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If you had an hour of school board time for Riverway Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
857
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006791
Riverway Elementary
1341 Glendale Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 · (559) 931-8020 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
536 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
47.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.9pp since 2014
Math
36.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.6% | 25.3% | 23.1% | 29.0% |
| Math | 15.6% | 20.6% | 31.1% | 32.7% |
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 | 47.9% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 29.4% |
| 2020-21 | 46.8% | 32.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 35.7% |
| 2017-18 | 44.6% | 34.1% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Riverway Elementary
Riverway Elementary's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverway Elementary this school | 857 | 62.5% | 39.9% |
| Lakeside Bakersfield | 892 | 63.9% | 27.1% |
| Dr. Peter Marshall Anaheim | 714 | 66.0% | 50.3% |
| Ross (Betsy) Elementary Anaheim | 731 | 66.3% | 24.8% |
| Annie R. Mitchell Visalia | 789 | 67.8% | 38.0% |
| Washington Elementary Riverside | 818 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
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 Riverway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,504 of 5,151 | #28 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #2,622 of 5,172 ▲ 179 | #28 of 102 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #2,198 of 5,172 ▲ 226 | #24 of 102 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #682 of 5,116 | #26 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #244 of 5,915 | #2 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,863 of 5,352 | #80 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #3,153 of 5,354 | #20 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #3,355 of 5,625 | #87 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.3% | #61 of 1,139 | #1 of 19 |
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
857
+96 (+13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 857 | 35.5 | 24.1:1 | 63% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 34.5 | 24.9:1 | 62% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 31.3 | 27.2:1 | 69% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 30 | 25.4:1 | 72% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 19 | 31.5:1 | 83% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 20 | 26.2:1 | 75% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | N/A | N/A | 87% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 84% (592) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 32 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (598 to 857); teachers up 87% (19 to 35.5).
About Riverway Elementary
Riverway Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Visalia, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 857 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 84% higher.
Riverway Elementary is one of 41 schools in Visalia Unified, which enrolls 28,725 students in total.
The largest group at Riverway Elementary is Hispanic students, at 73%. Other groups make up 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. The diversity index for Riverway Elementary is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riverway Elementary lists 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.1 students per teacher. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 63% of the student body. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Tulare County.
Riverway Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.9%) and its predicted rate (42.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
For Tulare County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $71,300 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Riverway Elementary, Tulare County has 196 public schools.
Riverway Elementary's nearest public school is Global Learning Charter (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Riverway Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Riverway Elementary had a net gain of 96 students, or 13%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.4:1 in 2020-21, and 24.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Nearby schools
- Global Learning Charter0.6 mi · 438
- Shannon Ranch Elementary0.7 mi · 609
- Crowley Elementary1.2 mi · 413
- Houston Elementary1.4 mi · 523
- Manuel F. Hernandez1.5 mi · 707
- Green Acres Middle1.6 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Riverway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverway Elementary?
Riverway Elementary enrolls approximately 857 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Riverway Elementary serve?
Riverway Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Riverway Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Riverway Elementary.
How diverse is Riverway Elementary?
Riverway Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverway Elementary?
Riverway Elementary is overseen by Visalia Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.