Cherry Drive Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 325 students
Riverdale Elementary School
10724 Elm Drive, Thornton, CO 80233
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
372
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Riverdale Elementary School
Riverdale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Adams County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 372 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 372 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080690001461
Schools near Riverdale Elementary School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.