Riverdale Academy (Louisiana)
Riverdale Academy is a private school in East Point, Louisiana, United States. Located outside Coushatta, Riverdale is the only private K-12 school in Red River Parish.
| Riverdale Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
  Riverdale Academy | |
Louisiana Highway 515 , , 71019 | |
| Coordinates | 32.163935°N 93.4302159°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Opened | Fall 1970 |
| Principal | Jamie Lawrence |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Gender | Any |
| Enrolment | 247 |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Fight song | Raging Rebels |
| Sports | football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, golf, cheer, danceline |
| Mascot | Rebel |
| Accreditation | Mississippi Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | riverdaleacademy |
The school opened in the fall of 1970 as a segregation academy.[1] Its mascot is the Ragings Rebels .[2]
State support
Riverdale, like other private schools in Louisiana, gets state support in the form of tax deductions for tuition, tuition grants for low income children, buses, and lunches.[3] Louisiana provides transportation of students to all schools public and private, as long as the school does not have discriminatory policies.[4]
See also
References
- . 5. The South Magazine. 1978. p. 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=U77nAAAAMAAJ&q=Riverdale+Academy+(Louisiana)+segregation&dq=Riverdale+Academy+(Louisiana)+segregation&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj81_PSkMTYAhWIOyYKHbjrCNAQ6AEIKTAA. Retrieved 6 January 2018. Missing or empty
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- Ballard, Mike (January 25, 2016). "Breaks for private school parents could be on the line for budget cutting". The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Title 17 Education". State of Louisiana. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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