Riverdale High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Portland, Oregon

Riverdale High School in Portland, Oregon enrolled 159 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

185 students in 2022-23, 164 students in 2023-24, 159 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 16.8.

Students enrolled at Riverdale High School by school year2022-23: 185, 2023-24: 164, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231852023-241642024-25159
Students enrolled at Riverdale High School by school year2022-23: 185, 2023-24: 164, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231852023-241642024-25159
Students enrolled at Riverdale High School by school year2022-23: 185, 2023-24: 164, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231852023-241642024-25159
Students enrolled at Riverdale High School by school year2022-23: 185, 2023-24: 164, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231852023-241642024-25159
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318515.012.3
2023-2416415.010.9
2024-2515916.89.5

9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Oregon high schools

Among the 250 Oregon high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Riverdale High School 9.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverdale High School 9.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Riverdale High School 9.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverdale High School 9.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Riverdale High School 9.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverdale High School 9.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Riverdale High School 9.5; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverdale High School 9.5state median 18.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 96 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverdale High School enrolled 191 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 96 of the 191 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent30.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.0% of students were White, 10.8% of two or more races, 7.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White79.0%
  2. Two or more races10.8%
  3. Hispanic7.6%
  4. Asian2.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riverdale High School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑79%88%44%
Math, 2022-2350‑59%72% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 50 students in Riverdale High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more81.3%
Students in the class505046,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Portland

18 public high schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
David Douglas High School2,75619.992.3%
Westview High School2,42320.450.1%
Grant High School2,14920.341.8%
Sunset High School1,81221.550.3%
Franklin High School1,80718.441.9%
Leodis V. McDaniel High School1,68117.097.8%
Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School1,65020.041.9%
Lincoln High School1,61119.642.0%

All public schools in Portland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverdale High School

  1. Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 1,650 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Milwaukie Academy of the ArtsThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 281 students (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Riverdale High School with Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Riverdale School District spends per student$20,077 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,077
  5. The largest public schools in OregonRiverdale High School is the number 195 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#195 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.9.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverdale High School

  1. How many students attend Riverdale High School?
    159 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 185 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Portland, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverdale High School?
    9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for high schools is 18.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverdale High School a Title I school?
    Riverdale High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riverdale High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riverdale High School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Riverdale High School?
    90% or more of the 50 students in Riverdale High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Riverdale High School in?
    Riverdale School District, NCES district ID 4110560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411056000892 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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