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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005382
Rio Vista Elementary
1451 North California St., San Bernardino, CA 92411 · (909) 388-6450 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
394 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 43% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
20.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
20.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.0% | 12.4% | 21.8% | 57.8% |
| Math | 7.6% | 12.4% | 20.9% | 59.1% |
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 | 20.4% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 19.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 16.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.6% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.9% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.1% | 14.3% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Vista Elementary
Rio Vista Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista Elementary this school | 412 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
| Helen Keller Elementary Lynwood | 407 | 94.6% | 33.4% |
| Wesley Gaines Paramount | 449 | 97.1% | 41.8% |
| Gardena Elementary Gardena | 398 | 95.2% | 30.2% |
| Allison Elementary Pomona | 427 | 93.9% | 24.9% |
| Del Norte Elementary Ontario | 428 | 93.0% | 27.0% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,362 of 5,151 | #235 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,308 of 5,172 ▼ 138 | #231 of 321 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,814 of 5,172 ▼ 1,012 | #295 of 321 ▼ 96 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #990 of 5,116 | #37 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #3,538 of 5,915 | #266 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #252 of 5,352 | #8 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #4,251 of 5,354 | #254 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #363 of 5,625 | #21 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #3,317 of 3,837 | #210 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
412
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 96% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 93% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 89% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 92% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 20 | 21.7:1 | 93% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 93% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | N/A | N/A | 97% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 33 | 20.3:1 | 93% (627) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 24 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (434 to 412); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Rio Vista Elementary
Rio Vista Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in San Bernardino, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 412 students.
Federal data list 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified, with 44,080 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Rio Vista Elementary, 87%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 7% Black and 3% multiracial. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Rio Vista Elementary comes in at 23%.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rio Vista Elementary is 96%. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Rio Vista Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rio Vista Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.3%; the prediction is 23.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in San Bernardino County, serving about 393,648 students.
Woodward Leadership Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Rio Vista Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 22.3% is below the 23.6% average for nearby schools.
Rio Vista Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 436 to 412. The ratio was 20.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Other Rio Vista Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rio Vista Elementary. Rio Vista Elementary is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Rio Vista ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 647 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryCathedral City, CA · 637 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryFillmore, CA · 553 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryCanyon Country, CA · 486 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryBay Point, CA · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Woodward Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 69
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle0.5 mi · 581
- Howard Inghram Elementary0.5 mi · 264
- Arroyo Valley High0.6 mi · 2,692
- Graciano Gomez Elementary0.9 mi · 481
- Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary1.0 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?
Rio Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Rio Vista Elementary serve?
Rio Vista Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rio Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rio Vista Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rio Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Rio Vista Elementary are roughly 0% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?
Rio Vista Elementary is part of San Bernardino City Unified.
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