Is Rivera Elementary a good school?

Rivera Elementary ranks 3651 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rivera Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 479 students attended Rivera Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rivera Elementary?

Students at Rivera Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Rivera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rivera Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rivera Middle High : El Rancho High

Rivera Elementary

Summary:

Rivera Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pico Rivera, California, serving 489 students in grades K-5. It is part of the El Rancho Unified School District, which is ranked 944 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Rivera Elementary shares similarities with nearby schools, it faces some unique challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 6.7% in 2017-2018 to 34.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average of 11.3%. Academically, Rivera Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade Mathematics, only 15.48% of students were proficient in 2023-2024, compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary and Daniel Phelan Language Academy.

Additionally, Rivera Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than nearby schools like Unsworth (Edith) Elementary (67.13%) and Daniel Phelan Language Academy (49.81%). This, combined with the school's high student-teacher ratio of 25.7, suggests that Rivera Elementary may face significant challenges in providing the necessary resources and support for its students to succeed academically.

Detail:

Public K-5

7250 Citronell St.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-4020

(562) 801-7650

District: El Rancho Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3651^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,741

Students who attend Rivera Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rivera Middle
High:	El Rancho High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.6

Number of students: 479

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rivera Elementary ranks worse than 62.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the El Rancho Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.26. (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 Rivera Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the El Rancho Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.7%), White (1.3%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rivera Elementary is 26.6, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the El Rancho Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rivera Elementary is $4,741. 6 elementary schools in the El Rancho Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rivera Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rivera Elementary 3651^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rivera Elementary in the ranking list.)

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El Rancho Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks El Rancho Unified 944^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.09	3865^th	4809	19.6%
2005	20.10	3957^th	4822	17.9%
2006	28.89	3390^th	4818	29.6%
2007	30.85	3509^th	5113	31.4%
2008	37.09	3126^th	5113	38.9%
2009	33.37	3484^th	5193	32.9%
2010	50.67	2536^th	5314	52.3%
2011	40.89	3177^th	5377	40.9%
2012	50.80	2564^th	5390	52.4%
2013	41.13	3243^rd	5530	41.4%
2015	31.74	3568^th	5611	36.4%
2016	37.83	3233^rd	5614	42.4%
2017	39.18	3156^th	5692	44.6%
2018	36.18	3396^th	5662	40.0%
2019	34.10	3606^th	5789	37.7%
2022	31.77	3726^th	5883	36.7%
2023	30.88	3814^th	5874	35.1%
2024	33.26	3651^st	5862	37.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.11	2452^nd	3246	24.5%
2019	33.61	2233^rd	3275	31.8%
2022	33.35	2333^rd	3311	29.5%
2023	40.15	1811^th	3250	44.3%
2024	30.75	2503^rd	3160	20.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.75	2629^th	5084	48.3%
2019	47.85	2551^st	5173	50.7%
2022	39.52	3048^th	5264	42.1%
2023	39.18	3129^th	5374	41.8%
2024	44.03	2807^th	5511	49.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.32	3002^nd	5413	44.5%
2019	27.64	4015^th	5492	26.9%
2022	30.18	3717^th	5635	34.0%
2023	32.37	3551^st	5617	36.8%
2024	35.61	3364^th	5605	40.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.14	3462^nd	5431	36.3%
2019	41.48	2949^th	5510	46.5%
2022	34.90	3381^st	5663	40.3%
2023	30.31	3752^nd	5650	33.6%
2024	31.46	3701^st	5636	34.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rivera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.03	2227^th	4830	53.9%
2019	48.31	2398^th	4963	51.7%
2022	44.63	2550^th	5084	49.8%
2023	41.38	2805^th	5098	45.0%
2024	45.73	2562^nd	5102	49.8%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rivera Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	39	2	4	505	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1989	26	3	3	521	4	n/a	n/a	0	557
1990	23	3	2	546	3	n/a	n/a	0	577
1991	47	1	2	578	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
1992	32	4	3	586	2	n/a	n/a	0	627
1993	28	4	2	589	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1994	26	6	0	569	3	n/a	n/a	0	604
1995	18	3	4	629	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
1996	18	3	4	629	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
1997	13	5	3	705	1	n/a	n/a	0	727
1998	12	4	5	657	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
1999	3	5	4	553	1	n/a	n/a	11	577
2000	9	9	8	576	1	n/a	n/a	0	603
2001	8	2	0	570	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2002	7	4	3	558	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2003	7	4	3	558	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2004	7	6	3	573	1	n/a	n/a	1	591
2005	6	4	2	594	1	n/a	n/a	2	609
2006	2	4	1	533	0	n/a	n/a	2	542
2007	0	4	1	524	0	n/a	n/a	2	531
2008	2	3	n/a	542	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	547
2009	4	3	3	704	0	0	12	0	726
2010	1	2	3	693	2	0	0	0	701
2011	4	4	4	673	1	0	2	0	688
2012	5	3	3	674	1	0	1	0	687
2013	6	2	1	720	1	0	1	0	731
2014	6	2	1	722	1	0	1	0	733
2015	7	1	0	704	3	0	0	0	715
2016	7	0	0	672	2	0	0	0	681
2017	6	0	0	640	0	0	0	0	646
2018	6	2	0	623	0	0	0	0	631
2019	4	1	2	589	0	0	0	0	596
2020	7	1	2	574	0	0	0	0	584
2021	6	1	2	541	0	0	0	0	550
2022	4	3	3	485	0	0	0	0	495
2023	3	2	4	479	0	0	1	0	489
2024	6	2	2	468	0	0	1	0	479

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 Rivera Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	550	21.2	25.9	n/a
1989	557	21.4	26.0	n/a
1990	577	19.0	30.3	n/a
1991	628	25.0	25.1	n/a
1992	627	25.4	24.6	64.4
1993	625	24.0	26.0	59.2
1994	604	22.0	27.5	91.2
1995	656	23.0	28.5	68.3
1996	656	23.0	28.5	68.3
1997	727	34.0	21.4	75.1
1998	678	31.0	21.9	73.5
1999	577	28.0	20.6	96.3
2000	603	27.0	22.3	91.2
2001	580	28.0	20.7	74.8
2002	572	27.0	21.2	71
2003	572	27.0	21.2	71
2004	591	26.0	22.7	75.9
2005	609	26.0	23.4	73.3
2006	542	25.0	21.7	72.8
2007	531	24.0	22.1	72.4
2008	547	26.0	21.0	75.1
2009	726	31.0	22.7	72.7
2010	701	32.0	21.9	74.8
2011	688	n/a	n/a	74.4
2012	687	26.0	26.4	n/a
2013	731	26.0	28.1	71.1
2014	733	25.0	29.3	83.5
2015	715	26.0	27.5	82.4
2016	681	25.0	27.2	73.1
2017	646	24.0	26.9	74.8
2018	631	21.0	30.0	73.1
2019	596	22.0	27.0	73.7
2020	584	n/a	n/a	74.1
2021	550	21.0	26.1	71.3
2022	495	21.0	23.5	69.7
2023	489	19.0	25.7	77.3
2024	479	18.0	26.6	84.8

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 Rivera Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	550	21.2	25.9	n/a
1989	557	21.4	26.0	n/a
1990	577	19.0	30.3	n/a
1991	628	25.0	25.1	n/a
1992	627	25.4	24.6	64.4
1993	625	24.0	26.0	59.2
1994	604	22.0	27.5	91.2
1995	656	23.0	28.5	68.3
1996	656	23.0	28.5	68.3
1997	727	34.0	21.4	75.1
1998	678	31.0	21.9	73.5
1999	577	28.0	20.6	96.3
2000	603	27.0	22.3	91.2
2001	580	28.0	20.7	74.8
2002	572	27.0	21.2	71
2003	572	27.0	21.2	71
2004	591	26.0	22.7	75.9
2005	609	26.0	23.4	73.3
2006	542	25.0	21.7	72.8
2007	531	24.0	22.1	72.4
2008	547	26.0	21.0	75.1
2009	726	31.0	22.7	72.7
2010	701	32.0	21.9	74.8
2011	688	n/a	n/a	74.4
2012	687	26.0	26.4	n/a
2013	731	26.0	28.1	71.1
2014	733	25.0	29.3	83.5
2015	715	26.0	27.5	82.4
2016	681	25.0	27.2	73.1
2017	646	24.0	26.9	74.8
2018	631	21.0	30.0	73.1
2019	596	22.0	27.0	73.7
2020	584	n/a	n/a	74.1
2021	550	21.0	26.1	71.3
2022	495	21.0	23.5	69.7
2023	489	19.0	25.7	77.3
2024	479	18.0	26.6	84.8

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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