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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERBANK UNIFIED·NCES 060006111925
Riverbank Language Academy
2400 Stanislaus St., Riverbank, CA 95367 · (209) 869-8093 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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
25.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
405 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 127% larger than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Riverbank Language Academy→Riverbank High
Based on grade levels within Riverbank Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.4pp since 2014
Math
43.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 33.9% | 24.0% | 24.6% |
| Math | 18.8% | 25.0% | 31.8% | 24.4% |
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 | 51.4% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 41.4% |
| 2022-23 | 46.1% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 32.6% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 25.1% |
| 2018-19 | 54.6% | 39.4% |
| 2017-18 | 45.7% | 33.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Riverbank Language Academy
Riverbank Language Academy's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank Language Academy this school | 557 | 72.7% | 45.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary Dinuba | 563 | 74.1% | 39.0% |
| Harding Elementary El Centro | 601 | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| Ladera Palma Elementary La Habra | 583 | 70.3% | 45.4% |
| The Language Academy of Sacramento Sacramento | 615 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Beamer Elementary Woodland | 496 | 74.0% | 28.3% |
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 Riverbank Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #2,045 of 5,151 | #18 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,010 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #19 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,929 of 5,172 ▲ 156 | #16 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,612 of 5,116 | #37 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,781 of 5,915 | #42 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,440 of 5,352 | #90 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #4,756 of 5,354 | #90 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #2,793 of 5,625 | #61 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,586 of 3,837 | #50 of 56 |
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
557
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 557 | 22.3 | 25.0:1 | 73% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 22.5 | 25.2:1 | 76% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 37% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 45% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 22.5 | 25.4:1 | 66% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 22 | 25.7:1 | 67% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | N/A | N/A | 63% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverbank Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (571 to 557); teachers down 1% (22.5 to 22.3).
About Riverbank Language Academy
Riverbank Language Academy is one of the public schools in Riverbank, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 557 students covers kindergarten through 8.
Riverbank Unified (6 schools, 2,954 students) runs Riverbank Language Academy.
Riverbank Language Academy enrolls a student body that is 93% Hispanic. It is also 4% White and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Stanislaus County is roughly 50% Hispanic. Riverbank Language Academy has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Riverbank Language Academy total 22.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 73%. That is close to the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County.
allk12 grades Riverbank Language Academy a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Riverbank Language Academy falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 45.3% actual against 36.9% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Stanislaus County show that median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 190 public schools operate in Stanislaus County, serving about 106,477 students.
The school nearest to Riverbank Language Academy is Crossroads Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Riverbank Language Academy ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Riverbank Language Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The student count in 2024-25 was 557, 3% below the 573 of 2020-21.
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Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverbank Unified
- Riverbank HighHigh · 744 students
- Cardozo MiddleMiddle · 544 students
- California Avenue ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Mesa Verde ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Adelante HighHigh · 40 students
Other schools in Riverbank
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 752 students
- Riverbank HighHigh · 744 students
- Cardozo MiddleMiddle · 544 students
- California Avenue ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Adelante HighHigh · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Elementary0.9 mi · 752
- Cardozo Middle1.2 mi · 544
- Adelante High1.3 mi · 40
- California Avenue Elementary1.6 mi · 540
- Riverbank High1.8 mi · 744
- Mesa Verde Elementary2.6 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Riverbank Language AcademyHow large is Riverbank Language Academy?
Riverbank Language Academy enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Riverbank Language Academy serve?
Riverbank Language Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Riverbank Language Academy?
Approximately 25.0:1 students per teacher at Riverbank Language Academy.
How diverse is Riverbank Language Academy?
Riverbank Language Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverbank Language Academy?
Riverbank Language Academy is overseen by Riverbank Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.