Rio Del Oro Elementary

Rio Del Oro Elementary is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Plumas Lake, California, overseen by Plumas Lake Elementary, serveing 564 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Within Plumas Lake Elementary, which oversees 3 schools and 1,682 students, Rio Del Oro Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Rio Del Oro Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 35% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Yuba County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Rio Del Oro Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Yuba County's rate of about 68%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rio Del Oro Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.5%; this one delivers 44.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Yuba County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,373, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Yuba County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,045 students), Rio Del Oro Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cobblestone Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Del Oro Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Rio Del Oro Elementary's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 564). The White share of enrollment decreased from 55% to 37% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rio Del Oro Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.