About our District

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 TK-12 school district with five schools, Fipps Primary (TK-3), Riverdale Elementary (4-8), Riverdale High School (9-12), Horizon High Continuation School (9-12) and Riverdale Virtual School (TK-12). The district also provides an Adult Transition Program for students receiving services until the age of 22 years old. Riverdale Joint Unified School district provides services to approximately 1400 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 90% Hispanic; 9% Caucasian; with the remainder made up of other groups. Approximately 91% students receive free/reduced breakfast/lunch.

The District employs ninety-one classroom teachers, twenty tutors, five paraprofessionals, three library clerks, one school safety member, two school psychologists, three principals, three assistant principals, five counselors, a Director who oversees Curriculum & Instruction, an Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, a Superintendent, as well as additional support staff. Students in grades TK-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.