Enrollment Options
Non-Resident Enrollment
Enrollment OptionsFor the 2025-26' school year Riverdale School District was accepting non-resident lottery applications in the following grades:
- At our grade school for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, & 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade for the 2025-26' school year.
- At our high school for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade for the 2025-26' school year.
Applications are now closed.
Non-resident students can attend Riverdale either by paying tuition or through an inter-district transfer, depending on available space, as shown below.
Inter-district transfers
- Your home district can release your student to attend another district, allowing your state funding to follow you, so you can attend Riverdale at no cost.
- Some districts may not release any students, so check with your home district about their policies.
- To request a transfer: work directly with your home district and follow their process as early as possible, as transfer lottery timelines are often not advertised.
- Please note: a transfer from your home district does not guarantee admission to Riverdale. You will still need to secure a spot through our enrollment lottery.
- All inter-district transfer approvals must be received in writing by the Riverdale District Office by June 1, 2025, in order to be considered for the 2025-26' school year.
Tuition
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Tuition is an option for families who are unable to get an inter-district transfer. View Riverdale's tuition schedule.
Either option requires you to complete the Enrollment Process and participate in our enrollment lottery. As a public school, this is the process required by state legislation.
Please contact our enrollment coordinator, Hilary Chandler, at 503-262-4847 or by email if you have additional questions about the process.
Key dates for 2025-26 applicants
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New Resident Introduction
Enrollment for Resident Students
Resident students are students whose guardians live within the Riverdale School District boundaries in Portland, Oregon. Please make sure to check that your address is within the district boundaries. Resident students can attend kindergarten through 12th grade in our district at no charge.
Process
- Parents or guardians of new students should submit a New Resident Introduction Form as soon as possible.
SUBMIT NEW RESIDENT INTRODUCTION FORM
*NOTE: Completing this form does NOT register your student for school; It simply introduces your family to the school district.
- Next, our enrollment coordinator will confirm your address is within our district boundary. Additionally, to verify residency, you will need to provide one of the following documents (showing your name and address): closing papers, rental agreement or utility bill.
You can also contact our enrollment coordinator, Hilary Chandler, directly at 503-262-4847 or hchandler@riverdale.k12.or.us.
New Resident Student Introduction Form
* Required