Riverdale High, 802 Warrior Drive: Rutherford County Schools, grades 9-12, 2,275 students (2024-25), state grade A.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: rhs.rcschools.net, Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee Department of Education data files, the NCES school directory and the TSSAA.
Riverdale High School is a Rutherford County Schools (RCS) high school for grades 9 to 12 on Warrior Drive in south Murfreesboro, near the RCS central office on Southpark Drive. The teams are the Warriors.
Who to call
- Front office: 615-890-6450, 802 Warrior Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37128
- School website: rhs.rcschools.net
- Enrolling: the RCS registration page; district office 615-893-5812, 2240 Southpark Drive
- Zone questions: RCS Transportation, 615-893-5815, ext. 22100; buses 615-895-8656
| Address | 802 Warrior Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 |
| Phone | 615-890-6450 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Rutherford County Schools |
| State letter grade, 2024-25 | A |
Principal
Principal Tamera Blair, according to the school’s website staff directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 2,124 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 174 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 12 students per teacher.
- State count: 2,275 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
State report card
Tennessee gives every public school an A-F letter grade each year, explained on the Department of Education’s school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators each scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth and growth of the highest-need students, plus college and career readiness for high schools.
Riverdale High earned an A for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 4.9 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.
| Indicator | Score (1 to 5) |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 5 |
| Growth | 5 |
| Growth of highest-need students | 5 |
| College and career readiness | 4 |
| Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests | 41.9% |
Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):
| Subject | Met or exceeded | Valid tests |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra I | 29.1% | 467 |
| Algebra II | 46.4% | 485 |
| Biology | 65.3% | 562 |
| English I | 43.8% | 541 |
| English II | 65.2% | 537 |
| Geometry | 51.5% | 561 |
| U.S. history | 51.2% | 363 |
- Graduation rate, class of 2025: 94.2% of a cohort of 533 students, in the state’s graduation rate file.
- ACT, 2024-25: average composite score 18.3; 30% of test takers scored 21 or higher, per the state ACT file.
The full report, with chronic absence, subgroup results and more, is on the Tennessee State Report Card.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address on the RCS 2026-27 zone map, linked from the district’s bus routes and school zones page, or call RCS Transportation at 615-893-5815, ext. 22100.
On the district’s 2026-27 zone map, the Riverdale High zone takes in all of the Christiana Middle zone and most of the Whitworth-Buchanan Middle zone.
The map also marks dual zones for Riverdale High and Oakland High and Rockvale High and Riverdale High, where students may attend either school. RCS created dual zones for high school students rezoned from Rockvale, Riverdale, Smyrna or Blackman high schools during 2025-26, and families who wanted to return to their previous school had to apply by April 1, 2026, according to the Rutherford Choice page.
These shares are measured from the district’s map layers; zones follow streets, not city limits, so always check the exact address.
Calendar and bell times
From the RCS 2026-27 academic calendar (revised June 3, 2026):
- Tuesday: parent-teacher conferences
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, no school for students
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: two-hour day, end of the second nine weeks
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is an in-service day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break, after Good Friday, March 26
- Friday, May 28, 2027: last day, a two-hour day
The school’s website does not show a 2026-27 bell schedule; call the front office for start and end times.
Sports and activities
Riverdale High plays football in Class 6A, Region 3 for 2026-27, according to the TSSAA’s current alignments, with Blackman, LaVergne, Oakland, Rockvale, Siegel, Smyrna and Stewarts Creek. In basketball it is in Class 4A, District 10, with Oakland, Rockvale and Siegel.
The school’s athletics website lists archery, baseball, boys and girls basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, flag football, football, golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and boys and girls wrestling.
Scores and previews: our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Murfreesboro schools
- The school’s website and the Rutherford County Schools website
- Every public school in Murfreesboro, with zones and state grades
- Our Murfreesboro schools guide for calendars, enrollment and school board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Riverdale High School serve?
Riverdale High serves grades 9 through 12. It is part of Rutherford County Schools and sits at 802 Warrior Drive, Murfreesboro.
What is Riverdale High School’s state letter grade?
Riverdale High earned an A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 4.9 out of 5. Its class of 2025 graduation rate was 94.2%.
Which middle schools feed Riverdale High?
On Rutherford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, the Riverdale High zone takes in all of the Christiana Middle zone and most of the Whitworth-Buchanan Middle zone. Check your address on the district’s zone map.
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