Enrollment
331
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133201992
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy
1101 G St., Rio Linda, CA 95673 · (916) 566-2720 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
292 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 164 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 50% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.2pp since 2014
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 31.4% | 25.7% | 36.1% |
| Math | 13.9% | 17.2% | 26.8% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 34.3% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 34.3% | 19.2% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 15.8% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rio Linda Preparatory Academy
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Linda Preparatory Academy this school | 331 | 88.2% | 29.6% |
| Innovation Middle San Diego | 350 | 80.0% | 38.0% |
| Live Oak Middle Live Oak | 413 | 82.6% | 40.1% |
| Lucille Whitehead Intermediate Waterford | 355 | 88.7% | 22.7% |
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta | 439 | 84.1% | 20.1% |
| El Tejon Elementary Lebec | 221 | 83.7% | 28.8% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rio Linda Preparatory Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #755 of 1,224 | #22 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #577 of 1,227 ▲ 175 | #18 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #766 of 1,227 ▲ 232 | #22 of 39 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.8pp | #26 of 1,214 | #1 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,162 of 1,377 | #38 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #476 of 1,279 | #11 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #135 of 1,278 | #23 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #336 of 1,329 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #90 of 930 | #3 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
331
-73 (-18%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 331 | 16.5 | 20.0:1 | 88% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 16.3 | 17.8:1 | 86% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 17.1 | 18.6:1 | 87% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 87% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 87% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 81% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | N/A | N/A | 80% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Linda Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (490 to 331); teachers down 28% (23 to 16.5).
About Rio Linda Preparatory Academy
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is a small middle school in Rio Linda, California, (ZIP code 95673). The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 331 students. That is 50% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
The Twin Rivers Unified system has 44 schools and 24,770 students.
At Rio Linda Preparatory Academy, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 46%. The remaining students are 25% White, 13% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Sacramento County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Rio Linda Preparatory Academy totals 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is about 88%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of California public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rio Linda Preparatory Academy would be expected to post about 27.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.6%.
For Sacramento County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 387 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,342, Rio Linda Preparatory Academy among them.
Rio Linda High is the nearest public school to Rio Linda Preparatory Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rio Linda Preparatory Academy comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
An 18% decline took enrollment from 404 in 2020-21 to 331 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified
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- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Rio Linda
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Heritage Peak CharterCombined · 1,181 students
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- Westside ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Linda High0.2 mi · 1,594
- Dry Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 645
- Heritage Peak Charter0.8 mi · 1,181
- Orchard Elementary1.2 mi · 366
- Paseo Grande Charter1.3 mi · 152
- Robla Elementary1.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Linda Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Rio Linda Preparatory Academy?
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 07-08.
Is Rio Linda Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Rio Linda Preparatory Academy have?
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
How diverse is Rio Linda Preparatory Academy?
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 25% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Rio Linda Preparatory Academy?
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy is overseen by Twin Rivers Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.