Riverdale High School - Jefferson, Louisiana/LA

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Riverdale High School

240 Riverdale Drive, Jefferson, LA, 70121-3599 -

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Definition of Terms

Riverdale High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

Parish

Jefferson Parish, LA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1103 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

64 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 19 students

Grade 9 - 387 students

Grade 10 - 259 students

Grade 11 - 236 students

Grade 12 - 202 students

This School

(LA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(LA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	5%	1%
% Black	42%	45%
% White	52%	50%

Additional Student Information

This School

(LA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(LA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Jefferson Parish School District

This School's Agency

(LA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	91	12
Number of Students Managed	41,672 students	4,968 students
District Total Revenue	$449,848,000	$46,735,000
District Expenditure	$436,115,000	$47,379,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,795	$9,407
District Expenditure / Student	$10,465	$9,537
District Graduation Rates	65%	67%

Jefferson Parish school officials revisiting idea of moving Haynes to Riverdale (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:12:14 pm
With plans to build a new public magnet school in Kenner on hold for now, Jefferson Parish School Board member Glenn Hayes Jr. is renewing his push to move Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies to the Riverdale High School campus. Glenn Hayes...
Honoring sacrifice, service (Daily News Journal)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:10:30 am
In her essay, "Does America Still Have Heroes?", Riverdale High School senior Regan Best said that people often forget heroes who live and work in our community every day — police officers, firefighters, teachers and veterans are all heroes.
Jefferson schools desegregation task force holds public meetings (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 04:47:14 pm
The Jefferson Parish public school system's desegregation task force committee is holding a series of meetings over the next few weeks to discuss the status of the district's three-year desegregation process.
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Jeff School Board to present revised schools plan this week (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:02:14 pm
Convinced of the need to reconsider a $200 million consolidation and rebuilding plan for Jefferson Parish public schools, district officials have gone back to the drawing board to come up with a proposal that voters would be willing to pay for through higher property taxes.