Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 4056 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 699 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valadez Middle School Academy High : Valencia High

Rio Vista Elementary

Summary:

Rio Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Anaheim, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 699 students. It is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked 277 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Rio Vista Elementary has faced significant challenges. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.1% in 2017-2018 to 38.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average. Academically, Rio Vista consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower than nearby John O. Tynes Elementary. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income families.

The analysis of Rio Vista Elementary's data reveals several areas of concern that require attention. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing effective strategies to improve student learning, particularly for underperforming subgroups, will be crucial in helping the school make progress. While Rio Vista is part of a relatively high-performing district, its consistent underperformance compared to nearby schools and the state average suggests that a comprehensive approach is needed to address the unique challenges facing this school and its community.

Detail:

Public K-5

310 North Rio Vista St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-3767

(714) 986-7240

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4056^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,309

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valadez Middle School Academy
High:	Valencia High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.8

Number of students: 699

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

White:

6.2%

Asian:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Vista Elementary ranks worse than 69.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.56. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Vista Elementary is $6,309, which is the 9^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

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Rio Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista Elementary 4056^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 277^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rio Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.29	3350^th	4809	30.3%
2005	36.88	2895^th	4822	40.0%
2006	29.34	3358^th	4818	30.3%
2007	28.93	3649^th	5113	28.6%
2008	27.77	3770^th	5113	26.3%
2009	29.59	3735^th	5193	28.1%
2010	35.19	3480^th	5314	34.5%
2011	28.46	4097^th	5377	23.8%
2012	32.80	3750^th	5390	30.4%
2013	40.78	3267^th	5530	40.9%
2015	36.65	3224^th	5611	42.5%
2016	39.69	3096^th	5614	44.9%
2017	29.17	3903^rd	5692	31.4%
2018	38.80	3229^th	5662	43.0%
2019	29.79	3953^rd	5789	31.7%
2022	27.12	4132^nd	5883	29.8%
2023	21.86	4675^th	5874	20.4%
2024	28.56	4056^th	5862	30.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.37	1372^nd	3246	57.7%
2019	34.64	2154^th	3275	34.2%
2022	31.44	2498^th	3311	24.6%
2023	31.40	2435^th	3250	25.1%
2024	32.38	2388^th	3160	24.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.93	1601^st	2420	33.8%
2024	33.09	1652^nd	2634	37.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.94	2365^th	5084	53.5%
2019	41.14	3035^th	5173	41.3%
2022	38.83	3106^th	5264	41.0%
2023	29.30	3948^th	5374	26.5%
2024	38.40	3255^th	5511	40.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.84	204^th	356	42.7%
2024	57.78	119^th	364	67.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.74	3430^th	5413	36.6%
2019	27.13	4067^th	5492	25.9%
2022	32.23	3560^th	5635	36.8%
2023	20.75	4626^th	5617	17.6%
2024	28.22	3949^th	5605	29.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.66	1237^th	2128	41.9%
2019	38.33	1371^st	2585	47.0%
2022	28.91	1544^th	2227	30.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.16	2839^th	5431	47.7%
2019	33.11	3533^rd	5510	35.9%
2022	23.72	4344^th	5663	23.3%
2023	24.55	4300^th	5650	23.9%
2024	29.43	3867^th	5636	31.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.07	2345^th	4830	51.4%
2019	36.06	3238^th	4963	34.8%
2022	32.73	3462^nd	5084	31.9%
2023	29.26	3774^th	5098	26.0%
2024	34.68	3374^th	5102	33.9%

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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 Rio Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	399	47	115	368	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
1989	382	55	114	427	0	n/a	n/a	0	978
1990	388	53	105	529	0	n/a	n/a	0	1075
1991	409	48	89	665	0	n/a	n/a	0	1211
1992	357	41	83	590	0	n/a	n/a	0	1071
1993	333	57	78	697	0	n/a	n/a	0	1165
1994	314	64	63	799	1	n/a	n/a	0	1241
1995	271	39	54	971	0	n/a	n/a	0	1335
1996	271	39	54	971	0	n/a	n/a	0	1335
1997	263	53	56	1109	0	n/a	n/a	0	1481
1998	217	44	40	1086	0	n/a	n/a	0	1387
1999	197	49	45	1122	0	n/a	n/a	0	1413
2000	194	44	61	1187	0	n/a	n/a	0	1486
2001	173	46	59	1232	0	n/a	n/a	0	1510
2002	134	38	57	1293	1	n/a	n/a	0	1523
2003	134	38	57	1293	1	n/a	n/a	0	1523
2004	117	39	52	1281	1	n/a	n/a	0	1490
2005	101	25	47	736	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
2006	106	31	42	776	0	n/a	n/a	0	955
2007	107	31	42	762	0	n/a	n/a	4	946
2008	89	25	45	763	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
2009	88	25	38	759	0	4	15	0	929
2010	81	16	42	695	1	7	17	0	859
2011	78	22	34	744	1	11	10	0	900
2012	78	25	41	783	1	4	9	0	941
2013	77	22	42	797	1	5	7	0	951
2014	49	20	45	772	0	3	4	0	893
2015	58	21	41	787	0	5	3	0	915
2016	43	18	43	779	0	5	3	0	891
2017	49	15	32	789	4	6	3	0	898
2018	64	11	27	790	4	5	0	0	901
2019	64	8	33	747	3	5	0	0	860
2020	56	7	26	711	5	4	1	0	810
2021	38	8	22	681	4	2	0	0	755
2022	43	11	21	599	2	3	4	0	683
2023	43	10	23	600	2	8	13	0	699

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

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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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	929	32.8	28.3	n/a
1989	978	38.9	25.1	n/a
1990	1075	40.1	26.8	n/a
1991	1211	44.5	27.2	n/a
1992	1071	45.2	23.6	55.5
1993	1165	40.3	28.9	66.6
1994	1241	42.0	29.5	71.5
1995	1335	49.0	27.2	76
1996	1335	49.0	27.2	76
1997	1481	57.1	25.9	61.8
1998	1387	63.0	22.0	67.2
1999	1413	66.0	21.4	67.4
2000	1486	68.6	21.7	80.6
2001	1510	72.0	21.0	73.5
2002	1523	71.6	21.3	87.3
2003	1523	71.6	21.3	87.3
2004	1490	72.3	20.6	17.9
2005	909	48.6	18.7	73.7
2006	955	41.6	23.0	75.5
2007	946	42.0	22.5	80.8
2008	923	47.5	19.4	55.7
2009	929	40.0	20.4	81.4
2010	859	36.0	23.8	77.2
2011	900	n/a	n/a	74.1
2012	941	32.0	29.4	n/a
2013	951	32.2	29.4	67.9
2014	893	30.6	29.1	87.7
2015	915	31.0	29.5	88.3
2016	891	31.0	28.7	86.4
2017	898	33.0	27.2	84.9
2018	901	31.0	29.0	86.1
2019	860	29.0	29.6	85.6
2020	810	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	755	27.0	27.9	79.3
2022	683	26.0	26.2	87.4
2023	699	26.0	26.8	84.5

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	929	32.8	28.3	n/a
1989	978	38.9	25.1	n/a
1990	1075	40.1	26.8	n/a
1991	1211	44.5	27.2	n/a
1992	1071	45.2	23.6	55.5
1993	1165	40.3	28.9	66.6
1994	1241	42.0	29.5	71.5
1995	1335	49.0	27.2	76
1996	1335	49.0	27.2	76
1997	1481	57.1	25.9	61.8
1998	1387	63.0	22.0	67.2
1999	1413	66.0	21.4	67.4
2000	1486	68.6	21.7	80.6
2001	1510	72.0	21.0	73.5
2002	1523	71.6	21.3	87.3
2003	1523	71.6	21.3	87.3
2004	1490	72.3	20.6	17.9
2005	909	48.6	18.7	73.7
2006	955	41.6	23.0	75.5
2007	946	42.0	22.5	80.8
2008	923	47.5	19.4	55.7
2009	929	40.0	20.4	81.4
2010	859	36.0	23.8	77.2
2011	900	n/a	n/a	74.1
2012	941	32.0	29.4	n/a
2013	951	32.2	29.4	67.9
2014	893	30.6	29.1	87.7
2015	915	31.0	29.5	88.3
2016	891	31.0	28.7	86.4
2017	898	33.0	27.2	84.9
2018	901	31.0	29.0	86.1
2019	860	29.0	29.6	85.6
2020	810	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	755	27.0	27.9	79.3
2022	683	26.0	26.2	87.4
2023	699	26.0	26.8	84.5

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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