The Thomas B. Fordham Institute describes Riverdale as a "public private school", meaning it is a public school that serves "virtually no poor students", with 2.46% of students low income, and 96% of students being white.
ðə tˈɑːməs bˈiː. fˈɔːɹdæm ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl æz ˈeɪ "pˈʌblɪk pɹˈaɪvət skˈuːl", mˈiːnɪŋ ɪɾ ɪz ɐ pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl ðæt sˈɜːvz "vˈɜːtʃuːəli nˈoʊ pˈʊɹ stˈuːdənts", wɪð tˈuː.fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌv stˈuːdənts lˈoʊ ˈɪŋkʌm, ænd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌv stˈuːdənts bˌiːɪŋ wˈaɪt.