Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Riverdale’s public schools outscore 66% of New Jersey districts
In Riverdale, 47% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Riverdale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Riverdale’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 441 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Riverdale’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $27,072 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Riverdale’s grade
B+: better than 66% of New Jersey school districts, #162 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Riverdale, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Riverdale
Riverdale School
Grades PK–8 · 273 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Riverdale’s public schools are run by Riverdale Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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 New Jersey towns that share Riverdale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | B+ | Riverdale Borough |
| Bloomingdale | C+ | Bloomingdale Borough |
| Pompton Lakes | B+ | Pompton Lakes Borough |
| Pequannock | A− | Pequannock Township |
| Kinnelon | A | Kinnelon Borough |
| Butler | B | Butler Borough |
Every school in Riverdale
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Riverdale’s schools
Are Riverdale’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Riverdale children attend outscore 66% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #162 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Riverdale in?
Riverdale Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 273 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Riverdale spend per student?
$27,072 in Riverdale Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Riverdale families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.