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Principal David Carlisle   email the principal

School Mission
  • Our mission as the Riverdale School Community is to develop educated citizens of strong moral character who demonstrate positive attitudes, appropriate social and emotional behaviors, and respect for diversity. Through a program of varied learning experiences, we challenge each student to reach maximum potential, providing future generations of productive members for our increasingly complex society. Finally, we hope to instill within our students a life long love for learning.

Activities and Sports
  • Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Middle School Basketball/Cheerleading; Student Council, Beta Club, Builders' Club; Computer Club, Chess Team; Drama Club, Hands-on Science; Riverdale Radio (FM 99.1) and Riverdale Ropers, Junior Jumpers, Club Jump-all jump rope teams.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • We have so many volunteers for our many and varied school activities. Parents tutor, work in the clinic, computer lab, classrooms, etc. This past year, our parent run school auction raised $30,000 for the school. We love our active parents!!

Other news or notes
  • Visit our website at
    https://www.edline.net/pages/Riverdale_Elementary_School
    for more school information.

Technology and Facilities
  • 4 students per computer.
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school was established between 1960-1969.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Entering students typically come from: Kindergarten students come from area preschools and Other grade level transfers come from other area K-8 schools or from out of the area or even out of state.
  • Graduates typically go to: Germantown HS and Houston HS.
  • Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; In-school suspension;
 
 
Source of Data
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 01/28/2006. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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