Rivera Elementary

Rivera Elementary is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Pico Rivera, California, part of El Rancho Unified, serveing 473 students in grades K through 5.

El Rancho Unified runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,716 students. Rivera Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rivera Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rivera Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rivera Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rivera Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Rivera Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rivera Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rivera Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rivera Elementary has declined 25%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.1:1 in 2018 to 26.3:1 today.

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