1
Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797010493
River Bluff Elementary
6150 West Palo Alto, Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 276-6001 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
26.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
473 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (105).
Student demographics
67%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
62.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.6pp since 2014
Math
57.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.3% | 28.3% | 18.4% | 19.0% |
| Math | 30.8% | 26.9% | 22.1% | 20.3% |
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 | 62.6% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 53.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.5% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 58.1% | 51.8% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 River Bluff Elementary
River Bluff Elementary's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Bluff Elementary this school | 694 | 68.2% | 58.1% |
| Stella Brockman Elementary Manteca | 833 | 67.2% | 25.3% |
| Lincoln Fundamental Elementary Corona | 754 | 68.2% | 56.8% |
| Walt Disney Anaheim | 560 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
| Bryn Mawr Elementary Loma Linda | 622 | 68.3% | 44.9% |
| Art Freiler Tracy | 772 | 75.0% | 40.1% |
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 River Bluff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #1,218 of 5,151 | #23 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #1,165 of 5,172 ▲ 67 | #22 of 185 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #1,171 of 5,172 ▲ 207 | #25 of 185 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #635 of 5,116 | #36 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #790 of 5,915 | #36 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #5,049 of 5,352 | #179 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #1,025 of 5,354 | #25 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #3,065 of 5,625 | #155 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #2,272 of 3,837 | #71 of 135 |
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
694
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 694 | 26 | 26.7:1 | 68% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 74% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 26 | 27.1:1 | 71% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 29 | 26.0:1 | 48% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 28.5 | 28.0:1 | 48% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 29 | 32.0:1 | 48% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | N/A | N/A | 39% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Bluff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (799 to 694); teachers down 9% (28.5 to 26).
About River Bluff Elementary
River Bluff Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Fresno, California. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 694 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Across its 24 schools, Central Unified enrolls 15,956 students. River Bluff Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at River Bluff Elementary, with 49% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Asian, 14% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. River Bluff Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at River Bluff Elementary and a ratio of 26.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 68% of enrollment.
allk12 grades River Bluff Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 39.6%. River Bluff Elementary posts 58.1%, 18.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 368 public schools in Fresno County, with a combined enrollment of about 206,072.
The closest other public school is Rio Vista Middle, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. River Bluff Elementary's average proficiency of 58.1% compares with 41.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 754 in 2020-21 and 694 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
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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
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- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
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Nearby schools
- Rio Vista Middle0.1 mi · 851
- William Saroyan Elementary0.8 mi · 697
- Herndon-Barstow Elementary1.0 mi · 754
- Norman Liddell Elementary1.1 mi · 628
- Figarden Elementary2.2 mi · 608
- Teague Elementary2.3 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About River Bluff ElementaryHow many students attend River Bluff Elementary?
River Bluff Elementary enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does River Bluff Elementary serve?
River Bluff Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does River Bluff Elementary have?
River Bluff Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at River Bluff Elementary?
At River Bluff Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 49% Hispanic, 6% Black, 26% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is River Bluff Elementary public or private?
River Bluff Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Unified.
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