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Riverdale School

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Riverdale School ranks 470 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Riverdale, New Jersey, with 287 students. The school is part of the Riverdale School District, which is ranked 261 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 80% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57.1%. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 46.4% of 5th-grade students and 33.3% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school's Mathematics performance, especially in the upper grades, lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Haskell Elementary School and Albert Payson Terhune Elementary.

Riverdale School's lower per-student spending of $12,574 in 2018-2019 and student-teacher ratio of 8.9 in 2023-2024 suggest that the school is operating efficiently, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased significantly, from 6.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby schools. The school district should address this concerning trend to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

273

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,574

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Newark Pompton Turnpike
Riverdale, NJ 07457

(973) 839-1300

District: Riverdale School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

470^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

316^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^st of 609Riverdale School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	470 of 1347	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	513 of 1338	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	463 of 1342	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	480 of 1345	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	228 of 1317	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	469 of 1360	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	252 of 1353	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	348 of 1352	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	379 of 1346	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	365 of 1357	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	544 of 1363	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	475 of 1367	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	690 of 1363	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.9	441 of 1360	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.6	762 of 1354	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	71.8	421 of 1346	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.2	612 of 1338	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	624 of 1329	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.0	732 of 1314	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	77.4	243 of 1303	81.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.8	379 of 1298	70.8%	★★★★☆
2003	84.5	124 of 1204	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	483 of 1326	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	501 of 1317	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	455 of 1318	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	506 of 1326	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	290 of 1290	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	398 of 1331	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	356 of 1333	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	298 of 948	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	376 of 1318	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	523 of 1313	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	461 of 1315	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	410 of 1324	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	209 of 1297	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	532 of 1335	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.5	186 of 1334	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	88.2	52 of 868	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	325 of 970	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	502 of 963	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	466 of 975	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	480 of 976	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	255 of 964	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	423 of 1023	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	241 of 1022	76.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	316 of 752	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	279 of 743	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	260 of 748	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	328 of 745	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	149 of 652	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	271 of 745	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	157 of 716	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	171 of 712	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	61.1	255 of 713	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	224 of 713	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.5	282 of 717	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	372 of 704	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.7	211 of 677	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	292 of 684	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	378 of 677	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.5	269 of 664	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.1	134 of 640	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	136 of 631	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	90 of 615	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	62.9	298 of 599	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.7	102 of 588	82.7%	★★★★☆
2003	84.3	67 of 574	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	295 of 728	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	240 of 717	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	249 of 720	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	329 of 726	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	161 of 625	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	188 of 703	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	147 of 680	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	275 of 726	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	296 of 719	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	241 of 718	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	245 of 730	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	132 of 635	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	271 of 697	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	169 of 675	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	308 of 510	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	88.2	16 of 401	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	254 of 502	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	241 of 510	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	279 of 509	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	359 of 512	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	285 of 504	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	140 of 497	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2021)94th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)69th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)40th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Algebra I63%+17 vs state

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

Science40%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	232	23	10.0	32.8%	129 (55.6%)	6 (2.6%)	77 (33.2%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	485^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	6			43.1	60.7					56.0	75.4							$16,555	$1,340	$15,215
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8		56.9	68.3	65.2				58.6	72.8	62.3						$14,923	$358	$14,565
Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	306	23	13.5	5.2%	251 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	86.3	180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.7	256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	76	52.3		66.7	73.3	78.5				80.0	63.3	80.0						$13,405	$91	$13,314
Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	382	40	9.6	40.1%	193 (50.5%)	13 (3.4%)	146 (38.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%		69.5	424^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.3%	240	22.2	19.1	63.9	70.9	36.3	44.1	61.3	64.3	72.2	48.4	34.1	42.9	45.1	32.2	92.8	92.8	$15,716	$453	$15,263
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9		77.4	82.5	67.1				69.9	61.9	61.8						$15,455	$277	$15,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale School

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Riverdale School District

Is Riverdale School a good school?

Riverdale School ranks 470^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverdale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Riverdale School.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale School?

Students at Riverdale School are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

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