📍 10724 Elm Drive, Thornton, Adams County, 80233
Riverdale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thornton, Adams County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Riverdale Elementary School enrolls 408 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 53% |
| White | 152 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 408 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverdale Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Riverdale Elementary School is one of 55 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, based in THORNTON, Colorado. The district serves 34,466 students district-wide and employs 2,015 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Riverdale Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 627 students per school.
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