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Schools in Riverdale Park · Modesto City Elementary School District, Modesto City High School District

Riverdale Park’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Riverdale Park’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Riverdale Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

17%

▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Students per teacher

22.0

CA 21.6

Schools in town

29,299 students on the public path

In brief

Riverdale Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 395 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Riverdale Park’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Riverdale Park’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

C: better than 25% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 25%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (395)Better than 14%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,604 test results and a graduating class of 3,850 could put Riverdale Park anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Riverdale Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,606 in math, 12,602 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Riverdale Park, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Riverdale Park’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Riverdale Park	C	Modesto City Elementary K–8 · Modesto City High 9–12
Modesto	C	Modesto City Elementary K–8 · Sylvan Union Elementary K–8 · Modesto City High 9–12

Riverdale Park’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

Riverdale Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

What’s behind Riverdale Park’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Riverdale Park

Well below the state in reading

Riverdale Park vs. its neighbors

Every school in Riverdale Park

Questions about Riverdale Park’s schools

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