📍 325 W 142nd St, Riverdale, Cook County, 60827
Riverdale School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverdale, Cook County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shinora Montgomery. It is part of the Dolton SD 148 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverdale School enrolls 138 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 131 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 138 students (96%) 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 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Riverdale School is one of 10 schools in Dolton SD 148, based in Riverdale, Illinois. The district serves 2,077 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 138 students, Riverdale School is smaller than the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large