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Enrollment
851
Middle
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797010494
Rio Vista Middle
6240 West Palo Alto, Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 276-3185 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
584 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 440 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 411 | 48% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 39.3% | 22.1% | 19.6% |
| Math | 20.4% | 20.4% | 30.6% | 28.6% |
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 | 58.3% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 37.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.2% | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 53.4% | 38.8% |
| 2016-17 | 47.8% | 31.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Middle
Rio Vista Middle's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista Middle this school | 851 | 68.6% | 47.9% |
| Ernest Lawrence Middle Chatsworth | 1,076 | 69.7% | 40.9% |
| Edison Computech Fresno | 788 | 70.9% | 72.0% |
| Prescott Junior High Modesto | 746 | 74.3% | 31.2% |
| Beattie Middle Highland | 1,072 | 63.2% | 40.2% |
| Earle E. Williams Middle Tracy | 762 | 77.0% | 30.0% |
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 Vista Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #378 of 1,224 | #10 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #396 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #10 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #350 of 1,227 ▲ 71 | #10 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #447 of 1,214 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #366 of 1,377 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #966 of 1,279 | #32 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #338 of 1,278 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #738 of 1,329 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #905 of 930 | #25 of 25 |
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
851
+38 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 1,294
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 851 | 37 | 23.0:1 | 69% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 38.3 | 20.9:1 | 72% (575) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 36.1 | 22.3:1 | 67% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 47% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 863 | 33.8 | 25.5:1 | 44% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 33 | 24.8:1 | 46% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 1,294 | N/A | N/A | 56% (725) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (863 to 851); teachers up 9% (33.8 to 37).
About Rio Vista Middle
Rio Vista Middle is a middle school with a street address in Fresno, California. Federal data show 851 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 29% above that mark.
Central Unified enrolls 15,956 students in 24 schools, including Rio Vista Middle.
The student body at Rio Vista Middle is 55% Hispanic. The school is also 18% Asian, 17% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Fresno County residents, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school had 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 69%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rio Vista Middle lands at A-, ahead of 80% of California public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.3%.
In Fresno County, home to about 1,016,725 people, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Rio Vista Middle shares Fresno County with 367 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, River Bluff Elementary, is the closest to Rio Vista Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rio Vista Middle is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Rio Vista Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 38 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Unified
- Justin Garza HighHigh · 2,095 students
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
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- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Herndon-Barstow ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Other Rio Vista Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rio Vista Middle. Rio Vista Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Rio Vista MiddleOxnard, CA · 637 students
- Rio Vista Middle SchoolRIO VISTA, TX · 229 students
Nearby schools
- River Bluff Elementary0.1 mi · 694
- Herndon-Barstow Elementary0.9 mi · 754
- William Saroyan Elementary0.9 mi · 697
- Norman Liddell Elementary1.2 mi · 628
- Teague Elementary2.4 mi · 551
- Figarden Elementary2.4 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Vista MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rio Vista Middle?
Rio Vista Middle enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Rio Vista Middle serve?
Rio Vista Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rio Vista Middle?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Rio Vista Middle.
What is the student diversity at Rio Vista Middle?
Student demographics at Rio Vista Middle are roughly 17% White, 55% Hispanic, 8% Black, 18% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Rio Vista Middle public or private?
Rio Vista Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.