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Riverdale High School

Public Grades 9-12

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Riverdale High School is a large public high school in Riverdale, GA, serving 1,359 students in grades 9-12 within the Clayton County school district. The school has a one-star rating and ranks in the 21st percentile statewide, though it faces significant socioeconomic challenges with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Riverdale graduates its students at a rate that beats both the district and the state. For the 2024-2025 school year, the graduation rate was 89.1%, compared to 86.3% for the district and 87.2% for Georgia overall. This has been a consistent trend for the past five years. However, the biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 45.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2025-2026 school year, which is nearly 2.5 times the state average of 17.7% and far above the district's 28.0%. This disconnect—high graduation rates alongside very low daily attendance—likely helps explain why test scores lag behind state averages. On end-of-course exams, proficiency in Biology (28.9%) was close to the district average, while Algebra I (26.1%) and U.S. History (18.2%) trailed their district peers. There is a bright spot in Biology, which has improved steadily over the past three years, suggesting a successful instructional approach that could be replicated in other subjects.

Compared to other schools in the same district, the contrast is striking. Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts and Elite Scholars Academy School rank in the top 12% and top 2% of the state, respectively, with near-perfect graduation rates and minimal absenteeism. Riverdale's per-student spending ($13,595) is similar to other comprehensive high schools like Forest Park High School and Charles R. Drew High School, but its student-teacher ratio of 19.4 is the highest among its direct peers, meaning larger class sizes. For parents, the key takeaway is that Riverdale successfully gets students across the graduation stage, but the high absenteeism rate suggests many students are missing significant instructional time, which is the primary hurdle to improving academic outcomes.

1,359

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,595

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Roberts Dr
Riverdale, GA 30274

(770) 473-2905

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for Riverdale High School:

Elementary:	Callaway Elementary School
	Church Street Elementary School
	Lake Ridge Elementary School
	Pointe South Elementary School
Middle:	Kendrick Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Georgia avg45%

362^nd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13High Schools in the Clayton County

164^th of 202Clayton County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	362 of 457	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	324 of 451	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	324 of 454	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	308 of 448	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	325 of 431	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	328 of 410	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	323 of 438	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	305 of 428	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	304 of 420	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	257 of 426	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	286 of 435	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.1	349 of 425	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	325 of 425	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	328 of 396	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	330 of 402	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	308 of 384	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	334 of 372	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	309 of 370	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	322 of 358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	241 of 377	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	200 of 391	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	190 of 382	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	190 of 384	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	244 of 372	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	146 of 173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	105 of 180	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	103 of 159	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	83 of 141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	352 of 431	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	326 of 438	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	324 of 435	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	314 of 433	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	349 of 430	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	160 of 312	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	246 of 315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	184 of 308	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	201 of 295	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	350 of 436	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	309 of 442	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	307 of 436	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	291 of 436	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	332 of 427	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	292 of 347	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	205 of 344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	240 of 343	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	237 of 331	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)36th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology29%-18 vs state

Algebra I26%-22 vs state

United States History18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,359	70	19.4	100.0%	15 (1.1%)	973 (71.6%)	303 (22.3%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	19.2	362^nd of 457 public high schools	20.8%		25.9	324^th of 451 public high schools	28.2%	38	26.1	28.9	18.2						$13,595	$1,547	$12,049
Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,708	96	17.7	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	978 (57.3%)	642 (37.6%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.1%)	30	288^th of 457 public high schools	37.0%		27.8	312^th of 451 public high schools	30.8%	24	21.1	30.3	39.5						$13,751	$1,366	$12,385
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	Public	6-12	137 Spring St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7601	887	66	13.4	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	590 (66.5%)	242 (27.3%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	4	447^th of 457 public high schools	2.2%		4.3	443^rd of 451 public high schools	1.8%	4	2.2	3.4	3.5
Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	7728 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2855	1,630	77	21.1	100.0%	51 (3.1%)	1,134 (69.6%)	363 (22.3%)	27 (1.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	31.2	279^th of 457 public high schools	38.9%		34.2	274^th of 451 public high schools	39.2%	5	31.7	37.2	29.4						$13,002	$1,298	$11,704
North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,124	64	17.5	100.0%	4 (0.4%)	936 (83.3%)	129 (11.5%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	38	243^rd of 457 public high schools	46.8%		44.7	200^th of 451 public high schools	55.7%	43	43.4	26.0	45.9						$14,140	$1,449	$12,691
Forest Park High School	Public	9-12	5452 Phillips Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3890	1,711	99	17.2	100.0%	39 (2.3%)	642 (37.5%)	898 (52.5%)	85 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (2.6%)	23.6	335^th of 457 public high schools	26.7%		24.3	335^th of 451 public high schools	25.7%		33.7	28.0	22.6						$13,791	$1,403	$12,389
Elite Scholars Academy School	Public	6-12	7923 Fielder Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2823	757	40	18.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	478 (63.1%)	127 (16.8%)	109 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.2%)	93.7	7^th of 457 public high schools	98.5%		95.2	6^th of 451 public high schools	98.7%	1	97.3	91.9		96.6	96.8	94.5	94.5	96.3	$14,505	$1,023	$13,482
Mundy's Mill High School	Public	9-12	9652 Fayetteville Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 817-3000	1,665	91	18.2	99.4%	13 (0.8%)	1,316 (79.0%)	261 (15.7%)	26 (1.6%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	39 (2.3%)	17.4	373^rd of 457 public high schools	18.4%		22.1	345^th of 451 public high schools	23.5%	28	14.1	18.9	27.8						$13,498	$1,448	$12,050
Mount Zion High School	Public	9-12	2535 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2940	1,232	68	18.1	100.0%	17 (1.4%)	833 (67.6%)	319 (25.9%)	39 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.7%)	41.9	212^th of 457 public high schools	53.6%		19.9	356^th of 451 public high schools	21.1%	144	42.1	41.2	35.5						$14,527	$1,629	$12,898
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	Public	9-12	2580 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	494	35	14.1	100.0%	6 (1.2%)	387 (78.3%)	71 (14.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	75	54^th of 457 public high schools	88.2%		77.5	56^th of 451 public high schools	87.6%	2	65.1	61.3	56.8						$16,950	$1,124	$15,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale High School

Is Riverdale High School a good school?

Riverdale High School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Riverdale High School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend Riverdale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,359 students attended Riverdale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale High School?

Students at Riverdale High School are 72% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools feed into Riverdale High School?

Riverdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Callaway Elementary School
Elementary : Church Street Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Pointe South Elementary School
Middle : Kendrick Middle School

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