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Schools in Riverdale

Riverdale’s public schools

Alma Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,550 students on the public path
In brief

Riverdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Riverdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Alma Senior High School places highest (better than 64%); Donald L Pavlik Middle School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KLuce Road Elementary Schoolin AlmaNo scores
1–3Hillcrest Elementary Schoolin AlmaB−
6–8Donald L Pavlik Middle Schoolin AlmaB−
9–12Alma Senior High Schoolin AlmaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alma Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alma Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,815 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,056MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 986 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.6% · 985 students tested

Riverdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Riverdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Riverdale—Alma

Every school in Riverdale

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Riverdalein other towns
Luce Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Alma
141 students9:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Alma
B−
400 students17:1Rate it →
Donald L Pavlik Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alma
B−
457 students18:1Rate it →
Alma Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alma
B
552 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Riverdale’s schools

Are Riverdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Riverdale. Alma Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Riverdale in?

Alma Public Schools.

Where do Riverdale kids go to high school?

Alma Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.