Rio Vista Elementary School

Summary:

Rio Vista Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Amphitheater Unified District in Tucson, Arizona, with an enrollment of 317 students. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools.

Rio Vista's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 41% in the district and 39% statewide. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates lag behind the district and state, with only 24% of 5th graders reaching proficiency in 2023-2024. Additionally, Rio Vista has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 82.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Rio Vista has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 in 2022-2023, the school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 496 out of 1079 Arizona elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 589 out of 904 in 2023-2024. When compared to the other elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District, Rio Vista generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1351 E Limberlost Dr
       Tucson, AZ  85719-1120


(520) 696-5250

District: Amphitheater Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
594th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools


Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Amphitheater Middle School
High:    Amphitheater High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.5%
White:
24.0%
African American:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.6% Help


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Compare Details Rio Vista Elementary School ranks worse than 65.1% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 8th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.5%), White (24%), African American (5.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Vista Elementary School is 11.6. 7 elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Vista Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista Elementary School 594th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Rio Vista Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Amphitheater Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Amphitheater Unified District 161st of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rio Vista Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 56.22 470th 1062 55.7%
2010 68.51 352nd 1090 67.7%
2011 51.57 500th 1075 53.5%
2012 55.26 506th 1141 55.7%
2013 53.62 544th 1158 53.0%
2014 51.25 535th 1079 50.4%
2015 41.13 491st 955 48.6%
2016 48.92 496th 1079 54.0%
2017 42.88 577th 1106 47.8%
2018 43.53 561st 1109 49.4%
2019 28.44 704th 1039 32.2%
2021 33.89 735th 1226 40.0%
2022 29.21 640th 1000 36.0%
2023 40.14 673rd 1245 45.9%
2024 28.15 594th 912 34.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.47 417th 1027 59.4%
2022 74.36 66th 444 85.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.76 372nd 975 61.8%
2023 30.81 272nd 451 39.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.20 174th 417 58.3%
2021 30.62 895th 1201 25.5%
2023 42.81 414th 820 49.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.77 342nd 618 44.7%
2023 43.98 580th 1116 48.0%
2024 45.09 269th 556 51.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.03 568th 1023 44.5%
2019 20.15 688th 862 20.2%
2021 45.61 590th 1219 51.6%
2022 38.78 528th 824 35.9%
2023 33.76 748th 1219 38.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.04 530th 1032 48.6%
2019 21.94 643rd 850 24.4%
2021 27.42 847th 1220 30.6%
2023 46.23 582nd 1216 52.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.26 220th 316 30.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.35 611th 895 31.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.50 362nd 911 60.3%
2019 33.14 456th 709 35.7%
2021 38.49 681st 1198 43.2%
2023 47.36 548th 1170 53.2%
2024 30.59 317th 486 34.8%
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Rank History for White students at Rio Vista Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.02 549th 720 23.8%
2021 29.41 885th 1161 23.8%
2023 44.32 562nd 1024 45.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, August 8, 2021

Open Quote 23 hours agoNEW
DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE MY SONS FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN WAS YESTERDAY HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SO I GOT CALLED TO SCHOOL TO SIT WITH HIM AND IT WAS JUST THE WORST EVER. THE TEACHER MRS GALLAGHER WAS COMPLAINING OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT HOW SHE DIDNT WANNA DEAL WITH THE KIDS ROLLING HER EYES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS LITTLE BOY THAT WAS IN MY SONS CLASS ONLY SPOKE SPANISH HE WAS TRYING TO TELL THE TEACHER that another little boy was hitting him and all they would tell him was I don't understand and walked away once he started becoming very anxious cause the teachers wouldn't take the time of the day to try to understand instead of ignoring him he started acting out and I witnessed the PRINCIPLE GRABBING THE LITTLE BOY BY HIS FEET FACE DOWN DRAGGING HIM OUT ACROSS THE CLASSROM INTO THE HALLWAY. THIS SCHOOL JUST DOESNT WANT TO DEAL WITH KIDS NOT KMOWING ALL KIDS ARE DIFFERENT AND ARENT ROBOTS PATIENCE IS THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL CHILD I CAN'T SPEAK ON ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS BUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH MRS GALLAGHER, THE PRINCIPLE AND THE MUSIC TEACHER WAS JUST HORRIBLE THEY SHOULD NOT BE TEACHERS AND I HOPE THE SCHOOL BOARD REALIZES that when this is reported. NOT ALL THE KIDS ARE PERFECT IT IS YOUR JOB TO TEACH THEM NOT TREAT THEM THE WAY THEY DID YESTERDAY. THE THINGS THEY WERE SAYING AND DOING WHILE I WAS THERE MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE THEY DO WHEN NOONE IS THERE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH CHILDREN VERY UNPROFESSIONAL I REPEAT PLEASE DONT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE IF YOUR CHILDS SAFETY IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rio Vista Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 489 1 4 93 8 n/a n/a 39 634
1989 573 21 18 83 0 n/a n/a -25 670
1990 579 15 13 107 14 n/a n/a 12 740
1991 628 20 19 116 15 n/a n/a 17 815
1992 584 13 18 120 8 n/a n/a 0 743
1993 534 20 17 135 11 n/a n/a 0 717
1994 509 28 8 151 15 n/a n/a 0 711
1995 533 25 6 192 20 n/a n/a 0 776
1996 533 25 6 192 20 n/a n/a 0 776
1997 455 37 4 219 16 n/a n/a 0 731
1998 443 34 7 214 23 n/a n/a 0 721
1999 400 23 7 226 23 n/a n/a 0 679
2000 370 25 10 232 23 n/a n/a 0 660
2001 331 23 5 265 27 n/a n/a 0 651
2002 96 6 2 95 5 n/a n/a 0 204
2003 96 6 2 95 5 n/a n/a 0 204
2004 227 29 9 370 19 n/a n/a 0 654
2005 194 27 7 371 17 n/a n/a 0 616
2006 158 39 9 373 26 n/a n/a 0 605
2007 162 45 12 381 24 n/a n/a 0 624
2008 143 36 10 382 27 n/a n/a 0 598
2009 129 33 8 348 26 n/a n/a 0 544
2010 134 30 7 341 18 n/a n/a 0 530
2011 126 29 5 338 20 0 1 0 519
2012 118 20 5 361 15 1 1 0 521
2013 85 19 12 362 12 0 2 0 492
2014 88 18 5 360 8 3 10 0 492
2015 82 23 5 382 10 3 13 0 518
2016 83 21 4 348 15 6 11 0 488
2017 82 21 5 344 15 7 7 0 481
2018 81 23 4 312 8 5 10 0 443
2019 76 17 4 313 8 5 10 0 433
2020 109 17 5 254 4 4 5 0 398
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 61 19 3 221 6 3 7 0 320
2023 66 16 7 208 8 1 11 0 317
2024 86 21 4 228 7 4 9 0 359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rio Vista Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 634 27.0 23.4 n/a
1989 670 30.3 22.1 n/a
1990 740 33.8 21.8 n/a
1991 815 36.6 22.2 n/a
1992 743 35.5 20.9 n/a
1993 717 34.6 20.7 n/a
1994 711 34.9 20.4 n/a
1995 776 38.5 20.2 n/a
1996 776 38.5 20.2 n/a
1997 731 38.0 19.2 n/a
1998 721 37.9 19.0 n/a
1999 679 38.6 17.6 n/a
2000 660 46.1 14.3 n/a
2001 651 49.6 13.1 n/a
2002 204 39.4 5.2 n/a
2003 204 39.4 5.2 n/a
2004 654 41.4 15.8 91.1
2005 616 41.0 15.0 92.5
2006 605 41.7 14.5 94.2
2007 624 42.2 14.8 80
2008 598 39.2 15.3 79.9
2009 544 39.7 13.7 84.7
2010 530 34.7 15.2 2.8
2011 519 34.6 15.0 24.3
2012 521 32.7 15.9 48
2013 492 33.0 14.9 15.2
2014 492 32.6 15.0 0.6
2015 518 32.0 16.1 71.2
2016 488 34.0 14.3 1
2017 481 31.3 15.3 n/a
2018 443 32.8 13.5 83.7
2019 433 30.3 14.2 81.8
2020 398 26.5 15.0 66.6
2021 0 27.8 0.0 n/a
2022 320 29.6 10.8 66.6
2023 317 31.1 10.1 82.6
2024 359 30.9 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rio Vista Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 634 27.0 23.4 n/a
1989 670 30.3 22.1 n/a
1990 740 33.8 21.8 n/a
1991 815 36.6 22.2 n/a
1992 743 35.5 20.9 n/a
1993 717 34.6 20.7 n/a
1994 711 34.9 20.4 n/a
1995 776 38.5 20.2 n/a
1996 776 38.5 20.2 n/a
1997 731 38.0 19.2 n/a
1998 721 37.9 19.0 n/a
1999 679 38.6 17.6 n/a
2000 660 46.1 14.3 n/a
2001 651 49.6 13.1 n/a
2002 204 39.4 5.2 n/a
2003 204 39.4 5.2 n/a
2004 654 41.4 15.8 91.1
2005 616 41.0 15.0 92.5
2006 605 41.7 14.5 94.2
2007 624 42.2 14.8 80
2008 598 39.2 15.3 79.9
2009 544 39.7 13.7 84.7
2010 530 34.7 15.2 2.8
2011 519 34.6 15.0 24.3
2012 521 32.7 15.9 48
2013 492 33.0 14.9 15.2
2014 492 32.6 15.0 0.6
2015 518 32.0 16.1 71.2
2016 488 34.0 14.3 1
2017 481 31.3 15.3 n/a
2018 443 32.8 13.5 83.7
2019 433 30.3 14.2 81.8
2020 398 26.5 15.0 66.6
2021 0 27.8 0.0 n/a
2022 320 29.6 10.8 66.6
2023 317 31.1 10.1 82.6
2024 359 30.9 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rio Vista Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $779 (8.3%) $196 (2.1%) $1,754 (18.7%) $6,821 (72.6%) $1,602 (17.0%) $8,423 (89.6%) $9,398
2021 $2,413 (19.0%) $885 (7.0%) $5,712 (45.0%) $8,063 (63.5%) $1,332 (10.5%) $9,395 (74.0%) $12,693

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rio Vista Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 704th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 673rd of 1245 Elementary schools
 13.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students433317
 26.8%
African American1716
 5.9%
American Indian88
Asian47
 75%
Hispanic313208
 33.5%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White7666
 13.2%
Two or More Races1011
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.8%82.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Rio Vista Elementary School.

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amphitheater Middle School
High : Amphitheater High School

Students at Rio Vista Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Rio Vista Elementary School ranks 594th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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