📍 143 Needham Street, Dedham, Norfolk County, 02026
Riverdale is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dedham, Norfolk County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dedham school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riverdale enrolls 174 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverdale is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 167.
Riverdale is one of 7 schools in Dedham, based in Dedham, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,668 students district-wide and employs 236 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, Riverdale is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large