School Rating Information
Riverdale Educational Rating
This town is served by
two school districts:
RIVERDALE JOINT UNIFIED School District
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
Better than: of CA school districts |
55.8%
|
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)
|
3 |
Better than: of US school districts |
27.3%
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 20 |
| STATE AVERAGE 21 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
53%
|
50%
|
47%
|
48%
|
59%
|
52%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
FIPPS PRIMARY 21320 SOUTH FELAND, RIVERDALE, CA 93656
(559) 867-3353
|
KG-04 |
HORIZON HIGH 3021 WEST KRUGER AVE., RIVERDALE, CA 93656
(559) 867-3614
|
10-12 |
RIVERDALE COMMUNITY DAY 3021 WEST KRUGER AVE., RIVERDALE, CA 93656
(559) 867-3614
|
08-11 |
RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY 3700 STATHEM ST., RIVERDALE, CA 93656
(559) 867-3589
|
04-08 |
RIVERDALE HIGH 3086 WEST MT. WHITNEY AVE., RIVERDALE, CA 93656
(559) 867-3562
|
09-12 |
School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
21.2 |
31.0 |
| BLACK (%) |
2.1 |
8.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
75.4 |
48.5 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
1.1 |
11.7 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
78.3 |
47.6 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,600
|
$7,295,000
|
43.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$183
|
$291,000
|
1.7 |
| STAFF |
$313
|
$496,000
|
2.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$194
|
$307,000
|
1.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$503
|
$798,000
|
4.7 |
| OPERATION |
$788
|
$1,250,000
|
7.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$203
|
$322,000
|
1.9 |
| OTHER |
$395
|
$626,000
|
3.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,579
|
$4,090,000
|
24.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$3,431
|
$5,441,000
|
32.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$10,609
|
$16,826,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Riverdale EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Riverdale WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
7.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Riverdale LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
34.2 |
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BURREL UNION ELEMENTARY School District
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
1 |
Better than: of CA school districts |
7.6%
|
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)
|
1 |
Better than: of US school districts |
3.5%
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 18 |
| STATE AVERAGE 21 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
31%
|
50%
|
23%
|
48%
|
40%
|
52%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
BURREL ELEMENTARY 16704 SOUTH JAMESON AVE., BURREL, CA 93607
(559) 866-5634
|
KG-08 |
School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
13.4 |
31.0 |
| BLACK (%) |
0.0 |
8.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
85.0 |
48.5 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
1.6 |
11.7 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.0 |
0.8 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
85.0 |
47.6 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,331
|
$677,000
|
58.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$94
|
$12,000
|
1.0 |
| STAFF |
$55
|
$7,000
|
0.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$677
|
$86,000
|
7.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$260
|
$33,000
|
2.8 |
| OPERATION |
$858
|
$109,000
|
9.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$717
|
$91,000
|
7.8 |
| OTHER |
$480
|
$61,000
|
5.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$3,142
|
$399,000
|
34.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$701
|
$89,000
|
7.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$9,173
|
$1,165,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Riverdale EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Riverdale WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
7.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Riverdale LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
34.2 |
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About Riverdale
Riverdale is
a somewhat small town
located in the state of
California.
With a population of
5,716 people
and
just one neighborhood,
Riverdale is the
509th
largest community in
California.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy,
Riverdale is generally considered
to be a blue-collar town. 53.4%
of the Riverdale workforce is
employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%.
Overall, Riverdale is
a town of
farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers,
and transportation and shipping workers.
There are especially a lot of
people living in Riverdale who work
in office and administrative support jobs (10.12%),
sales jobs (7.67%),
and farm management (4.66%).
In addition, many people in Riverdale
have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America.
As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
As is often the case in a small town,
Riverdale doesn't have a public
transportation system that people use for their commute.
Riverdale Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Riverdale
ranks among the least educated cities in the nation,
as only 6.36%
of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Riverdale
in 2000 was $13,194,
which is lower middle income relative to
California, and
low income relative to the rest of the US.
This equates to an annual income of $52,776
for a family of four.
Riverdale is
an extremely
ethnically-diverse town.
The people who call Riverdale home come from a variety
of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group
in Riverdale, accounting for
56.6% of the
town's residents (people of Hispanic or
Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in
Riverdale is
African-American, followed by
Native American.
Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include
Portuguese, Irish,
and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Riverdale's
cultural character, accounting for 31.98%
of the town's population.
The most common language spoken in Riverdale
is Spanish.
Other important languages spoken here include
English
and
Portuguese.