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What advice would you give to incoming students at Rivera Elementary?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817002849
Rivera Elementary
5102 S CHERRY AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3900 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +17.0pp since 2017
Math
13.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -29.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 29 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 42.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rivera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #906 of 1,072 ▼ 54 | #123 of 154 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #932 of 1,072 ▲ 122 | #130 of 154 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #155 of 930 | #24 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #588 of 1,223 | #61 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #728 of 991 | #123 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #945 of 1,007 | #140 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #376 of 721 | #55 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 23.9 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 23.5 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 24.8 | 17.7:1 | 89% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 27.9 | 19.6:1 | 90% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 83% (542) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rivera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (546 to 454); teachers down 14% (27.9 to 23.9).
About Rivera Elementary
Rivera Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona. The school serves 454 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Rivera Elementary is one school in a 21-school district, Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which enrolls 13,979 students.
Rivera Elementary's enrollment is 94% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 2% Native American. Census figures show Pima County is about 36% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Rivera Elementary is C. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rivera Elementary is located in Pima County, where the median household income is $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rivera Elementary is one of 398 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Alta Vista High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Rivera Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Rivera Elementary declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 473 to 454 students. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Rivera Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Sierra K-8 SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Other Rivera Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rivera Elementary. Rivera Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Rivera Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 604 students
- Rivera ElementaryPico Rivera, CA · 473 students
- Rivera Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Vista High School0.3 mi · 495
- PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center0.7 mi · 116
- Esperanza Elementary School0.8 mi · 437
- Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School0.8 mi · 284
- Sierra K-8 School0.8 mi · 801
- Drexel Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Rivera ElementaryHow many students attend Rivera Elementary?
Rivera Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Rivera Elementary serve?
Rivera Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rivera Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rivera Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rivera Elementary?
At Rivera Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Rivera Elementary public or private?
Rivera Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.