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Riverdale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale Elementary School in Riverdale, GA, serves approximately 559 students in grades PK through 5 within the Clayton County School District, a high-poverty school where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Riverdale's strongest academic area is 5th grade science, where 34.4% of students scored proficient on the Milestones assessment—the highest among all nearby Clayton County elementary schools and well above the district average of 26.3%. This represents a remarkable 69% improvement over three years, rising from 20.4% proficiency in 2022-2023. The school also earns its highest rating—3 stars—for English Language Learner (ELL) student performance, ranking in the 53rd percentile statewide. This is a notable strength given the school's overall ranking in the bottom 18% of Georgia elementary schools. In math, Riverdale's 3rd grade proficiency (25.5%) outperforms West Clayton (22.2%), Church Street (14.0%), and Harper (17.8%), though it trails Fountain (44.0%) and Lake City (39.3%).

Chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge, with 30.4% of students missing substantial school time—nearly double the state average (17.7%) and higher than the district average (28.0%). Nearby schools like Harper (16.6%) and Fountain (17.9%) have dramatically lower rates despite serving similar demographics, suggesting school-specific factors are at play. However, Riverdale has shown improvement from 33.4% in 2023-2024. The school maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $16,987 per student—higher than several nearby schools—with spending up 37% over three years. While overall rankings remain in the bottom quintile, the school's trajectory shows gradual progress, and its science and ELL successes offer building blocks for broader improvement.

559

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,987

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6253 Garden Walk Blvd
Riverdale, GA 30274

(770) 994-4015

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School
High:	Charles R. Drew High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.0%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

997^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 37Elementary 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	19.8	997 of 1222	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1064 of 1238	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	999 of 1236	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1080 of 1223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1083 of 1220	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1092 of 1214	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1075 of 1234	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	991 of 1209	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	991 of 1205	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1010 of 1233	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1085 of 1240	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	1161 of 1231	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	1140 of 1225	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	1116 of 1201	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1142 of 1212	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1100 of 1183	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1107 of 1133	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	1117 of 1134	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	1065 of 1125	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	1068 of 1101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	618 of 829	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	755 of 892	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	620 of 879	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	729 of 870	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	764 of 876	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	101 of 215	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	93 of 317	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	36.6	191 of 304	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	180 of 286	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	173 of 283	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	1065 of 1189	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	974 of 1224	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1014 of 1223	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1066 of 1212	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1087 of 1206	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	363 of 504	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	401 of 583	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	472 of 565	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	468 of 535	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	399 of 516	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	896 of 1186	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1113 of 1225	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	957 of 1220	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1060 of 1210	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1062 of 1209	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 2, 2013

they work well with parents and encourge student to learn. so far they seen to be ok and they have moved to a new school so i think we are moving in the right direction Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6253 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4015	559	43	13.0	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	352 (63.0%)	171 (30.6%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	19.8	997^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.3	1064^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.1%	67		25.5	23.2	23.0				34.4				$16,987	$1,755	$15,231
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2654	690	53	13.0	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	432 (62.6%)	223 (32.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	12.9	1116^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.1	1110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%	6		17.8	17.7	19.3				28.9				$16,223	$1,724	$14,500
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5745 W Lees Mill Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 991-4651	516	40	12.9	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	437 (84.7%)	41 (7.9%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	15.7	1067^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.4	1157^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.5%	90		31.0	19.2	22.0				22.2				$16,959	$1,628	$15,331
Dubois Integrity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6479 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 629-1534	1,341	69	19.4	96.3%	4 (0.3%)	1,243 (92.7%)	55 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	14.1	1095^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.7	1053^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.9%	42	70.0	19.3	15.3	10.7	21.9	24.1	27.6	30.6	3.8	6.1	50.0	$16,164	$996	$15,168
Tara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	937 Mount Zion Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2915	570	46	12.3	100.0%	11 (1.9%)	329 (57.7%)	210 (36.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	15.4	1075^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%	23		32.5	29.0	14.3				17.9				$16,807	$2,067	$14,740
Church Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7013 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4000	706	42	16.8	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	543 (76.9%)	114 (16.1%)	19 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	6.4	1193^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.2	1160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.3%	33		14.0	15.2	12.1				15.1				$14,511	$1,566	$12,945
Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 West St	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3875	437	40	10.9	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	202 (46.2%)	210 (48.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	26.8	886^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.8	878^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.1%	8		44.0	26.8	23.8				31.3				$19,931	$2,703	$17,228
Haynie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1169 Morrow Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2905	767	58	13.2	100.0%	11 (1.4%)	285 (37.2%)	407 (53.1%)	44 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	15.6	1068^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.6%		22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%	103		29.5	26.0	20.7				20.7				$16,686	$1,736	$14,949
Sankofa Montessori	Public, Charter	K-4	5881 Phillips Drive	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 713-8930	144	10	14.4	89.6%	8 (5.6%)	100 (69.4%)	24 (16.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)		23.5										$17,817	$1,867	$15,951
West Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 Riverdale Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4005	464	28	16.5	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	408 (87.9%)	36 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	11.8	1132^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.1	1208^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.4%	76		22.2	18.6	13.8				25.4				$15,569	$1,805	$13,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Elementary School?

Students at Riverdale Elementary School are 63% African American, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Riverdale Elementary School a good school?

Riverdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Riverdale Elementary School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend Riverdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Riverdale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Riverdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoyah Middle School
High : Charles R. Drew High School

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