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Riverdale High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

240 Riverdale Drive, Jefferson, LA 70121 · (504) 833-7288 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

Jefferson’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
1,259
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Riverdale High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 16.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Jefferson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Jefferson School619 students
9–12Riverdale High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

240 Riverdale Drive, Jefferson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9343
Grade 10323
Grade 11301
Grade 12292
Enrollment over time
1,084’20
983’21
1,019’22
1,325’23
1,259’24

Up 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 29%Black 23%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverdale High School from Jefferson families.

Other schools in Jefferson Parish School District

The district →
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kenner
B+
2,263 students14:1
Young Audiences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gretna
C−
1,077 students16:1
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marrero
B
868 students15:1
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gretna
B
777 students17:1
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C
769 students14:1
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jefferson
B−
731 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Jefferson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.