Riverdale High School

Summary:

Riverdale High School is a public high school located in Jefferson, Louisiana, serving 1,019 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 72 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 35.33% White, 23.36% African American, and 33.66% Hispanic students. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with its statewide ranking declining from 27th out of 312 Louisiana high schools in 2014-2015 to 177th out of 333 schools in 2023-2024. However, Riverdale's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally better than the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana averages, particularly in subjects like English II, U.S. History, and Biology. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian, African American, and Hispanic students generally performing better than White and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Riverdale High School generally outperforms Strehle Community School and East Jefferson High School on academic measures, but lags behind high-performing schools like Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy and Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate, which has fluctuated over the years, may be a contributing factor to its academic performance, and addressing achievement gaps among different student subgroups could be crucial in improving its overall educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 240 Riverdale Drive
       Jefferson, LA  70121-3599


(504) 833-7288

District: Jefferson Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
177th of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,363 Help


Feeder schools for Riverdale High School:

Elementary:    Harahan School
    Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School
    Jefferson School
    Joseph C Moscona School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  1,019

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.3%
Hispanic:
33.7%
African American:
23.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.5% Help


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Compare Details Riverdale High School ranks worse than 53.2% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 5th among 14 ranked high schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Riverdale High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.3%), Hispanic (33.7%), African American (23.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverdale High School is 23.1, which is the 6th best among 14 high schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverdale High School is $15,363, which is the 8th highest among 14 high schools in the Jefferson Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riverdale High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverdale High School 177th of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See Riverdale High School in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Parish 72nd of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Riverdale High School

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Rank History for all students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 47.74 179th 290 38.3%
2008 41.60 186th 291 36.1%
2009 50.62 165th 301 45.2%
2010 54.30 154th 297 48.1%
2011 65.78 111th 300 63.0%
2012 65.43 113th 310 63.5%
2013 72.85 55th 312 82.4%
2014 71.15 66th 309 78.6%
2015 78.51 27th 312 91.3%
2016 72.80 59th 297 80.1%
2017 69.31 94th 297 68.4%
2018 61.44 105th 302 65.2%
2019 65.14 114th 313 63.6%
2021 67.80 85th 322 73.6%
2022 64.97 109th 326 66.6%
2023 54.40 157th 321 51.1%
2024 49.80 177th 333 46.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.10 10th 30 66.7%
2021 55.62 19th 39 51.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.99 6th 27 77.8%
2021 67.00 7th 38 81.6%
2022 61.24 14th 40 65.0%
2023 53.66 14th 34 58.8%
2024 68.83 11th 50 78.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.33 24th 122 80.3%
2021 59.34 41st 135 69.6%
2022 74.16 20th 139 85.6%
2024 49.26 75th 165 54.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.89 85th 301 71.8%
2021 64.83 85th 285 70.2%
2022 63.88 96th 322 70.2%
2023 55.85 137th 321 57.3%
2024 49.55 168th 328 48.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.82 96th 292 67.1%
2021 69.96 76th 288 73.6%
2022 60.10 128th 311 58.8%
2023 52.89 162nd 308 47.4%
2024 48.55 171st 308 44.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.06 106th 291 63.6%
2021 64.08 92nd 292 68.5%
2022 67.77 89th 301 70.4%
2023 53.30 151st 306 50.7%
2024 48.88 161st 315 48.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.49 6th 20 70.0%
2021 56.27 12th 22 45.5%
2022 43.08 13th 20 35.0%
2024 64.44 7th 22 68.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.00 37th 233 84.1%
2021 83.16 22nd 243 90.9%
2022 73.94 39th 256 84.8%
2023 58.56 82nd 252 67.5%
2024 55.49 100th 260 61.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.55 26th 78 66.7%
2021 61.81 33rd 92 64.1%
2022 58.00 40th 103 61.2%
2023 54.63 48th 107 55.1%
2024 46.40 62nd 113 45.1%
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Rank History for White students at Riverdale High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.39 104th 249 58.2%
2021 59.70 90th 245 63.3%
2022 60.42 88th 250 64.8%
2023 36.61 174th 249 30.1%
2024 34.72 179th 248 27.8%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Riverdale High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1734 1734
1990 1478 449 22 76 0 n/a n/a 0 2025
1991 1459 542 17 118 0 n/a n/a 0 2136
1992 1327 450 17 105 4 n/a n/a 0 1903
1993 1275 468 21 94 2 n/a n/a 0 1860
1994 1225 448 29 101 6 n/a n/a 0 1809
1995 804 283 23 83 6 n/a n/a 0 1199
1996 804 283 23 83 6 n/a n/a 0 1199
1997 827 321 22 87 6 n/a n/a 0 1263
1998 818 308 19 72 3 n/a n/a 0 1220
1999 791 276 15 64 4 n/a n/a 0 1150
2000 731 282 17 58 3 n/a n/a 0 1091
2001 682 279 17 53 2 n/a n/a 0 1033
2002 664 308 15 63 3 n/a n/a 0 1053
2003 664 308 15 63 3 n/a n/a 0 1053
2004 599 325 9 66 6 n/a n/a 0 1005
2005 617 385 11 59 9 n/a n/a 0 1081
2006 574 461 9 51 8 n/a n/a 0 1103
2007 537 359 8 40 6 n/a n/a 0 950
2008 417 329 10 44 7 n/a n/a 0 807
2009 385 269 6 50 7 n/a n/a 0 717
2010 357 279 7 45 10 n/a n/a 0 698
2011 383 281 7 53 11 0 0 0 735
2012 426 338 18 74 9 0 2 0 867
2013 415 308 23 106 11 1 5 0 869
2014 393 320 31 114 10 1 11 0 880
2015 391 334 34 163 5 2 17 0 946
2016 383 342 34 196 8 3 23 0 989
2017 422 374 37 270 7 4 25 0 1139
2018 418 354 49 298 6 0 37 0 1162
2019 393 361 54 305 5 0 42 0 1160
2020 397 338 48 343 2 1 40 0 1169
2021 388 291 56 305 3 1 40 0 1084
2022 349 257 44 295 3 1 34 0 983
2023 360 238 40 343 2 1 35 0 1019

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1734 111.0 15.6 18.5
1990 2025 125.0 16.2 23.2
1991 2136 120.0 17.8 22.1
1992 1903 106.0 17.9 29.8
1993 1860 116.0 16.0 30.5
1994 1809 122.0 14.8 40.7
1995 1199 85.0 14.1 29
1996 1199 85.0 14.1 29
1997 1263 86.0 14.7 32.9
1998 1220 85.0 14.4 32.6
1999 1150 82.0 14.0 42.6
2000 1091 79.0 13.8 33
2001 1033 76.0 13.6 32.9
2002 1053 71.0 14.8 42.1
2003 1053 71.0 14.8 42.1
2004 1005 67.0 15.0 40.3
2005 1081 67.0 16.1 33.5
2006 1103 64.0 17.2 31.7
2007 950 57.0 16.7 36.5
2008 807 59.8 13.5 47.6
2009 717 53.0 13.5 46.3
2010 698 52.0 13.4 52.9
2011 735 55.0 13.3 52.4
2012 867 47.0 18.4 56.1
2013 869 46.0 18.8 56.2
2014 880 51.8 16.9 60.1
2015 946 56.0 16.8 59.3
2016 989 67.0 14.7 56.7
2017 1139 54.5 20.8 54.8
2018 1162 53.0 21.9 47.2
2019 1160 49.6 23.3 59.7
2020 1169 50.2 23.2 63.5
2021 1084 48.0 22.5 66.9
2022 983 43.0 22.8 36.3
2023 1019 43.9 23.1 50.5

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1734 111.0 15.6 18.5
1990 2025 125.0 16.2 23.2
1991 2136 120.0 17.8 22.1
1992 1903 106.0 17.9 29.8
1993 1860 116.0 16.0 30.5
1994 1809 122.0 14.8 40.7
1995 1199 85.0 14.1 29
1996 1199 85.0 14.1 29
1997 1263 86.0 14.7 32.9
1998 1220 85.0 14.4 32.6
1999 1150 82.0 14.0 42.6
2000 1091 79.0 13.8 33
2001 1033 76.0 13.6 32.9
2002 1053 71.0 14.8 42.1
2003 1053 71.0 14.8 42.1
2004 1005 67.0 15.0 40.3
2005 1081 67.0 16.1 33.5
2006 1103 64.0 17.2 31.7
2007 950 57.0 16.7 36.5
2008 807 59.8 13.5 47.6
2009 717 53.0 13.5 46.3
2010 698 52.0 13.4 52.9
2011 735 55.0 13.3 52.4
2012 867 47.0 18.4 56.1
2013 869 46.0 18.8 56.2
2014 880 51.8 16.9 60.1
2015 946 56.0 16.8 59.3
2016 989 67.0 14.7 56.7
2017 1139 54.5 20.8 54.8
2018 1162 53.0 21.9 47.2
2019 1160 49.6 23.3 59.7
2020 1169 50.2 23.2 63.5
2021 1084 48.0 22.5 66.9
2022 983 43.0 22.8 36.3
2023 1019 43.9 23.1 50.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Riverdale High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,672
2018 $10,048
2019 $10,508
2020 $10,796
2021 $11,719
2022 $15,363

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Riverdale High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 114th of 313 High schoolsRanks 157th of 321 High schools
 12.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Riverdale High School)7052
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (Jefferson Parish)6055
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course English II (Riverdale High School)8175
 6%
   End of Course English II (Jefferson Parish)6462
 2%
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (Riverdale High School)6760
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Jefferson Parish)6053
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (Riverdale High School)7366
 7%
   End of Course English I (Jefferson Parish)6561
 4%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11601019
 12.2%
African American361238
 34.1%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian5440
 25.9%
Hispanic305343
 12.5%
Pacific Islander01
White393360
 8.4%
Two or More Races4235
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.7%50.5%
 9.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale High School

Students at Riverdale High School are 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 23% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Riverdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harahan School
Elementary : Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School
Elementary : Jefferson School
Elementary : Joseph C Moscona School

Riverdale High School ranks 177th of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,019 students attended Riverdale High School.


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