Riverdale Joint Unified School District
3160 West Mt. Whitney Ave.
Riverdale,CA93656-
Phone(559)867-8200
http://www.riverdale.k12.ca.us
1 Elementary School
1 Middle School
1 High School
1 Continuation School
1 Community Day School
Enrollment 1,613
Mission Statement
Students of the District shall be competent in the subjects offered by the District and shall have a positive attitude toward self and others.The curriculum offered shall reflect the subjects and activities approved by the District Governing Board and shall reflect the California State adopted curriculum.
District Profile
The Riverdale Joint Unified School District is dedicated to providing a learning environment for all students which promotes superior academic, social, and personal skills/values, and affords each student the opportunity to make intelligent choices leading to a productive/successful life through good citizenship and community participation and service.
The Riverdale Joint Unified School District is located approximately 25 miles southwest of Fresno in the heart of prime agricultural land. Farming and farm related enterprises are the principal businesses for the area. Riverdale Joint Unified School District is a K-12 school district with five campuses, Fipps Primary (K-3), Riverdale Elementary (4-8),
Riverdale High School (9-12), Horizon High Continuation School (9-12), and Riverdale Community Day School (7-12). Riverdale Joint Unified School district provides services to more than 1600 students. Riverdale Joint Unified School District is fortunate to have a student body which is ethnically and culturally diverse.
The ethnicity of the District is 73% Hispanic; 23% Caucasian; 2% African American, with the remainder made up of other groups (Asian, Pacific Islander and Filipino). Approximately 77% students receive free/reduced breakfast/lunch.
The District employs 86 classroom teachers, twelve tutors, three library clerks, one library media specialist, three principals, three assistant principals, two directors, a counselor, a program director and a superintendent. Students in grades K-6 are taught in self-contained classrooms and grades 7-12 are taught in a departmental instruction program. Riverdale Joint Unified School District is staffed with a faculty which is professionally skilled and personally committed to meeting the District goals.