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Riverdale High School

Public Grades 9-12
465th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 42% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Riverdale High School is a 9–12 public high school in Mt Blanchard, OH, serving 321 students as part of the Riverdale Local district. In 2025–26 it ranked 465th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 42nd percentile — with a 2-star rating, and its district also earned 2 stars and ranked 448th of 773. The school spent 2015–16 through 2018–19 in the 54th–61st percentile with 3 stars, then mostly slipped into the 35th–44th percentile, briefly rebounded to the 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, and fell back to 42nd percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26.

Context matters here. In 2024–25, 99.07% of Riverdale students were reported as receiving free or reduced lunch — the highest rate among reporting nearby schools, far above Liberty-Benton High School at about 21% and Hardin Northern High School at 86.13%. Despite that, the graduation rate is a genuine strength: 97.0% in 2025–26, above Findlay High School (96.1%), Upper Sandusky High School (94.1%), Hardin Northern (94.4%), and Findlay Digital Academy (88.3%). Chronic absenteeism is the clearest warning sign at 30.8% — roughly double the district's 16.2%, up from 18.6% in 2021–22, and the highest among the listed traditional nearby high schools. The 21.4 student–teacher ratio is also the highest among those traditional schools, compared with 11.3 at Arlington Local High School and 10.8 at Hardin Northern.

Test scores show strengths and one clear weakness. Riverdale beats the state in American Government (78.0 vs. 71.6), American History (80.4 vs. 73.2), and English II (67.5 vs. 62.7), and is essentially at the state level in Biology (67.5 vs. 67.0). Math is the drag: Geometry (37.5 vs. 43.3) trails the state and Liberty-Benton's 74.1, while Algebra I (45.1 vs. 61.6) is well below the state and the lowest among the listed traditional nearby high schools with 2025–26 data. Low-income students scored at the 27th percentile, below the school's overall 42nd. Comparisons are imperfect — nearby schools differ in grade span, and some data are older or missing — but the pattern is clear.

321
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,866
Per pupil spending ?
99.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 20613 State Route 37
       Mt Blanchard, OH  45867-9783

(419) 694-2211

District: Riverdale Local


Feeder schools for Riverdale High School:

Elementary:    Riverdale Elementary School
    Riverdale Elementary School
Middle:    Riverdale Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
95.3%
Hispanic:
2.2%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
✓97% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg64%
Ohio avg63%
465th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 15 pts since 2016
From top 43% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
448th of 773Riverdale Local among Ohio 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202645.9465 of 79541.5%★★☆☆☆
202555.3394 of 85553.9%★★★☆☆
202440.5545 of 86436.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.9561 of 86735.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.1466 of 83644.3%★★☆☆☆
202150.9404 of 81950.7%★★★☆☆
201961.0327 of 83660.9%★★★☆☆
201857.0364 of 80054.5%★★★☆☆
201753.6358 of 77353.7%★★★☆☆
201657.9338 of 78456.9%★★★☆☆
201556.3405 of 77847.9%★★☆☆☆
201449.6530 of 76931.1%★★☆☆☆
201350.4535 of 76730.2%★★☆☆☆
201263.9376 of 83254.8%★★★☆☆
201152.5561 of 81831.4%★★☆☆☆
201055.2508 of 81938.0%★★☆☆☆
200956.9469 of 79140.7%★★☆☆☆
200852.6494 of 76735.6%★★☆☆☆
200759.8390 of 75648.4%★★☆☆☆
200640.2509 of 69626.9%★☆☆☆☆
200556.7349 of 68949.3%★★☆☆☆
200436.4480 of 68129.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202266.0112 of 60681.5%★★★★☆
202137.7359 of 59639.8%★★☆☆☆
201952.4250 of 62860.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202643.6501 of 76334.3%★★☆☆☆
202549.4488 of 80939.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.3558 of 79830.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.3582 of 81328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202250.2441 of 79444.5%★★☆☆☆
202155.7352 of 77554.6%★★★☆☆
201955.7436 of 78144.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.0370 of 75150.7%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202655.2167 of 28341.0%★★☆☆☆
202541.9195 of 24420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5263 of 2806.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202350.9197 of 30836.0%★★☆☆☆
202235.7259 of 31217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202157.8160 of 34954.2%★★★☆☆
201869.5109 of 53879.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202636.9558 of 76126.7%★☆☆☆☆
202544.0528 of 81535.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.8596 of 82227.5%★☆☆☆☆
202339.8528 of 80534.4%★★☆☆☆
202256.9332 of 77357.1%★★★☆☆
202150.2395 of 76348.2%★★☆☆☆
201957.1365 of 77953.1%★★★☆☆
201869.6151 of 75880.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202651.2439 of 76542.6%★★☆☆☆
202565.6283 of 81765.4%★★★☆☆
202447.1478 of 81641.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.2548 of 81933.1%★★☆☆☆
202245.4491 of 80839.2%★★☆☆☆
202146.5441 of 77843.3%★★☆☆☆
201963.1321 of 79259.5%★★★☆☆
201856.9291 of 76361.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202446.9253 of 59857.7%★★★☆☆
202337.4364 of 61440.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202640.5484 of 70931.7%★★☆☆☆
202551.9405 of 74845.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.3559 of 75425.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1566 of 75625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202239.8493 of 74934.2%★★☆☆☆
202144.6415 of 72742.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.1378 of 73948.8%★★☆☆☆
201848.4345 of 71851.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+37 vs school
Special Education (2024)58th percentile+21 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile~ school
Female (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American History80%+7 vs state
American Government78%+6 vs state
Biology68%~ state avg
English II68%+5 vs state
Algebra I45%-16 vs state
Geometry38%-6 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Riverdale High School.

Riverdale High School ranks 465th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Riverdale High School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Riverdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Riverdale Elementary School
Elementary : Riverdale Elementary School
Middle : Riverdale Middle School

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Latest Ohio data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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