Is Rio Bravo Elementary a good school?

Rio Bravo Elementary ranks 1792 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Bravo Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 596 students attended Rio Bravo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Bravo Elementary?

Students at Rio Bravo Elementary are 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rio Bravo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Bravo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary High : Liberty High

Rio Bravo Elementary

Summary:

Rio Bravo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bakersfield, California, serving 596 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 409 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Rio Bravo Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 51.08% of Rio Bravo students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 52.39% and the state's 47.04%. In Mathematics, 50.22% of Rio Bravo students were proficient or better, compared to the district's 44.2% and the state's 35.54%. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2017-2018 to 23.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby Veterans Elementary (12.5%) and Norris Elementary (14.1%).

Rio Bravo Elementary has shown strong performance among its Hispanic student population, ranking 1,527 out of 5,102 California elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance for White students and students with special needs has been relatively lower, with 3-star ratings in recent years. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 47.65% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than nearby Veterans Elementary (30.46%) and Norris Elementary (33.6%).

Detail:

Public K-4

22725 Elementary Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93314-8721

(661) 588-6313

District: Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1792^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,743

Students who attend Rio Bravo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary
High:	Liberty High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 596

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

47.3%

Asian:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Bravo Elementary ranks better than 69.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.44. (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: White (48%), Hispanic (47.3%), Asian (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Bravo Elementary is 20.3. (See more...)

Compare Rio Bravo Elementary employs 29.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Bravo Elementary is $6,743.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Bravo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Bravo Elementary 1792^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Bravo Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary 409^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rio Bravo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	52.80	2315^th	5193	55.4%
2010	47.69	2712^th	5314	49.0%
2011	30.07	3973^rd	5377	26.1%
2012	32.08	3798^th	5390	29.5%
2013	21.19	4645^th	5530	16.0%
2015	44.54	2764^th	5611	50.7%
2016	44.88	2782^nd	5614	50.4%
2017	47.46	2689^th	5692	52.8%
2018	54.46	2316^th	5662	59.1%
2019	51.16	2535^th	5789	56.2%
2021	63.89	458^th	1417	67.7%
2022	66.51	1763^rd	5883	70.0%
2023	63.17	1889^th	5874	67.8%
2024	65.44	1792^nd	5862	69.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	47.29	1377^th	3246	57.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.11	2141^st	2420	11.5%
2024	49.16	989^th	2634	62.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.75	2904^th	5084	42.9%
2019	36.53	3387^th	5173	34.5%
2021	68.97	249^th	1110	77.6%
2022	56.95	1863^rd	5264	64.6%
2023	56.26	1970^th	5374	63.3%
2024	39.17	3198^th	5511	42.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.54	2302^nd	5413	57.5%
2019	54.15	2270^th	5492	58.7%
2021	73.90	305^th	1267	75.9%
2022	72.57	1413^th	5635	74.9%
2023	65.60	1689^th	5617	69.9%
2024	62.29	1843^rd	5605	67.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.95	2228^th	5431	59.0%
2019	46.72	2631^st	5510	52.3%
2021	51.38	551^st	1272	56.7%
2022	57.89	2057^th	5663	63.7%
2023	59.07	1994^th	5650	64.7%
2024	66.02	1700^th	5636	69.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.79	2683^rd	4830	44.5%
2019	39.31	3001^st	4963	39.5%
2022	70.95	1108^th	5084	78.2%
2023	62.37	1540^th	5098	69.8%
2024	62.82	1527^th	5102	70.1%

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Rank History for White students at Rio Bravo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.87	1795^th	2737	34.4%
2019	38.36	1902^nd	2834	32.9%
2022	52.27	1393^rd	2726	48.9%
2023	52.06	1373^rd	2662	48.4%
2024	61.07	1092^nd	2647	58.7%

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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 Bravo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	228	6	1	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	331
2002	190	5	4	90	1	n/a	n/a	12	302
2003	190	5	4	90	1	n/a	n/a	12	302
2004	211	7	5	104	2	n/a	n/a	20	349
2005	196	6	2	114	3	n/a	n/a	12	333
2006	190	7	1	133	4	n/a	n/a	12	347
2007	196	5	1	137	2	n/a	n/a	6	347
2008	194	4	3	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	355
2009	272	9	3	198	1	0	28	0	511
2010	304	8	4	197	4	3	3	0	523
2011	297	8	2	204	4	2	23	0	540
2012	305	5	2	214	3	2	21	0	552
2013	316	5	2	220	6	3	23	0	575
2014	311	3	6	251	7	2	25	0	605
2015	291	4	6	248	6	1	28	0	584
2016	299	2	4	251	8	1	29	0	594
2017	298	3	10	243	12	2	8	0	576
2018	299	4	11	227	8	2	2	0	553
2019	308	2	6	241	8	2	3	0	570
2020	303	6	6	246	3	1	5	0	570
2021	264	5	6	249	1	1	8	0	534
2022	274	5	7	257	1	1	7	0	552
2023	286	5	16	282	1	1	5	0	596

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 Bravo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	331	19.0	17.4	39
2002	302	17.0	17.8	47.6
2003	302	17.0	17.8	47.6
2004	349	18.5	18.9	41.3
2005	333	19.0	17.5	44.9
2006	347	21.0	16.5	41.5
2007	347	21.0	16.5	36.1
2008	355	24.0	14.8	42.3
2009	511	26.0	18.3	48.1
2010	523	25.0	20.9	35.4
2011	540	n/a	n/a	45
2012	552	21.3	25.8	n/a
2013	575	22.5	25.5	43.3
2014	605	24.0	25.2	43.1
2015	584	25.0	23.3	46.7
2016	594	25.0	23.7	50.3
2017	576	24.0	24.0	54.5
2018	553	24.0	23.0	53.3
2019	570	26.5	21.5	49.5
2020	570	n/a	n/a	48.8
2021	534	25.0	21.3	45.1
2022	552	29.2	18.8	44.4
2023	596	29.3	20.3	47.7

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 Bravo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	331	19.0	17.4	39
2002	302	17.0	17.8	47.6
2003	302	17.0	17.8	47.6
2004	349	18.5	18.9	41.3
2005	333	19.0	17.5	44.9
2006	347	21.0	16.5	41.5
2007	347	21.0	16.5	36.1
2008	355	24.0	14.8	42.3
2009	511	26.0	18.3	48.1
2010	523	25.0	20.9	35.4
2011	540	n/a	n/a	45
2012	552	21.3	25.8	n/a
2013	575	22.5	25.5	43.3
2014	605	24.0	25.2	43.1
2015	584	25.0	23.3	46.7
2016	594	25.0	23.7	50.3
2017	576	24.0	24.0	54.5
2018	553	24.0	23.0	53.3
2019	570	26.5	21.5	49.5
2020	570	n/a	n/a	48.8
2021	534	25.0	21.3	45.1
2022	552	29.2	18.8	44.4
2023	596	29.3	20.3	47.7

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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