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Riverdale Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Riverdale Middle School is a public middle school in Riverdale, Georgia, serving 593 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Riverdale Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 400-550 out of around 550-600 middle schools.

Academically, Riverdale Middle School underperforms compared to the Clayton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 16.8% to 22.2% at Riverdale, compared to 23.4% to 24.9% for Clayton County and 39.8% to 41.3% for the state. The performance gaps are even wider in Mathematics, where Riverdale's proficiency rates ranged from 7.5% to 11.7%, compared to 16.1% to 26.3% for Clayton County and 37.3% to 47% for the state. However, the school does perform better on the Algebra I End of Course assessment, with a proficiency rate of 54.5% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the Clayton County (15.1%) and Georgia (35.8%) averages.

Riverdale Middle School faces additional challenges, including a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 65.59% to 99.3% free/reduced lunch. Additionally, the school has seen a decline in per-student spending, from $8,930 in 2017-2018 to $7,985 in 2018-2019, which is lower than the spending levels at nearby schools, ranging from $7,367 to $11,085 per student. Despite these challenges, Riverdale Middle School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.6 to 15.4 over the past few years, which is comparable to or slightly better than the ratios at nearby schools.

560

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,623

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Roberts Dr
Riverdale, GA 30274

(770) 994-4045

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for Riverdale Middle School:

Elementary:

Church Street Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.5%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg22%

Georgia avg40%

538^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Middle Schools in the Clayton County

173^rd of 206Clayton 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	538 of 584	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	533 of 588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	503 of 577	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	500 of 567	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	447 of 542	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	485 of 559	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	436 of 543	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	458 of 539	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	437 of 545	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	409 of 537	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	403 of 521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	397 of 527	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	415 of 508	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	436 of 504	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	391 of 494	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	353 of 466	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	366 of 462	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	331 of 445	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	362 of 420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Social Studies11%-28 vs state

Science10%-18 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

I hate giving an overall score, it belittles the teachers who really do care. Even so, truth is truth. It took me from the time my daughter entered public school until she had to repeat 6th grade, for ANYONE to listen when I said something is wrong with her comprehension. Cobb County would rather fail her in 2nd grade, than conference with me to prevent it. Enter Riverdale Middle School. Batteries of tests, 4 therapists, 1 psychiatrist, 1 neurologist and THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of dollars later, a teacher simply decides to remove my child from her 504 program without so much as a phone call. All of those years and sacrifice, gone in under 5 minutes. No wonder, Clayton County lost their accreditation. There is no mystery about it. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

I'm astonished at how many people consider this facility even remotely 'good'.
Where to begin? Well, let's start with the fact that barely half of the teachers even care about the well-being of the students, with most of them across all grade levels acting to degrading and condescending, or lazy and unpassionate towards their students. Sure, the extracurricular teachers are somewhat more encouraging, but extracurricular classes only account for a sixth of the entire day. Speaking of which, the health program has a definite conservative bias, with abstinence-only pledges and contradictory statements about nutrition and mental health. I'm sure that's a given when you live in the 'Bible Belt', but it not at all efficient.
Second, there is prominent violence in the environment, especially during the last few months of the year. I've seen plenty of instances of fights breaking out throughout the year, and half of the time, it's because of the authorities' ignorance. They may appear spontaneous, but with proper resources and procedures, the altercations may not have happened at all. Let me tell you that the school only has one counselor, and many people react in shock whenever I tell them that, including my own parents.
Thirdly, the staff of the school make very questionable decisions about how to go about running the school. It appears that they enforce rules that either make no sense, or are just flat out inefficient. For example, when eight-grade students are dismissed, we are dismissed by 'team' order(the extracurricular classes were in a separate building). Keep in mind, both 'A' and 'B' teams were on the same hallway. So team 'A' were dismissed outside through the back door of classrooms on the edge of the building, and students on team 'B' were sent into the hallway through the front door, and taking considerably more time to get to class than team 'A'. Now, why it was organized this way in anyone's guess, and it may seem insignificant to others, but for me, a student on team 'B', we really should have just gone out the back door together to out own classes.
All in all, it's not the worst school ever, there is definitely room for improvement. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, May 16, 2016

Awesome teachers! Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Excellent school to go to because I went there in 2010 in 7th grade they teach alot they make sure you are safe at school because of them i wouldn't be where i am now i go to Charles drew high school i love Clayton county public schools Close Quote

Schools Near Riverdale Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	560	42	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	406 (72.5%)	115 (20.5%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	13	538^th of 584 public middle schools	7.9%		13.2	533^rd of 588 public middle schools	9.4%	5		22.2	21.1	16.8	9.1	7.5	11.7	10.5	10.7	$16,623	$1,781	$14,842
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	765	50	15.3	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	477 (62.4%)	230 (30.1%)	19 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	15.7	506^th of 584 public middle schools	13.4%		14	519^th of 588 public middle schools	11.7%	13	57.1	17.5	19.1	19.7	13.2	15.7	16.8	14.2	13.9	$15,526	$1,801	$13,725
Kendrick Middle School	Public	6-8	7971 Kendrick Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-8400	619	47	13.1	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	419 (67.7%)	181 (29.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	17.2	491^st of 584 public middle schools	15.9%		17.2	499^th of 588 public middle schools	15.1%	8		21.3	21.2	18.5	15.1	14.4	17.1	19.5	9.4	$17,281	$1,767	$15,514
Pointe South Middle School	Public	6-8	8495 Thomas Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2890	693	53	13.0	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	514 (74.2%)	147 (21.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	15.9	505^th of 584 public middle schools	13.5%		17.3	497^th of 588 public middle schools	15.5%	8	61.8	16.5	19.5	17.7	7.2	15.6	24.9	14.3	16.5	$15,595	$1,565	$14,030
North Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	5517 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4025	817	46	17.7	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	674 (82.5%)	96 (11.8%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.5%)	19.3	473^rd of 584 public middle schools	19.0%		18.5	489^th of 588 public middle schools	16.8%	16	59.3	22.7	20.4	24.6	13.4	15.7	21.5	15.1	19.3	$14,224	$1,453	$12,771
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	881	56	15.7	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	274 (31.1%)	505 (57.3%)	63 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	26.5	430^th of 584 public middle schools	26.4%		36.6	363^rd of 588 public middle schools	38.3%	67	82.6	19.4	20.8	21.0	25.2	27.1	30.0	19.3	27.0	$15,118	$1,587	$13,531
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	895	60	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.0%)	560 (62.6%)	278 (31.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	13.8	529^th of 584 public middle schools	9.4%		12.9	536^th of 588 public middle schools	8.8%	7		16.0	17.5	14.5	14.2	9.4	23.4	12.1	9.9	$15,502	$1,677	$13,825
McNair Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Burdett Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4160	727	55	13.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	657 (90.4%)	52 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	17.9	486^th of 584 public middle schools	16.8%		17.5	495^th of 588 public middle schools	15.8%	9	88.2	23.0	23.1	12.3	18.0	18.8	25.3	13.1	10.5	$20,024	$2,073	$17,951
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	41.8	322^nd of 584 public middle schools	44.9%		37.3	356^th of 588 public middle schools	39.5%	34	33.3	41.0	43.5	39.6	24.0	30.9	16.6		26.9	$15,938	$1,386	$14,552
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	794	55	14.4	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	419 (52.8%)	246 (31.0%)	85 (10.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	24	443^rd of 584 public middle schools	24.1%		25.2	439^th of 588 public middle schools	25.3%	4		20.1	23.2	21.6	16.9	23.9	30.5	18.8	24.3	$16,016	$1,420	$14,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Middle School

How many students attend Riverdale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Riverdale Middle School.

What district is Riverdale Middle School in?

Clayton County

Is Riverdale Middle School a good school?

Riverdale Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Georgia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Middle School?

Students at Riverdale Middle School are 73% African American, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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