Riverdale’s public schools
Kearney Public Schools and Amherst Public Schools have 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.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Riverdale’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Riverdale’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Meadowlark Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Bryant Elementary School lowest (15%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Riverdale, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Kearney High School and Amherst High School. 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.
6th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 648 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Sunrise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 536 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 203 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
7th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 648 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Sunrise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 536 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
8th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 648 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Sunrise Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 536 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
9th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Kearney High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
10th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Kearney High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
11th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Kearney High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
12th grade in Riverdale · depends on your address
Kearney High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kearney
Amherst High School
Grades 7–12 · 157 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kearney Public Schools.
Two districts serve Riverdale
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Riverdale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Riverdale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | — | Kearney PK–12 · Amherst PK–12 |
Every school in Riverdale
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Riverdale’s schools
Are Riverdale’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Riverdale. Kearney Public Schools and Amherst Public Schools have 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, 9 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Riverdale in?
Kearney Public Schools and Amherst Public Schools.
Where do Riverdale kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kearney High School and Amherst High School.
Parents talk
What Riverdale families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Riverdale → They have their own page.
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.