Riverdale Elementary

Public K-6

 13222 Lewis St.
       Garden Grove, CA  92843-2229


(714) 663-6563

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3564th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,968 Help


Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High:    Santiago High

Student/teacher ratio:  25.8 Help
Number of students:  494

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.6%
Asian:
16.0%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87% Help


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Compare Details Riverdale Elementary ranks worse than 60.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 41st among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.09. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.6%), Asian (16%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverdale Elementary is 25.8. 34 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverdale Elementary is $11,968. 34 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Riverdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverdale Elementary 3564th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Riverdale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 392nd of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Riverdale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.75 2220th 4809 53.8%
2005 43.52 2509th 4822 48.0%
2006 41.26 2649th 4818 45.0%
2007 31.17 3487th 5113 31.8%
2008 33.11 3382nd 5113 33.9%
2009 21.89 4287th 5193 17.4%
2010 29.90 3859th 5314 27.4%
2011 31.95 3845th 5377 28.5%
2012 33.03 3736th 5390 30.7%
2013 50.35 2669th 5530 51.7%
2015 38.55 3097th 5611 44.8%
2016 50.96 2444th 5614 56.5%
2017 51.01 2488th 5692 56.3%
2018 49.48 2593rd 5662 54.2%
2019 42.39 3040th 5789 47.5%
2022 41.31 2999th 5883 49.0%
2023 34.09 3554th 5848 39.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.17 537th 3246 83.5%
2019 68.44 574th 3275 82.5%
2022 59.72 767th 3311 76.8%
2023 60.26 765th 3240 76.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.85 1580th 5084 68.9%
2019 54.60 2095th 5173 59.5%
2022 54.33 2018th 5264 61.7%
2023 41.43 2945th 5355 45.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.09 2883rd 5413 46.7%
2019 39.11 3166th 5492 42.4%
2022 37.02 3196th 5635 43.3%
2023 33.19 3473rd 5595 37.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.85 334th 2128 84.3%
2019 45.41 1121st 2585 56.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.70 2187th 5431 59.7%
2019 45.30 2713th 5510 50.8%
2022 46.27 2639th 5663 53.4%
2023 35.75 3346th 5627 40.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.91 568th 1071 47.0%
2022 61.23 572nd 1154 50.4%
2023 47.38 770th 1183 34.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Riverdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.81 1984th 4830 58.9%
2019 44.76 2633rd 4963 46.9%
2022 39.23 2955th 5084 41.9%
2023 31.55 3574th 5079 29.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Riverdale Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 84 11 233 308 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1989 90 4 216 306 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1990 70 4 229 333 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1991 63 8 203 355 1 n/a n/a 0 630
1992 59 4 196 341 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 49 4 189 339 2 n/a n/a 0 583
1994 57 5 210 321 1 n/a n/a 0 594
1995 56 3 204 371 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1996 56 3 204 371 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1997 42 1 204 402 2 n/a n/a 0 651
1998 48 2 204 537 0 n/a n/a 0 791
1999 45 2 163 496 0 n/a n/a 0 706
2000 42 1 153 528 0 n/a n/a 0 724
2001 35 2 155 529 0 n/a n/a 0 721
2002 39 4 154 596 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2003 39 4 154 596 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2004 34 6 152 568 0 n/a n/a 0 760
2005 24 4 142 533 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2006 29 4 143 530 0 n/a n/a 0 706
2007 26 6 126 487 0 n/a n/a 1 646
2008 18 8 126 526 n/a n/a n/a 0 678
2009 19 9 103 509 0 10 0 0 650
2010 19 5 95 453 0 9 0 0 581
2011 20 6 96 428 0 5 0 0 555
2012 14 8 84 416 0 2 0 0 524
2013 13 6 90 392 0 5 0 0 506
2014 13 3 91 437 0 6 3 0 553
2015 13 2 81 472 0 7 5 0 580
2016 12 2 85 456 0 5 6 0 566
2017 14 3 86 459 0 4 8 0 574
2018 12 2 79 501 0 3 11 0 608
2019 8 2 77 504 0 2 13 0 606
2020 9 2 82 448 2 1 14 0 558
2021 3 2 87 434 1 0 12 0 539
2022 6 0 83 398 2 0 10 0 499
2023 9 0 79 393 2 0 11 0 494

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Riverdale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 636 25.4 25.0 n/a
1989 616 24.4 25.2 n/a
1990 636 25.4 25.0 n/a
1991 630 27.4 22.9 n/a
1992 601 27.8 21.6 79.7
1993 583 23.9 24.4 77.7
1994 594 23.9 24.9 76.3
1995 634 25.0 25.4 32.6
1996 634 25.0 25.4 32.6
1997 651 27.4 23.8 81.1
1998 791 34.4 23.0 74.5
1999 706 30.3 23.3 64
2000 724 32.8 22.1 68.1
2001 721 32.0 22.5 70.2
2002 793 35.0 22.7 70
2003 793 35.0 22.7 70
2004 760 33.0 23.0 68.7
2005 703 31.0 22.7 67.6
2006 706 30.0 23.5 63
2007 646 29.0 22.3 65.7
2008 678 30.0 22.6 77
2009 650 27.0 23.2 78.9
2010 581 27.1 21.4 84.7
2011 555 n/a n/a 84
2012 524 21.0 24.9 n/a
2013 506 20.0 25.3 75.9
2014 553 20.0 27.6 85.7
2015 580 21.0 27.6 87.1
2016 566 23.0 24.6 80.7
2017 574 23.0 24.9 79.8
2018 608 24.0 25.3 83.6
2019 606 24.5 24.7 81.7
2020 558 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 539 22.2 24.2 82.2
2022 499 21.2 23.4 78.8
2023 494 19.1 25.8 87

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Riverdale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 636 25.4 25.0 n/a
1989 616 24.4 25.2 n/a
1990 636 25.4 25.0 n/a
1991 630 27.4 22.9 n/a
1992 601 27.8 21.6 79.7
1993 583 23.9 24.4 77.7
1994 594 23.9 24.9 76.3
1995 634 25.0 25.4 32.6
1996 634 25.0 25.4 32.6
1997 651 27.4 23.8 81.1
1998 791 34.4 23.0 74.5
1999 706 30.3 23.3 64
2000 724 32.8 22.1 68.1
2001 721 32.0 22.5 70.2
2002 793 35.0 22.7 70
2003 793 35.0 22.7 70
2004 760 33.0 23.0 68.7
2005 703 31.0 22.7 67.6
2006 706 30.0 23.5 63
2007 646 29.0 22.3 65.7
2008 678 30.0 22.6 77
2009 650 27.0 23.2 78.9
2010 581 27.1 21.4 84.7
2011 555 n/a n/a 84
2012 524 21.0 24.9 n/a
2013 506 20.0 25.3 75.9
2014 553 20.0 27.6 85.7
2015 580 21.0 27.6 87.1
2016 566 23.0 24.6 80.7
2017 574 23.0 24.9 79.8
2018 608 24.0 25.3 83.6
2019 606 24.5 24.7 81.7
2020 558 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 539 22.2 24.2 82.2
2022 499 21.2 23.4 78.8
2023 494 19.1 25.8 87

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Riverdale Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201299.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201498.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
201597.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%
2016100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Riverdale Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,968

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Riverdale Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3040th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3554th of 5848 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale Elementary)39.230.1
 9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)55.952.9
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Riverdale Elementary)41.928.4
 13.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)60.157
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale Elementary)32.122.4
 9.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)57.353.8
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Riverdale Elementary)38.329.9
 8.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)57.753.9
 3.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale Elementary)37.336.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)60.158
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Riverdale Elementary)37.325
 12.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.445.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Riverdale Elementary)18.418.1
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)35.638.1
 2.5%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Riverdale Elementary)5035.6
 14.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)60.457.5
 2.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Riverdale Elementary)51.538.6
 12.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)5549.1
 5.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students606494
 18.5%
African American20
 100%
American Indian02
Asian7779
 2.6%
Hispanic504393
 22%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White89
 12.5%
Two or More Races1311
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.7%87%
 5.4%


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Students at Riverdale Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 494 students attended Riverdale Elementary.

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
High : Santiago High

Riverdale Elementary ranks 3564th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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