📍 240 Riverdale Drive, Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, 70121
Riverdale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish. The school has 1,019 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverdale High School enrolls 1,019 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 360 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 238 | 23% |
| Asian | 40 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 1,019 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverdale High 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 LA-10, state senate district 9, state house district 82.
Riverdale High School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,019 students, Riverdale High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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