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Riverdale High School
240 Riverdale Dr New Orleans LA, 70121, Jefferson County Phone: 504-833-7288 Ranking:  (142 out of 276, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 880 | 869 | 867 | 735 | 698 | 717 | 807 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 22 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 252 | 28.6% | 262 | 30.1% | 284 | 32.8% | 221 | 30.1% | 211 | 30.2% | 203 | 28.3% | 240 | 29.7% |
| Grade 10: | 227 | 25.8% | 224 | 25.8% | 199 | 23.0% | 196 | 26.7% | 185 | 26.5% | 141 | 19.7% | 207 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 192 | 21.8% | 148 | 17.0% | 198 | 22.8% | 152 | 20.7% | 130 | 18.6% | 171 | 23.8% | 201 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 187 | 21.3% | 235 | 27.0% | 186 | 21.5% | 166 | 22.6% | 172 | 24.6% | 202 | 28.2% | 159 | 19.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 434 | 49.3% | 433 | 49.8% | 443 | 51.1% | 388 | 52.8% | 340 | 48.7% | 358 | 49.9% | 386 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 446 | 50.7% | 436 | 50.2% | 424 | 48.9% | 347 | 47.2% | 350 | 50.1% | 351 | 49.0% | 417 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 31 | 3.5% | 23 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 114 | 13.0% | 106 | 12.2% | 74 | 8.5% | 53 | 7.2% | 45 | 6.4% | 50 | 7.0% | 44 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 320 | 36.4% | 308 | 35.4% | 338 | 39.0% | 281 | 38.2% | 279 | 40.0% | 269 | 37.5% | 329 | 40.8% |
| White: | 393 | 44.7% | 415 | 47.8% | 426 | 49.1% | 383 | 52.1% | 357 | 51.1% | 385 | 53.7% | 417 | 51.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 469 | 53.3% | 423 | 48.7% | 435 | 50.2% | 338 | 46.0% | 302 | 43.3% | 288 | 40.2% | 309 | 38.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 6.8% | 65 | 7.5% | 51 | 5.9% | 47 | 6.4% | 67 | 9.6% | 44 | 6.1% | 75 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.98 | 18.89 | 18.45 | 13.36 | 13.42 | 13.50 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 49% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 48% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 55% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 26.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,833.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,356.0 |
* Riverdale High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.