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Enrollment
1,695
High
DISTRICT 1,168 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUBA CITY UNIFIED·NCES 064347011520
River Valley High
801 El Margarita Rd., Yuba City, CA 95993 · (530) 822-2500 · Sutter County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,695 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,168 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 465 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 406 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 433 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 391 | 23% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
55.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 33.0% | 23.7% | 21.1% |
| Math | 6.4% | 10.0% | 20.3% | 63.3% |
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 | 55.2% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 19.8% |
| 2020-21 | 53.5% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 35.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.9% | 23.1% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 River Valley High
River Valley High's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley High this school | 1,695 | 68.9% | 34.1% |
| John F. Kennedy High La Palma | 1,983 | 69.5% | 57.7% |
| Arroyo High San Lorenzo | 1,499 | 64.6% | 43.3% |
| Sanger West High Fresno | 1,438 | 65.6% | 39.4% |
| Cypress High Cypress | 2,685 | 60.8% | 60.4% |
| Andrew P. Hill High San Jose | 1,564 | 67.6% | 31.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #680 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #793 of 1,056 ▼ 34 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #577 of 1,056 ▲ 75 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #379 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,695 | #442 of 2,093 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #632 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #158 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #891 of 1,575 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #565 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,695
-125 (-7%) vs 2017
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,751
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.1:1
% White
16%
was 22%
% Hispanic
41%
was 36%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
33%
was 34%
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 | 1,695 | 82.4 | 20.6:1 | 69% (1,168) |
| 2023-24 | 1,676 | 87.5 | 19.1:1 | 61% (1,022) |
| 2022-23 | 1,771 | 86.7 | 20.4:1 | 70% (1,237) |
| 2017-18 | 1,820 | 95.5 | 19.1:1 | 66% (1,203) |
| 2015-16 | 1,757 | 86 | 20.4:1 | 59% (1,038) |
| 2010-11 | 1,751 | N/A | N/A | 51% (896) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,820 to 1,695); teachers down 14% (95.5 to 82.4).
About River Valley High
River Valley High runs as a large high school in Yuba City, California. The school counts 1,695 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 102% larger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Yuba City Unified runs 17 schools with a combined 11,388 students. River Valley High is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at River Valley High, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 33% Asian, 16% White, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Sutter County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 82.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.6:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 20.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Sutter County report 60%.
The allk12 Grade for River Valley High is C. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, River Valley High is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.1%. Predicted: 39.2%.
Across Sutter County, the median household income is $79,704, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Sutter County has 46 public schools and roughly 23,784 students.
The closest public school to River Valley High is Pathways Charter Academy, about 0.4 miles away. River Valley High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.6% proficiency; River Valley High posts 34.1%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at River Valley High dropped 7% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 1,820 to 1,695 students. The White share of enrollment fell from 22% to 16% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.1:1 to 20.6:1.
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Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuba City Unified
- Yuba City HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Andros KarperosElementary · 1,181 students
- Riverbend ElementaryElementary · 914 students
- Butte Vista ElementaryElementary · 853 students
- Gray Avenue MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Tierra Buena ElementaryElementary · 607 students
Other schools in Yuba City
- Yuba City HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Andros KarperosElementary · 1,181 students
- Riverbend ElementaryElementary · 914 students
- Butte Vista ElementaryElementary · 853 students
- Gray Avenue MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Tierra Buena ElementaryElementary · 607 students
Other River Valley High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named River Valley High. River Valley High is the largest of the 6.
- River Valley High SchoolMOHAVE VALLEY, AZ · 585 students
- River Valley High SchoolCaledonia, OH · 455 students
- River Valley High SchoolBlairsville, PA · 427 students
- River Valley High SchoolBidwell, OH · 392 students
- River Valley HighSpring Green, WI · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Charter Academy0.4 mi · 19
- Feather River Academy0.4 mi · 31
- Sutter County Special Education0.4 mi · 332
- Tierra Buena Elementary1.1 mi · 607
- Yuba City Special Education Preschool1.2 mi · 3
- Andros Karperos1.2 mi · 1,181
Frequently asked questions
About River Valley HighHow many students attend River Valley High?
River Valley High enrolls approximately 1,695 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does River Valley High serve?
River Valley High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at River Valley High?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at River Valley High.
How diverse is River Valley High?
River Valley High reports a student body of 16% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 33% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees River Valley High?
River Valley High is overseen by Yuba City Unified in Sutter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.