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Riverdale Elementary

Q: Is Riverdale Elementary a good school?

Riverdale Elementary ranks 1494 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

1494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Riverdale Elementary is a public middle school serving 507 students in grades 4-8 within the Riverdale Joint Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces considerable challenges, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—one of the highest rates among nearby schools like Ronald W. Reagan Elementary (73%) and Pioneer Middle (45%). Its overall academic performance is below state averages, with a notable struggle in science proficiency. However, the school shows real strengths in specific areas: it is notably effective in supporting its English Language Learners and students from low-income families, and it maintains an excellent chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.8%, far better than the state average and most neighboring schools such as Liberty Middle (19.7%).

Riverdale Elementary also has significant resources, with the highest per-student spending ($17,054) and a lower student-teacher ratio than many comparable schools. Despite these advantages, its academic ranking has recently declined, and it is outperformed by some schools with similar demographics, such as Lemoore University Elementary Charter. This suggests the school has a strong foundation in attendance and funding but faces ongoing challenges in translating those into higher overall academic achievement.

507

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,976

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Stathem St.
Riverdale, CA 93656

(559) 867-3589

District: Riverdale Joint Unified

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually attend:

High:

Riverdale High

Feeder schools for Riverdale Elementary:

Elementary:

Fipps Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

9.1%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,313^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,494^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

992^nd of 1,543Riverdale Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4313 of 5857	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3779 of 5869	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3931 of 5859	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4119 of 5883	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	978 of 1417	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3312 of 5789	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3639 of 5662	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	3794 of 5692	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.2	4408 of 5614	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	4799 of 5611	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	3220 of 5530	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	2660 of 5390	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.1	2237 of 5377	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	2384 of 5314	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.7	2204 of 5193	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	2063 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.8	2216 of 5113	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.1	2930 of 4818	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.2	2999 of 4822	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.2	3289 of 4809	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1515 of 3162	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1564 of 3245	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	2249 of 3311	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	392 of 602	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2536 of 3275	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1683 of 3246	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3581 of 5597	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3344 of 5612	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3742 of 5609	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4157 of 5635	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	910 of 1267	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3527 of 5492	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4063 of 5413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3389 of 5107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2689 of 5107	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2989 of 5087	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3204 of 5084	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2767 of 4963	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3168 of 4830	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3827 of 5460	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	3143 of 5517	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3161 of 5363	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3563 of 5264	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	656 of 1110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2690 of 5173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3275 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4705 of 5628	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3766 of 5643	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3754 of 5638	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3776 of 5663	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	833 of 1272	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2816 of 5510	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3130 of 5431	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	2778 of 2847	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1786 of 2635	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	2070 of 2726	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	1131 of 2834	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1274 of 2737	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1494 of 2761	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1430 of 2783	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	1182 of 2781	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1433 of 2740	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	506 of 894	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1652 of 2715	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1718 of 2480	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.0	1895 of 2508	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	1585 of 2497	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1655 of 2477	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	1239 of 2379	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.2	801 of 2259	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.5	478 of 2236	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	597 of 2179	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	56.6	824 of 2063	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	962 of 2005	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	933 of 1999	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	988 of 1804	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	1053 of 1777	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	965 of 1769	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	596 of 1478	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	523 of 1521	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	663 of 1540	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	154 of 363	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1124 of 1442	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	474 of 1364	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1372 of 2533	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1428 of 2551	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	1057 of 2531	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	1388 of 2509	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	486 of 738	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1561 of 2380	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1605 of 2262	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	949 of 2395	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	921 of 2388	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	689 of 2374	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	942 of 2359	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	1251 of 2213	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1315 of 2072	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	1037 of 2542	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1094 of 2579	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	716 of 2531	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	1175 of 2458	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	326 of 721	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1234 of 2369	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1390 of 2230	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1417 of 2534	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1227 of 2552	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1133 of 2538	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	1239 of 2527	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	363 of 763	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	1445 of 2407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1559 of 2273	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1138 of 1520	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	707 of 1543	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	955 of 1602	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1165 of 1496	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

White (2022)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale Elementary	Public	4-8	3700 Stathem St.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3589	507	28	17.8	90.5%	46 (9.1%)	5 (1.0%)	453 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1494^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		40.9	1430^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.6%	64	8.5	21.7	15.9	25.6	31.5	48.0	39.4	29.9	35.2	16.7	19.6	26.0	35.1	32.5	26.6	$24,976	$22,954	$2,022
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Liberty Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6860	636	33	19.4	81.3%	94 (14.8%)	16 (2.5%)	458 (72.0%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.6%)	61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		62.9	821^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	54		22.4	22.4				61.5	59.9	60.7				37.8	38.2	38.0	$20,865	$20,252	$613
Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	1200 West Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6800	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		21.2	2212^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	32		10.0	10.0			26.2	33.3	27.1	28.8			9.8	35.6	10.0	17.8	$15,550	$13,866	$1,684
Lemoore University Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	450 Marsh Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6890	155	7	22.1	61.9%	46 (29.7%)	2 (1.3%)	75 (48.4%)	13 (8.4%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	64.8	791^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		55.4	1003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	212		30.9	30.9			59.5	71.2	61.8	64.6			32.4	44.2	26.4	34.5	$24,123	$23,950	$173
Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	443	22	20.5	83.3%	35 (7.9%)	21 (4.7%)	365 (82.4%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	20.8	2193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.6%		21.7	2190^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	3	16.8	15.2	16.1		38.9	24.4	29.9	34.6	31.9		33.6	13.2	16.3	20.0	20.8	$23,912	$23,358	$554
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		63.1	815^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.7%	259		22.6	22.6			60.4	58.2	50.2	55.9			35.9	32.5	27.5	31.7	$19,810	$19,700	$110
Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	505	28	18.0	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	21 (4.2%)	383 (75.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	54.2	1069^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		52.3	1097^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.6%	28		27.9	27.9				49.6	48.5	49.0				37.0	36.2	36.6	$21,143	$19,860	$1,283
John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 East Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3850	531	25	21.2	82.9%	45 (8.5%)	23 (4.3%)	431 (81.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.1	1291^st of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		35.3	1612^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	321		16.6	16.6				48.6	49.8	49.2				26.7	36.7	31.8	$19,680	$18,378	$1,302
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	619	21	29.4	73.2%	146 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	436 (70.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								(n/a)	28.9		28.9	51.7	48.8	47.9			49.3	43.4	28.9	31.9			34.4	$14,339	$13,374	$965

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Elementary

How many students attend Riverdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Riverdale Elementary.

What high school do graduates of Riverdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually go on to attend Riverdale High

Is Riverdale Elementary a good school?

Riverdale Elementary ranks 1494^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Elementary?

Students at Riverdale Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% White.

What district is Riverdale Elementary in?

Riverdale Joint Unified

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