021-2022 being a concern. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally on par with or slightly below the Riverdale Joint Unified School District and the state average, with notably lower performance in mathematics compared to the state average.

Riverdale High's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school has performed well for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 30-40% of California high schools in recent years. However, the school's performance for female students and students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California high schools. When compared to higher-performing schools in the region, such as Lemoore Middle College High and Sierra Pacific High, Riverdale High's performance lags behind in areas like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that Riverdale High may have room for improvement to reach the level of these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3086 West Mt. Whitney Ave.
Riverdale, CA 93656-0726

(559) 867-3562

District: Riverdale Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
930^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,197

Feeder schools for Riverdale High:

Elementary:	Fipps Primary
Middle:	Riverdale Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 525

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

9.3%

Asian:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riverdale High ranks better than 60% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.38. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Riverdale High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.3%), White (9.3%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverdale High is 15.9. (See more...)

Compare Riverdale High employs 32.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverdale High is $12,197.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riverdale High:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverdale High 930^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Riverdale High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

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Female students:

Male students:

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Riverdale Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverdale Joint Unified 1181^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Riverdale High

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Rank History for all students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.05	418^th	1653	74.7%
2005	63.36	363^rd	1901	80.9%
2006	62.00	428^th	1968	78.3%
2007	67.88	304^th	2063	85.3%
2008	62.69	424^th	2117	80.0%
2009	50.82	723^rd	2238	67.7%
2010	60.75	499^th	2281	78.1%
2011	52.10	736^th	2367	68.9%
2012	60.98	515^th	2354	78.1%
2013	57.77	584^th	2426	75.9%
2015	58.68	773^rd	1994	61.2%
2016	58.17	823^rd	2039	59.6%
2017	50.51	1012^th	2021	49.9%
2018	45.24	1116^th	2017	44.7%
2019	56.97	812^th	2133	61.9%
2021	44.89	687^th	1290	46.7%
2022	62.75	656^th	2123	69.1%
2023	43.86	1018^th	2348	56.6%
2024	47.38	930^th	2323	60.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.40	739^th	938	21.2%
2019	43.82	389^th	941	58.7%
2021	48.76	188^th	467	59.7%
2022	52.83	288^th	1044	72.4%
2023	47.96	297^th	1323	77.6%
2024	39.64	479^th	1350	64.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.38	950^th	1862	49.0%
2019	61.93	628^th	1937	67.6%
2021	49.79	556^th	1126	50.6%
2022	70.47	432^nd	1943	77.8%
2023	54.50	760^th	2247	66.2%
2024	48.30	894^th	2235	60.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.95	963^rd	1760	45.3%
2019	55.72	722^nd	1833	60.6%
2021	46.72	553^rd	1054	47.5%
2022	63.49	555^th	1858	70.1%
2023	37.12	1169^th	2118	44.8%
2024	36.85	1160^th	2098	44.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	29.94	398^th	555	28.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.01	1145^th	1834	37.6%
2019	50.84	841^st	1880	55.3%
2021	38.35	677^th	1122	39.7%
2022	59.57	648^th	1916	66.2%
2023	47.83	854^th	2207	61.3%
2024	52.34	747^th	2172	65.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.72	739^th	1742	57.6%
2019	66.51	499^th	1814	72.5%
2022	77.20	311^th	1861	83.3%
2023	54.67	724^th	2142	66.2%
2024	56.10	687^th	2125	67.7%

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Rank History for White students at Riverdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.70	962^nd	1173	18.0%
2019	48.58	634^th	1222	48.1%
2022	41.82	692^nd	1204	42.5%
2023	57.25	492^nd	1434	65.7%
2024	49.05	609^th	1406	56.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Riverdale High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	146	13	7	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	146	13	7	306	3	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	147	13	6	337	5	n/a	n/a	0	508
1998	147	14	7	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1999	121	16	7	341	3	n/a	n/a	0	488
2000	138	11	2	358	0	n/a	n/a	2	511
2001	135	9	2	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2002	121	10	1	396	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2003	121	10	1	396	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2004	109	11	1	395	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2005	112	11	2	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2006	110	10	3	425	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2007	107	6	2	443	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2008	114	6	4	450	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	574
2009	108	5	4	459	0	0	0	0	576
2010	103	8	6	405	0	1	1	0	524
2011	101	6	7	414	0	1	1	0	530
2012	94	4	6	422	1	1	1	0	529
2013	79	6	6	415	1	2	2	0	511
2014	73	5	4	434	1	1	0	0	518
2015	82	4	2	468	3	1	0	0	560
2016	84	6	5	464	5	1	1	0	566
2017	76	6	6	472	4	0	1	0	565
2018	79	4	7	460	4	0	1	0	555
2019	63	2	6	439	4	0	1	0	515
2020	71	2	5	470	3	0	1	0	552
2021	62	1	3	467	2	0	1	0	536
2022	64	1	1	498	1	0	1	0	566
2023	52	1	0	488	1	0	1	0	543
2024	49	0	2	474	0	0	0	0	525

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Riverdale High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	475	22.5	21.1	60
1996	475	22.5	21.1	60
1997	508	25.5	19.9	60
1998	528	23.6	22.4	60.6
1999	488	25.0	19.5	71.9
2000	511	26.6	19.2	61.1
2001	520	27.1	19.2	68.1
2002	528	28.6	18.5	69.5
2003	528	28.6	18.5	69.5
2004	516	27.0	19.1	73.6
2005	539	28.0	19.3	70.5
2006	548	26.7	20.5	72.1
2007	558	27.7	20.1	78
2008	574	32.4	17.7	74.9
2009	576	28.2	17.1	78.3
2010	524	25.8	20.2	77.7
2011	530	n/a	n/a	78.7
2012	529	28.5	18.5	n/a
2013	511	28.0	18.2	82.6
2014	518	28.8	17.9	83
2015	560	28.0	20.0	82.1
2016	566	29.0	19.5	83.6
2017	565	29.5	19.1	80.9
2018	555	29.2	18.9	79.6
2019	515	30.2	17.0	78.6
2020	552	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	536	30.7	17.4	82.3
2022	566	32.0	17.6	83.4
2023	543	33.5	16.2	83.2
2024	525	32.8	15.9	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Riverdale High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	475	22.5	21.1	60
1996	475	22.5	21.1	60
1997	508	25.5	19.9	60
1998	528	23.6	22.4	60.6
1999	488	25.0	19.5	71.9
2000	511	26.6	19.2	61.1
2001	520	27.1	19.2	68.1
2002	528	28.6	18.5	69.5
2003	528	28.6	18.5	69.5
2004	516	27.0	19.1	73.6
2005	539	28.0	19.3	70.5
2006	548	26.7	20.5	72.1
2007	558	27.7	20.1	78
2008	574	32.4	17.7	74.9
2009	576	28.2	17.1	78.3
2010	524	25.8	20.2	77.7
2011	530	n/a	n/a	78.7
2012	529	28.5	18.5	n/a
2013	511	28.0	18.2	82.6
2014	518	28.8	17.9	83
2015	560	28.0	20.0	82.1
2016	566	29.0	19.5	83.6
2017	565	29.5	19.1	80.9
2018	555	29.2	18.9	79.6
2019	515	30.2	17.0	78.6
2020	552	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	536	30.7	17.4	82.3
2022	566	32.0	17.6	83.4
2023	543	33.5	16.2	83.2
2024	525	32.8	15.9	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Riverdale High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$12,197

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Riverdale High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 812^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1018^th of 2348 High schools	5.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale High)	54.7	45.7	9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale Joint Unified)	51.5	43.5	8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Riverdale High)	28.4	21.1	7.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Riverdale Joint Unified)	26.3	20.1	6.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (Riverdale High)	18.6	0	18.6%
12th Grade Science (Riverdale Joint Unified)	18.2	0	18.2%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	515	543	5.4%
African American	2	1	50%
American Indian	4	1	75%
Asian	6	0	100%
Hispanic	439	488	11.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	63	52	17.5%
Two or More Races	1	1
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	78.6%	83.2%	4.6%

Schools Near Riverdale High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)			CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Riverdale High	Public	9-12	3086 West Mt. Whitney Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3562	525	33	15.9	86.5%	49 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	474 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	930^th of 2323 public high schools	60.0%		43.9	1018^th of 2348 public high schools	56.6%	88					25.9		25.6	48.3	48.3	21.4	21.4	$12,197
Horizon High	Public	9-12	3086 West Mt. Whitney Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3562	22	2	11.2	86.4%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2198^th of 2323 public high schools	5.4%		13.4	1888^th of 2348 public high schools	19.6%	310					0.0		0.0					$9,470
Caruthers High	Public	9-12	2580 West Tahoe Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-6500	674	34	19.8	89.2%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	602 (89.3%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	47.3	933^rd of 2323 public high schools	59.8%		49.5	874^th of 2348 public high schools	62.8%	59	7.1	4.8	7.3		22.1		22.3	62.1	62.1	12.8	12.8	$10,605
MARC High	Public	9-12	2580 West Tahoe Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-6443	17	1	19.3	82.4%	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)								(n/a)												$16,525
Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	153	14	11.1	77.1%	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	1508^th of 2323 public high schools	35.1%		20.8	1683^rd of 2348 public high schools	28.3%	175					13.6	14.3	13.9	38.2	38.2	5.9	5.9	$3,277
Lemoore Online College Preparatory High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	555 College Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Online College Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 925-3524	141	8	17.3	50.4%	38 (27.0%)	4 (2.8%)	73 (51.8%)	6 (4.3%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	12 (8.5%)	33.5	1317^th of 2323 public high schools	43.3%		38.1	1205^th of 2348 public high schools	48.7%	112					15.2	31.4	22.2	37.5	37.5	4.3	4.3
Lemoore Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	555 College Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Middle College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-3552	251	14	18.0	35.9%	85 (33.9%)	6 (2.4%)	114 (45.4%)	23 (9.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	93.4	106^th of 2323 public high schools	95.4%		91.8	145^th of 2348 public high schools	93.8%	39					54.4	57.1	55.7	87.7	87.7	53.5	53.5
Lemoore High	Public	9-12	101 East Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6600	1,825	85	21.4	57.7%	398 (21.8%)	79 (4.3%)	1,118 (61.3%)	76 (4.2%)	35 (1.9%)	9 (0.5%)	99 (5.4%)	54.8	758^th of 2323 public high schools	67.4%		47.3	926^th of 2348 public high schools	60.6%	168					29.6	15.4	29.1	56.9	56.9	21.6	21.6	$8,006
Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	351 East Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6620	92	7	12.5	81.5%	12 (13.0%)	5 (5.4%)	66 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	14.2	1835^th of 2323 public high schools	21.0%		10.6	2019^th of 2348 public high schools	14.0%	184						14.3	14.3	20.5	20.5	0.0	0.0
Sierra Pacific High	Public	9-12	1259 North 13th Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5912	1,102	44	25.2	61.1%	254 (23.0%)	33 (3.0%)	700 (63.5%)	43 (3.9%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (5.5%)	46.9	944^th of 2323 public high schools	59.4%		45.7	980^th of 2348 public high schools	58.3%	36				19.5	31.6		20.0	48.7	48.7	27.1	27.1	$11,870

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