Is Riverbank Elementary a good school?

Riverbank Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverbank Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 598 students attended Riverbank Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riverbank Elementary?

Students at Riverbank Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 14% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Riverbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverbank Elementary usually go on to attend: High : River City High

Riverbank Elementary

Summary:

Riverbank Elementary is a public elementary school in West Sacramento, California, serving 616 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Washington Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Riverbank Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (48.9% in 2021-2022, compared to the state average of 26.5%), consistently low test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics (only 20.69% and 9.34% proficiency, respectively, in 2023-2024), and struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.73% to 97.67% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. Nearby schools, such as Elkhorn Village Elementary and Westfield Village Elementary, also face similar challenges, though not to the same extent as Riverbank Elementary.

However, the Sacramento Valley Charter school consistently outperforms Riverbank Elementary and the surrounding public schools in both academic achievement and student attendance, suggesting that the virtual learning environment of the Washington Unified Virtual Academy may be more effective for some students. Addressing the issues at Riverbank Elementary will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to improve educational outcomes for the students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-8

1100 Carrie St.
West Sacramento, CA 95605-2046

(916) 375-7700

District: Washington Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5669^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,551

Students who attend Riverbank Elementary usually attend:

High:

River City High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 598

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

Asian:

17.2%

White:

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riverbank Elementary ranks worse than 96.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Washington Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.23. (See more...)

Compare Details Riverbank Elementary ranks worse than 87.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.95. (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 Student population at Riverbank Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.7%), Asian (17.2%), White (14.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverbank Elementary is 16.7, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Washington Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Riverbank Elementary employs 35.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverbank Elementary is $7,551, which is the 2^nd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Washington Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riverbank Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverbank Elementary 5669^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Riverbank Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Riverbank Elementary 2433^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Riverbank Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Washington Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Unified 1023^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Riverbank Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	17.14	4770^th	5314	10.2%
2011	20.98	4610^th	5377	14.3%
2012	23.33	4428^th	5390	17.8%
2013	20.47	4704^th	5530	14.9%
2015	18.93	4738^th	5611	15.6%
2016	16.25	4932^nd	5614	12.1%
2017	17.64	4894^th	5692	14.0%
2018	14.94	5104^th	5662	9.9%
2019	11.58	5479^th	5789	5.4%
2022	11.13	5661^st	5883	3.8%
2023	10.33	5691^st	5874	3.1%
2024	10.23	5669^th	5862	3.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.09	2718^th	3246	16.3%
2019	26.40	2750^th	3275	16.0%
2022	28.88	2693^rd	3311	18.7%
2023	27.82	2683^rd	3250	17.4%
2024	25.40	2818^th	3160	10.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.30	1834^th	2420	24.2%
2024	29.54	1865^th	2634	29.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.49	4365^th	5084	14.1%
2019	14.47	4868^th	5173	5.9%
2022	14.01	5020^th	5264	4.6%
2023	13.20	5159^th	5374	4.0%
2024	12.50	5294^th	5511	3.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.09	5127^th	5413	5.3%
2019	10.74	5274^th	5492	4.0%
2022	11.03	5482^nd	5635	2.7%
2023	10.92	5462^nd	5617	2.8%
2024	8.73	5513^th	5605	1.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.47	4617^th	5431	15.0%
2019	14.33	5098^th	5510	7.5%
2022	13.72	5324^th	5663	6.0%
2023	11.52	5408^th	5650	4.3%
2024	14.19	5214^th	5636	7.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	1.54	1127^th	1154	2.3%
2023	0.50	1179^th	1190	0.9%
2024	0.27	1199^th	1203	0.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.68	4613^th	4830	4.5%
2019	13.75	4719^th	4963	4.9%
2022	15.07	4795^th	5084	5.7%
2023	14.24	4836^th	5098	5.1%
2024	14.98	4759^th	5102	6.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.60	2494^th	2737	8.9%
2019	2.31	2806^th	2834	1.0%
2022	1.58	2726^th	2726	0.0%
2023	6.14	2556^th	2662	4.0%
2024	0.76	2646^th	2647	0.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	28.68	1612^th	2179	26.0%
2011	21.07	1880^th	2236	15.9%
2012	22.23	1861^st	2259	17.6%
2013	25.92	1846^th	2379	22.4%
2015	23.58	1882^nd	2477	24.0%
2016	22.43	1931^st	2497	22.7%
2017	17.90	2111^th	2508	15.8%
2018	21.88	1923^rd	2480	22.5%
2019	21.89	2100^th	2715	22.7%
2022	15.25	2434^th	2740	11.2%
2023	11.46	2655^th	2802	5.2%
2024	15.95	2433^rd	2777	12.4%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.53	1180^th	1364	13.5%
2019	46.35	512^th	1442	64.5%
2022	25.92	1441^st	1540	6.4%
2023	27.24	1400^th	1529	8.4%
2024	29.00	1282^nd	1477	13.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.56	1604^th	2230	28.1%
2019	29.01	1727^th	2369	27.1%
2022	19.84	2102^nd	2458	14.5%
2023	14.43	2368^th	2549	7.1%
2024	20.62	2157^th	2575	16.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.05	1771^st	2262	21.7%
2019	27.28	1713^th	2380	28.0%
2022	13.83	2310^th	2509	7.9%
2023	14.56	2326^th	2547	8.7%
2024	19.33	2114^th	2546	17.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.87	989^th	1369	27.8%
2019	25.21	1196^th	1491	19.8%
2022	18.51	1485^th	1531	3.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.25	1817^th	2273	20.1%
2019	16.95	2100^th	2407	12.8%
2022	18.26	2142^nd	2527	15.2%
2023	8.99	2502^nd	2558	2.2%
2024	12.91	2374^th	2547	6.8%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	15.63	646^th	745	13.3%
2024	2.33	716^th	741	3.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.99	1867^th	2072	9.9%
2019	19.72	1897^th	2213	14.3%
2022	16.44	2144^th	2359	9.1%
2023	14.47	2218^th	2391	7.2%
2024	15.11	2168^th	2383	9.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Riverbank Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.16	1024^th	1496	31.6%
2019	21.53	1276^th	1602	20.3%
2022	2.93	1541^st	1555	0.9%
2023	1.98	1550^th	1552	0.1%
2024	11.19	1397^th	1535	9.0%

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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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by a parent
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Joke

by a parent
Thursday, August 24, 2017

For the most part, the teachers and the principal are good people, but the front office staff are a bunch of horrid, unprofessional terrible people that threaten law enforcement and child protection services on parents who are 15 minutes late picking up their kids in a residential neighborhood where there is road construction and nowhere to park, yes, this is where the school is located. They have some nerve. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Riverbank Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	253	39	82	317	15	4	4	714
2010	228	25	63	289	16	4	2	627
2011	195	32	57	285	13	4	0	586
2012	159	26	58	297	12	5	1	558
2013	221	28	85	466	12	10	9	831
2014	216	36	81	495	13	12	7	860
2015	213	38	89	526	12	11	3	892
2016	198	30	83	502	10	14	4	841
2017	189	25	92	521	8	18	2	855
2018	184	26	93	522	5	14	8	852
2019	172	21	86	501	4	10	12	806
2020	149	29	81	493	7	13	8	780
2021	122	34	85	443	8	15	10	717
2022	106	23	86	393	7	12	18	645
2023	100	16	96	370	5	14	15	616
2024	86	19	103	357	4	10	19	598

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 Riverbank Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	714	35.0	19.3	84.7
2010	627	29.0	21.6	86.3
2011	586	n/a	n/a	87.5
2012	558	27.0	20.6	n/a
2013	831	40.8	20.3	83.4
2014	860	42.3	20.2	79.9
2015	892	45.0	19.8	87.1
2016	841	39.0	21.5	80
2017	855	38.6	22.1	85.4
2018	852	39.9	21.3	86.5
2019	806	37.5	21.4	86.8
2020	780	n/a	n/a	85.9
2021	717	35.6	20.1	87.7
2022	645	33.6	19.1	97.7
2023	616	34.5	17.8	93.2
2024	598	35.6	16.7	90.8

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 Riverbank Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	714	35.0	19.3	84.7
2010	627	29.0	21.6	86.3
2011	586	n/a	n/a	87.5
2012	558	27.0	20.6	n/a
2013	831	40.8	20.3	83.4
2014	860	42.3	20.2	79.9
2015	892	45.0	19.8	87.1
2016	841	39.0	21.5	80
2017	855	38.6	22.1	85.4
2018	852	39.9	21.3	86.5
2019	806	37.5	21.4	86.8
2020	780	n/a	n/a	85.9
2021	717	35.6	20.1	87.7
2022	645	33.6	19.1	97.7
2023	616	34.5	17.8	93.2
2024	598	35.6	16.7	90.8

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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