Mesa Verde Elementary

Mesa Verde Elementary is a mid-tier primary school in Oakdale, California, overseen by Riverbank Unified. The school works with 529 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Riverbank Unified (2,954 students total), Mesa Verde Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mesa Verde Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 23% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mesa Verde Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mesa Verde Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 17.3%.

In the surrounding community, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mesa Verde Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Riverbank High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mesa Verde Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mesa Verde Elementary has rose 15%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.