Enrollment
328
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133201993
Rio Tierra Junior High
3201 Northstead Dr., Sacramento, CA 95833 · (916) 566-2730 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
19.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
305 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 | 157 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 52% |
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
21.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
12.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.3% | 16.0% | 23.7% | 55.0% |
| Math | 4.6% | 7.8% | 15.7% | 71.9% |
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 | 21.3% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.9% | 5.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 8.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 9.4% |
| 2018-19 | 27.5% | 13.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 13.5% |
| 2016-17 | 25.9% | 12.2% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Tierra Junior High
Rio Tierra Junior High's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tierra Junior High this school | 328 | 93.0% | 14.9% |
| Millennial Tech Middle San Diego | 378 | 88.9% | 21.0% |
| Lindbergh STEM Academy Long Beach | 421 | 91.2% | 28.0% |
| Frick United Academy of Language Middle Oakland | 392 | 99.7% | 3.2% |
| Daniel Webster Middle Los Angeles | 438 | 87.4% | 27.6% |
| Knox Middle San Diego | 488 | 95.7% | 20.3% |
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 Tierra Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,151 of 1,224 | #37 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,081 of 1,227 ▲ 124 | #33 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,142 of 1,227 ▲ 6 | #37 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #176 of 1,214 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #1,167 of 1,377 | #39 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #387 of 1,279 | #8 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #377 of 1,278 | #36 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #180 of 1,329 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #77 of 930 | #2 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
328
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 328 | 16.8 | 19.5:1 | 93% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 16.3 | 18.6:1 | 91% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 17.2 | 17.0:1 | 89% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 93% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 25.8 | 19.1:1 | 85% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 78% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | N/A | N/A | 87% (503) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Tierra Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (493 to 328); teachers down 35% (25.8 to 16.8).
About Rio Tierra Junior High
Rio Tierra Junior High is a middle-grades school in Sacramento, California, according to federal school records. A total of 328 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 50% lower.
The district, Twin Rivers Unified, operates 44 schools serving 24,770 students.
At 57%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Rio Tierra Junior High combined. The school is also 17% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. The chance that two students picked at random at Rio Tierra Junior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Teacher staffing is 16.8 full-time equivalents, or about 19.5 students per teacher. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. About 93% of students, or 305, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Rio Tierra Junior High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rio Tierra Junior High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.9% and a predicted 25.1%.
In the county around the school, Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
Nearest public school: Hazel Strauch Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Rio Tierra Junior High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rio Tierra Junior High at 6th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 328 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 346.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Rio Tierra Junior High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Hazel Strauch Elementary0.1 mi · 650
- Garden Valley Elementary0.6 mi · 365
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Frequently asked questions
About Rio Tierra Junior HighHow many students attend Rio Tierra Junior High?
Rio Tierra Junior High enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Rio Tierra Junior High serve?
Rio Tierra Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rio Tierra Junior High?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Rio Tierra Junior High.
How diverse is Rio Tierra Junior High?
Rio Tierra Junior High reports a student body of 5% White, 57% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rio Tierra Junior High?
Rio Tierra Junior High 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.