Riverdale High School Profile | Portland, Oregon (OR)

9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR, 97219

Tel: (503)892-0722

Grades: 9 - 12 | 250 students

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Riverdale offers a personalized, well-rounded, college-prep education in a supportive community of students, teachers and parents. It is a unique school, technically a public high school, yet one that attracts two-thirds of its student body from out-of-district on a tuition basis. Riverdale competes very successfully against the area private schools based on its strong academic programs, personalized approach, and ability for students to participate in a wide range of activities - leading to graduates who not only gain admittance to the colleges and universities of their choice, but do well once there.

School Overview:	Riverdale High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
Learning Difference Programs	Yes
Year Founded	1996
Student Body
Total Students	250 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
% Students of Color	5% (OR School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	19 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree	84%
Average Class Size	17 students
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
	Advanced Courses
	All courses offer Honors options
Average SAT score	1787
Average ACT score	24
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$11,600
Tuition Notes	Some financial assistance is available
% on Financial Aid	5%
Acceptance Rate	70%
Admissions Director	Hilary Chandler
Sports
Total Sports Offered	9 sports
	Sports
	Alpine Skiing	Basketball
	Golf	Lacrosse
	Snowboarding	Soccer
	Tennis	Track and Field
	Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars	11 extracurriculars
	Extracurriculars
	Band	Bridge Building
	Choir	Community Service
	Dance	Drama/Musicals
	Mock Trial	National Honor Society
	Robotics	Science Bowl
	Yearbook

School Notes:

Imagine a public high school so attractive that 2/3 of its students come from outside its small district boundaries, paying over $11,000 a year to attend. A public high school that has to compete even for its own resident students, who have open access to an adjoining district's large traditional high schools.
Imagine a high school where to graduate every student must complete: 4 years of English; 4 years of Math; 4 years of Science; 4 years of History; 4 years of Art; 2 years of Foreign Language; plus a year-long Senior Exhibition many compare to a college thesis.
Imagine a high school where over 90% of its graduates go on to college.
Imagine a high school that offers an Honors Curriculum within each class section, challenging those who want it, but not isolating students from each other. In so doing, the school builds an inclusive social fabric as strong as its academic standing.
Imagine a high school where there are a wide variety of activities: athletic teams, drama, music, Mock Trial (state champions 2005), Bridge Building (state champions 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) - where everyone is encouraged to participate rather than spectate.
Imagine a high school built on these ideas that has grown in its first 10 years from 30 students to the mid-200's, with a ceiling of 300.
That school is Riverdale High School in Portland, OR.

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