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Riverdale Elementary

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Riverdale Elementary ranks 2751 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 501 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, operating in a high-need area but showing a clear and positive academic trajectory.

Despite having one of the highest student-teacher ratios and lowest per-student spending levels in the area, Riverdale Elementary performs better than expected for its student population and is steadily improving, recently moving from a 2-star to a 3-star state rating. The school is particularly effective with English Language Learners and shows unusual strength in upper grades, with 6th-grade math proficiency notably exceeding the state average. It outperforms nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Vista Condor Global Academy and Romero-Cruz Academy, and even approaches the performance of some charter schools with more resources.

Within its own district, Riverdale ranks second among comparable schools, behind Earl Warren Elementary but ahead of Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary and Clinton Elementary. While chronic absenteeism, though improved, remains higher than the district average, the school's efficient use of resources and consistent improvement in subjects like science demonstrate a focused and effective learning environment that promotes academic growth for its students.

501

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,375

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13222 Lewis St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-2229

(714) 663-6563

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High:	Santiago High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

Asian:

16.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Garden Grove Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,751^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2751 of 5857	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2829 of 5869	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	3563 of 5859	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2999 of 5883	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	3040 of 5789	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2593 of 5662	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	2488 of 5692	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	2444 of 5614	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.6	3097 of 5611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	2669 of 5530	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.0	3736 of 5390	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.9	3845 of 5377	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	3859 of 5314	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	4287 of 5193	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	3382 of 5113	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.2	3487 of 5113	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	2649 of 4818	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.5	2509 of 4822	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	2220 of 4809	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	578 of 1203	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	666 of 1205	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	775 of 1190	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	572 of 1154	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	568 of 1071	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	1121 of 2585	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	334 of 2128	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	454 of 3162	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	767 of 3245	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	767 of 3311	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	574 of 3275	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	537 of 3246	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2719 of 5597	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	2819 of 5612	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3483 of 5609	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3196 of 5635	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3166 of 5492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2883 of 5413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	2938 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2712 of 5107	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3581 of 5087	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2955 of 5084	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2633 of 4963	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	1984 of 4830	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	1983 of 5460	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2117 of 5517	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2949 of 5363	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	2018 of 5264	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	2095 of 5173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1580 of 5084	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	2615 of 5628	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2527 of 5643	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	3357 of 5638	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2639 of 5663	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2713 of 5510	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	2187 of 5431	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	13222 Lewis St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6563	501	19	26.3	84.2%	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (77.4%)	82 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	47.1	2751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		45.6	2829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	78	31.4		31.4	36.1	34.6	44.1	53.6			42.0	50.0	30.8	24.3	52.9			38.9						$23,375	$22,092	$1,283
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	13221 Lilly St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6401	480	20	24.0	91.7%	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	419 (87.3%)	46 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	39.9	3226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.1	2448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	778	15.2		15.2	47.0	37.7	34.9	49.4			42.8	47.0	28.8	20.9	32.5			32.4	96.3					$29,259	$27,812	$1,447
Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	39.3	3266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		34.4	3571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	305	31.0	13.2	22.4	32.9	47.6	44.6	38.5	42.7	27.4	39.0	28.2	36.8	34.8	17.4	17.3	22.6	26.6	98.2	98.2		98.2		$26,796	$25,806	$990
Lampson Elementary	Public	K-6	13321 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6153	676	25	26.6	82.0%	27 (4.0%)	6 (0.9%)	570 (84.3%)	56 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	31	3879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.3	4088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	209	19.8		19.8	23.2	17.3	46.2	42.9			33.8	20.2	23.7	29.2	33.6			27.3	97.3			98.2		$15,268	$13,860	$1,408
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	13641 Clinton St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6146	413	17	24.2	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (87.2%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34	3646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.7	3624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	22	20.5		20.5	40.4	34.8	38.6	31.8			36.6	45.6	39.1	20.5	25.8			31.1						$24,882	$23,576	$1,306
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44	14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5		97.0			$32,241	$31,422	$819
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		27.9	4116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	383	19.1		19.1	30.2	36.1	43.3				36.7	38.1	27.4	29.4				31.6						$32,609	$31,810	$799
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	12871 Estock Dr.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6331	474	20	23.6	82.7%	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (66.5%)	118 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	55.1	2308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		49.2	2593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	285	26.4		26.4	49.0	43.9	49.1	56.1			49.8	42.9	36.8	35.9	50.0			41.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$30,213	$27,186	$3,027
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6	17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7						$43,858	$41,510	$2,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Riverdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High : Santiago High

What district is Riverdale Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is Riverdale Elementary a good school?

Riverdale Elementary ranks 2751^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Elementary?

Students at Riverdale Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Riverdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Riverdale Elementary.

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