Is Rio Vista School of Applied Learning a good school?

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning ranks 3712 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Vista School of Applied Learning?

In the 2023-24 school year, 915 students attended Rio Vista School of Applied Learning.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista School of Applied Learning?

Students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning are 54% Hispanic, 34% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Summary:

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning is an elementary school located in Apple Valley, California, serving 942 students in grades K-6 and part of the Apple Valley Unified School District.

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 35.64% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 27.01% in Mathematics, compared to 27.01% and 16.12% for the district, respectively. The school also performs better than the district in several student subgroups, such as Hispanic and special education students. However, Rio Vista has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.0% in 2018-2019 to 30.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district's average of 26.9%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 62.53% in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Rio Vista School of Applied Learning to nearby schools within the same district, it generally outperforms them in academic assessments. However, when compared to charter schools in the nearby Victor Elementary School District, the charter schools significantly outperform Rio Vista and the Apple Valley Unified School District. Additionally, Rio Vista's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from 657 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3,712 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining its academic excellence.

Detail:

Public K-6

13590 Havasu Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308-6037

(760) 240-0280

District: Apple Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3712^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,599

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 915

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Vista School of Applied Learning ranks worse than 63.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Rio Vista School of Applied Learning is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.2%), White (33.9%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning is 26.1, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Rio Vista School of Applied Learning employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning is $4,599, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista School of Applied Learning 3712^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Vista School of Applied Learning in the ranking list.)

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Apple Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Apple Valley Unified 1343^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.59	688^th	4809	85.7%
2005	89.22	528^th	4822	89.1%
2006	84.26	772^nd	4818	84.0%
2007	88.55	587^th	5113	88.5%
2008	80.28	959^th	5113	81.2%
2009	83.75	806^th	5193	84.5%
2010	84.53	755^th	5314	85.8%
2011	83.03	845^th	5377	84.3%
2012	85.16	720^th	5390	86.6%
2013	86.89	657^th	5530	88.1%
2015	70.66	1466^th	5611	73.9%
2016	73.92	1351^st	5614	75.9%
2017	68.01	1659^th	5692	70.9%
2018	64.31	1847^th	5662	67.4%
2019	51.23	2531^st	5789	56.3%
2022	46.90	2702^nd	5883	54.1%
2023	40.23	3111^th	5874	47.0%
2024	32.71	3712^th	5862	36.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	39.56	1832^nd	3311	44.7%
2023	21.77	3057^th	3250	5.9%
2024	37.02	2032^nd	3160	35.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.12	1324^th	2420	45.3%
2024	42.65	1214^th	2634	53.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.43	1488^th	5084	70.7%
2019	50.06	2402^nd	5173	53.6%
2022	57.16	1849^th	5264	64.9%
2023	44.02	2764^th	5374	48.6%
2024	32.88	3708^th	5511	32.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.82	1936^th	5413	64.2%
2019	47.70	2624^th	5492	52.2%
2022	46.03	2632^nd	5635	53.3%
2023	39.35	3058^th	5617	45.6%
2024	35.47	3370^th	5605	39.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.51	272^nd	2128	87.2%
2019	54.05	868^th	2585	66.4%
2022	54.06	718^th	2227	67.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.14	1708^th	5431	68.6%
2019	53.01	2318^th	5510	57.9%
2022	47.43	2585^th	5663	54.4%
2023	40.76	3012^th	5650	46.7%
2024	31.35	3710^th	5636	34.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.48	1208^th	4830	75.0%
2019	47.31	2461^st	4963	50.4%
2022	52.75	2029^th	5084	60.1%
2023	46.86	2432^nd	5098	52.3%
2024	36.61	3214^th	5102	37.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.10	1756^th	2737	35.8%
2019	30.86	2124^th	2834	25.1%
2022	25.13	2142^nd	2726	21.4%
2023	27.88	2036^th	2662	23.5%
2024	20.39	2202^nd	2647	16.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	83.72	230^th	2379	90.3%
2015	69.66	648^th	2477	73.8%
2016	69.51	663^rd	2497	73.4%
2017	70.93	650^th	2508	74.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	645	25	33	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	787
1994	625	52	19	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1995	504	47	13	96	2	n/a	n/a	0	662
1996	504	47	13	96	2	n/a	n/a	0	662
1997	492	53	25	93	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
1998	478	67	18	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	672
1999	461	66	15	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2000	469	47	22	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	637
2001	458	54	16	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	637
2002	440	51	26	162	3	n/a	n/a	2	684
2003	440	51	26	162	3	n/a	n/a	2	684
2004	465	55	25	122	6	n/a	n/a	44	717
2005	465	53	23	148	8	n/a	n/a	67	764
2006	447	56	30	157	4	n/a	n/a	105	799
2007	351	45	43	147	0	n/a	n/a	90	676
2008	337	44	45	139	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2009	358	37	35	132	2	5	83	0	652
2010	360	31	31	198	1	7	19	0	647
2011	448	60	34	229	7	8	23	0	809
2012	421	57	35	209	6	4	22	0	754
2013	492	58	40	255	6	2	24	0	877
2014	519	63	45	304	9	6	19	0	965
2015	558	54	46	314	10	6	17	0	1005
2016	577	57	48	343	12	8	18	0	1063
2017	571	57	50	342	7	6	20	0	1053
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	967	967
2019	489	37	36	353	7	7	23	0	952
2020	440	35	37	384	7	9	30	0	942
2021	378	40	40	389	7	6	41	0	901
2022	367	62	28	463	6	6	43	0	975
2023	339	39	25	488	2	4	45	0	942
2024	310	32	27	496	0	3	47	0	915

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 School of Applied Learning

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	787	28.0	28.1	25.9
1994	804	30.0	26.8	25.5
1995	662	23.0	28.8	23.1
1996	662	23.0	28.8	23.1
1997	664	25.0	26.6	29.1
1998	672	27.0	24.9	27.2
1999	635	31.0	20.5	25.8
2000	637	31.0	20.5	29.8
2001	637	32.0	19.9	24.2
2002	684	32.0	21.4	28.4
2003	684	32.0	21.4	28.4
2004	717	33.0	21.7	25.6
2005	764	35.0	21.8	29.6
2006	799	36.0	22.2	32
2007	676	32.0	21.1	27.1
2008	566	34.5	16.4	36
2009	652	29.0	21.0	32.1
2010	647	28.0	23.1	35.9
2011	809	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	754	29.0	26.0	41.6
2013	877	33.5	26.1	39.9
2014	965	35.5	27.1	39.4
2015	1005	39.0	25.7	38.4
2016	1063	40.0	26.5	42.8
2017	1053	41.2	25.5	40
2018	967	39.2	24.6	44.3
2019	952	37.0	25.7	56.9
2020	942	n/a	n/a	54.2
2021	901	38.0	23.7	63.9
2022	975	39.0	25.0	63.1
2023	942	36.0	26.1	62.5
2024	915	35.0	26.1	64.9

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 School of Applied Learning

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	787	28.0	28.1	25.9
1994	804	30.0	26.8	25.5
1995	662	23.0	28.8	23.1
1996	662	23.0	28.8	23.1
1997	664	25.0	26.6	29.1
1998	672	27.0	24.9	27.2
1999	635	31.0	20.5	25.8
2000	637	31.0	20.5	29.8
2001	637	32.0	19.9	24.2
2002	684	32.0	21.4	28.4
2003	684	32.0	21.4	28.4
2004	717	33.0	21.7	25.6
2005	764	35.0	21.8	29.6
2006	799	36.0	22.2	32
2007	676	32.0	21.1	27.1
2008	566	34.5	16.4	36
2009	652	29.0	21.0	32.1
2010	647	28.0	23.1	35.9
2011	809	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	754	29.0	26.0	41.6
2013	877	33.5	26.1	39.9
2014	965	35.5	27.1	39.4
2015	1005	39.0	25.7	38.4
2016	1063	40.0	26.5	42.8
2017	1053	41.2	25.5	40
2018	967	39.2	24.6	44.3
2019	952	37.0	25.7	56.9
2020	942	n/a	n/a	54.2
2021	901	38.0	23.7	63.9
2022	975	39.0	25.0	63.1
2023	942	36.0	26.1	62.5
2024	915	35.0	26.1	64.9

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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