NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools GA

Best-Resourced Schools in Riverdale, GA

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11 public K-12 schools in Riverdale from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
9,146
Students
35.2/100
Avg Resource Index
14.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Riverdale has more public-school enrollment than 78% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Riverdale's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

6 of Riverdale's 11 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Economic need crosses separate district systems

91.3% of enrollment in reporting Riverdale schools is eligible for free lunch, while the city list spans 2 districts. That pairing makes a citywide average especially easy to misread: the need measure follows students, but staffing decisions, calendars, program rules, and federal allocations are administered through separate district structures. The 23-point gap between Riverdale Middle School and Riverdale High School shows how much reported resource capacity can vary inside the same municipal label. Compare schools within the same district first, then use the city view to see how those local systems differ.

City enrollment
Top 22%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
26th percentile
Teacher staffing
60th percentile

Charles R. Drew High School accounts for 18.7% of all Riverdale public-school enrollment

That concentration means Riverdale-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Riverdale school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities

Riverdale school enrollment ranges from 452 students (lowest) to 1,708 students (highest), a spread of 1,256 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Riverdale reports 91.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Riverdale student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Riverdale is typically wider than the Riverdale-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Riverdale Middle School 49
2. Church Street Elementary School 41
3. Lake Ridge Elementary School 41
4. Oliver Elementary School 39
5. Harper Elementary School 37
6. Dubois Integrity Academy 35
7. Sequoyah Middle School 32
8. Riverdale Elementary School 31
9. Pointe South Elementary School 29
10. Charles R. Drew High School 27
11. Riverdale High School 26

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Riverdale

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Charles R. Drew High School 52.9/100
  2. 2 Sequoyah Middle School 51.8/100
  3. 3 Lake Ridge Elementary School 51.5/100
  4. 4 Riverdale Elementary School 50.8/100
  5. 5 Harper Elementary School 50.3/100

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Which Riverdale school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Riverdale Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Riverdale schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Riverdale, GA? ▼

Riverdale has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 9,146 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.