Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 419 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle High : Arroyo Valley High

Rio Vista Elementary

Summary:

Rio Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bernardino, California, serving 422 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, including high poverty rates, a large population of English Language Learners, and consistently low academic performance compared to district and state averages.

Rio Vista Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.9% in 2018-2019 to 40.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the San Bernardino City Unified district and state averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also consistently lower than the district and state, with only 29.82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 19.91% proficient in Mathematics. Certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the San Bernardino City Unified district, such as Davidson Elementary and Muscoy Elementary, Rio Vista Elementary performs similarly or slightly worse on metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. The high rates of poverty and English Language Learners at Rio Vista may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing the chronic absenteeism could be a crucial step in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

1451 North California St.
San Bernardino, CA 92411-1558

(909) 388-6450

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4655^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,200

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Arroyo Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 419

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

African American:

8.4%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Vista Elementary ranks worse than 79.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 48 ranked elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.15. (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 (86.6%), African American (8.4%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.3% 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 Elementary is 18.2, which is the 5^th best among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Rio Vista Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Vista Elementary is $7,200, which is the 23^rd highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista Elementary 4655^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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San Bernardino City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bernardino City Unified 1221^st 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	10.55	4642^nd	4809	3.5%
2005	12.12	4512^th	4822	6.4%
2006	15.14	4350^th	4818	9.7%
2007	11.89	4831^st	5113	5.5%
2008	7.61	5021^st	5113	1.8%
2009	8.33	5061^st	5193	2.5%
2010	9.87	5158^th	5314	2.9%
2011	22.14	4525^th	5377	15.8%
2012	26.14	4241^st	5390	21.3%
2013	22.33	4582^nd	5530	17.1%
2015	12.56	5313^th	5611	5.3%
2016	18.35	4755^th	5614	15.3%
2017	17.40	4910^th	5692	13.7%
2018	23.58	4365^th	5662	22.9%
2019	21.83	4639^th	5789	19.9%
2022	21.54	4690^th	5883	20.3%
2023	18.02	5050^th	5874	14.0%
2024	22.15	4655^th	5862	20.6%

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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	40.95	1713^th	3246	47.2%
2019	34.93	2131^st	3275	34.9%
2022	37.32	2015^th	3311	39.1%
2023	30.47	2495^th	3250	23.2%
2024	38.37	1929^th	3160	39.0%

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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	29.77	3791^st	5084	25.4%
2019	32.05	3713^th	5173	28.2%
2022	29.68	3874^th	5264	26.4%
2023	22.89	4464^th	5374	16.9%
2024	26.58	4258^th	5511	22.7%

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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	27.72	3946^th	5413	27.1%
2019	23.30	4358^th	5492	20.6%
2022	24.11	4299^th	5635	23.7%
2023	16.52	5002^nd	5617	10.9%
2024	20.15	4690^th	5605	16.3%

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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	22.14	4379^th	5431	19.4%
2019	21.67	4500^th	5510	18.3%
2022	20.33	4684^th	5663	17.3%
2023	21.37	4592^nd	5650	18.7%
2024	25.29	4240^th	5636	24.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.88	635^th	700	9.3%

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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	32.63	3378^th	4830	30.1%
2019	31.44	3589^th	4963	27.7%
2022	27.39	3918^th	5084	22.9%
2023	21.65	4361^st	5098	14.5%
2024	31.09	3655^th	5102	28.4%

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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	137	336	22	164	3	n/a	n/a	0	662
1989	72	337	21	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1990	60	397	53	232	3	n/a	n/a	0	745
1991	63	365	66	234	3	n/a	n/a	0	731
1992	47	348	58	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	612
1993	42	328	60	178	1	n/a	n/a	0	609
1994	72	307	59	208	1	n/a	n/a	0	647
1995	53	288	40	218	5	n/a	n/a	0	604
1996	53	288	40	218	5	n/a	n/a	0	604
1997	50	277	35	230	3	n/a	n/a	0	595
1998	51	331	34	224	4	n/a	n/a	0	644
1999	54	323	28	277	2	n/a	n/a	0	684
2000	51	312	25	260	5	n/a	n/a	0	653
2001	43	345	26	251	6	n/a	n/a	0	671
2002	22	302	20	354	4	n/a	n/a	1	703
2003	22	302	20	354	4	n/a	n/a	1	703
2004	17	285	18	387	3	n/a	n/a	5	715
2005	19	221	13	395	2	n/a	n/a	11	661
2006	11	215	11	385	2	n/a	n/a	13	637
2007	9	202	18	407	3	n/a	n/a	12	651
2008	7	169	20	435	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	631
2009	4	166	8	358	0	17	24	0	577
2010	5	163	10	361	2	14	12	0	567
2011	6	131	10	379	3	19	15	0	563
2012	4	107	17	398	1	16	14	0	557
2013	7	90	13	416	2	17	18	0	563
2014	3	63	13	296	2	7	17	0	401
2015	3	55	13	294	2	6	12	0	385
2016	3	59	11	315	2	8	24	0	422
2017	6	48	11	325	1	8	18	0	417
2018	1	53	13	337	1	6	23	0	434
2019	5	51	15	355	2	5	9	0	442
2020	6	51	7	362	2	5	13	0	446
2021	6	51	4	359	0	6	10	0	436
2022	9	45	3	356	0	6	10	0	429
2023	4	34	4	364	1	5	10	0	422
2024	5	35	5	363	0	2	9	0	419

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	662	27.0	24.5	n/a
1989	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1990	745	23.9	31.1	n/a
1991	731	24.0	30.4	n/a
1992	612	24.4	25.0	94.9
1993	609	24.0	25.4	77.8
1994	647	24.5	26.4	83.9
1995	604	23.0	26.3	86.9
1996	604	23.0	26.3	86.9
1997	595	23.0	25.9	95
1998	644	25.0	25.8	85.7
1999	684	33.0	20.7	92.3
2000	653	32.0	20.4	83.8
2001	671	33.0	20.3	93.4
2002	703	36.0	19.5	90.9
2003	703	36.0	19.5	90.9
2004	715	39.7	18.0	95.1
2005	661	36.0	18.4	95.7
2006	637	34.0	18.7	91.8
2007	651	38.1	17.1	93.9
2008	631	40.0	15.8	98.3
2009	577	32.0	17.0	94.3
2010	567	28.9	19.5	96.8
2011	563	n/a	n/a	97.2
2012	557	30.0	18.5	n/a
2013	563	29.0	19.4	98.6
2014	401	21.0	19.0	93.8
2015	385	21.0	18.3	91.9
2016	422	19.0	22.2	93.4
2017	417	18.0	23.1	91.4
2018	434	20.0	21.7	92.9
2019	442	19.0	23.2	93.7
2020	446	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	436	21.0	20.7	92.4
2022	429	22.5	19.0	84.4
2023	422	22.0	19.1	89.3
2024	419	23.0	18.2	93.3

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	662	27.0	24.5	n/a
1989	594	23.0	25.8	n/a
1990	745	23.9	31.1	n/a
1991	731	24.0	30.4	n/a
1992	612	24.4	25.0	94.9
1993	609	24.0	25.4	77.8
1994	647	24.5	26.4	83.9
1995	604	23.0	26.3	86.9
1996	604	23.0	26.3	86.9
1997	595	23.0	25.9	95
1998	644	25.0	25.8	85.7
1999	684	33.0	20.7	92.3
2000	653	32.0	20.4	83.8
2001	671	33.0	20.3	93.4
2002	703	36.0	19.5	90.9
2003	703	36.0	19.5	90.9
2004	715	39.7	18.0	95.1
2005	661	36.0	18.4	95.7
2006	637	34.0	18.7	91.8
2007	651	38.1	17.1	93.9
2008	631	40.0	15.8	98.3
2009	577	32.0	17.0	94.3
2010	567	28.9	19.5	96.8
2011	563	n/a	n/a	97.2
2012	557	30.0	18.5	n/a
2013	563	29.0	19.4	98.6
2014	401	21.0	19.0	93.8
2015	385	21.0	18.3	91.9
2016	422	19.0	22.2	93.4
2017	417	18.0	23.1	91.4
2018	434	20.0	21.7	92.9
2019	442	19.0	23.2	93.7
2020	446	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	436	21.0	20.7	92.4
2022	429	22.5	19.0	84.4
2023	422	22.0	19.1	89.3
2024	419	23.0	18.2	93.3

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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