Riverdale Elementary School vs. Dogwood Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Riverdale Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Dogwood Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 1,171 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Riverdale Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 56% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 57% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 37%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black).
Serving 635 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Dogwood Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 76% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 37%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-5
Total Students
1,171 students
635 students
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![This chart displays total students of Dogwood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays total students of Dogwood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-JqDv1b.png)
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
56% | 44%
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Total Classroom Teachers
83 teachers
45 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Dogwood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Dogwood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-btgQFC1.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Dogwood Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Dogwood Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-QPDkgy.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#162 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
#39 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Riverdale Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Riverdale Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/75000/74963/riverdale-elementary-school-chart-bu6xYql.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Dogwood Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Dogwood Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-YaYZZR.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
76%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-Uq7WjD.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
75%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-ML4CBe.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
76%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-2iVCtf.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Dogwood Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Dogwood Elementary School by grade.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-NeIJx4.png)
Pre-K Students
28
34
Kindergarten Students
110
102
Grade 1 Students
117
99
Grade 2 Students
127
95
Grade 3 Students
132
113
Grade 4 Students
122
98
Grade 5 Students
143
94
Grade 6 Students
137
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Grade 7 Students
128
-
Grade 8 Students
127
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-bfU4E9x.png)
% Hispanic
7%
4%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-bpv5WXS.png)
% Black
9%
2%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-6e4eo7.png)
% White
74%
83%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Dogwood Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-7X899H.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
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Diversity Score
0.44
0.31
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Dogwood Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Dogwood Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/75000/74949/dogwood-elementary-school-chart-wDRJ1B.png)