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If you had an hour of school board time for Rivera Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL RANCHO UNIFIED·NCES 061218001381
Rivera Elementary
7250 Citronell St., Pico Rivera, CA 90660 · (562) 801-7650 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
402 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
31.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 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 | 14.5% | 24.8% | 26.9% | 33.9% |
| Math | 10.3% | 21.5% | 34.3% | 33.9% |
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 | 39.3% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 26.1% |
| 2016-17 | 41.1% | 30.4% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Rivera Elementary
Rivera Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera Elementary this school | 473 | 85.0% | 33.6% |
| McKinley Elementary El Centro | 456 | 87.1% | 38.8% |
| Jack Franscioni Elementary Soledad | 439 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
| KIPP Promesa Prep Los Angeles | 495 | 86.1% | N/A |
| Sunkist Elementary Port Hueneme | 523 | 85.1% | 26.4% |
| Arthur E. Mills Intermediate Firebaugh | 511 | 86.7% | 28.0% |
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 Rivera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,104 of 5,151 | #776 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,037 of 5,172 ▲ 294 | #792 of 1,129 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #3,002 of 5,172 ▲ 155 | #720 of 1,129 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,026 of 5,116 | #335 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #2,752 of 5,915 | #553 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,954 of 5,352 | #1,118 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #5,296 of 5,354 | #1,198 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #1,667 of 5,625 | #597 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #904 of 3,837 | #355 of 947 |
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
473
-77 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 473 | 18 | 26.3:1 | 85% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 18 | 26.6:1 | 85% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 19 | 25.7:1 | 77% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 71% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 21 | 30.1:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 25 | 27.2:1 | 73% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | N/A | N/A | 74% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 75% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 25 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rivera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (631 to 473); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About Rivera Elementary
Rivera Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in El Rancho Unified, located in Pico Rivera, California. The student body numbers 473 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Rivera Elementary belongs to El Rancho Unified, a district of 13 schools and 6,716 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rivera Elementary is 99% Hispanic. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 50 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 26.3:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rivera Elementary is 85%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rivera Elementary would be expected to post about 29.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.6%.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Rivera Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Rivera Middle is the public school closest to Rivera Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Rivera Elementary is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Rivera Elementary's enrollment declined 14%, to 473.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Rancho Unified
- El Rancho HighHigh · 1,995 students
- Rivera MiddleMiddle · 544 students
- STEAM Academy @ BurkeMiddle · 534 students
- North Park Academy of the ArtsMiddle · 512 students
- Valencia Academy of the ArtsElementary · 398 students
- Magee Academy of Arts & SciencesElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Pico Rivera
- El Rancho HighHigh · 1,995 students
- Rivera MiddleMiddle · 544 students
- STEAM Academy @ BurkeMiddle · 534 students
- North Park Academy of the ArtsMiddle · 512 students
- Valencia Academy of the ArtsElementary · 398 students
- Magee Academy of Arts & SciencesElementary · 376 students
Other Rivera Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rivera Elementary. Rivera Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Rivera Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 604 students
- Rivera ElementaryTUCSON, AZ · 454 students
- Rivera Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Rivera Middle0.0 mi · 544
- El Rancho High0.7 mi · 1,995
- Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences0.8 mi · 376
- STEAM Academy @ Burke0.9 mi · 534
- Ruben Salazar Continuation0.9 mi · 178
- Pioneer High1.0 mi · 1,000
Frequently asked questions
About Rivera ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rivera Elementary?
Rivera Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rivera Elementary serve?
Rivera Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rivera Elementary?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Rivera Elementary.
How diverse is Rivera Elementary?
Rivera Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Rivera Elementary?
Rivera Elementary is overseen by El Rancho Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.