California Avenue Elementary

Set in Riverbank, California, California Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, part of Riverbank Unified. It enrolls 540 students across grades K through 5.

California Avenue Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Riverbank Unified, a district that enrolls 2,954 students overall.

On the student-mix side, California Avenue Elementary records that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, California Avenue Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, California Avenue Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 28.3%; actual is 12.9%, a gap of -15.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Stanislaus County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which California Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Riverbank High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts California Avenue Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. California Avenue Elementary's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 627 (now 540). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 12% to 8% over that span.

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