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What do you wish you knew before starting at Riviera Elementary?
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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006570
Riviera Elementary
365 Paseo de Arena, Torrance, CA 90505 · (310) 533-4460 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
101 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
68.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
77.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.4% | 21.9% | 16.9% | 14.8% |
| Math | 52.4% | 24.9% | 13.6% | 9.2% |
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 | 68.3% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 74.8% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 76.5% |
| 2021-22 | 78.1% | 77.1% |
| 2018-19 | 72.9% | 72.8% |
| 2017-18 | 68.3% | 70.2% |
| 2016-17 | 69.1% | 76.4% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Riviera Elementary
Riviera Elementary's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Elementary this school | 611 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Arroyo Elementary Santa Ana | 585 | 14.5% | 78.2% |
| Mar Vista Elementary Los Angeles | 590 | 14.9% | 80.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Redondo Beach | 626 | 16.9% | 74.2% |
| Walnut Acres Elementary Walnut Creek | 689 | 14.9% | 79.7% |
| Sunset Ranch Elementary Rocklin | 554 | 19.9% | 69.1% |
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 Riviera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #490 of 5,151 | #110 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #332 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #74 of 1,129 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #833 of 5,172 ▼ 309 | #188 of 1,129 ▼ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #606 of 5,116 | #97 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,305 of 5,915 | #250 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,193 of 5,352 | #950 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #749 of 5,354 | #121 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #5,265 of 5,625 | #1,231 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,885 of 3,837 | #778 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
611
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 611 | 24.8 | 24.6:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 25.8 | 23.7:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 25.8 | 24.2:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 26.3 | 25.4:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 25 | 26.1:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 9% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 5% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 21 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riviera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (668 to 611); teachers down 6% (26.3 to 24.8).
About Riviera Elementary
At 365 Paseo de Arena in Torrance, California, Riviera Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 611 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
District-wide, Torrance Unified has 31 schools and 21,890 students.
Riviera Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 15% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Los Angeles County's population at about 31%. Riviera Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Riviera Elementary is 17%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Riviera Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.8%. Riviera Elementary scores 73.5%.
Riviera Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Riviera Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school to Riviera Elementary is Edward J. Richardson Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Riviera Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 74.7%, higher than Riviera Elementary's 73.5%.
The NCES locale for Riviera Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 616 students in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Torrance Unified
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other Riviera Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Riviera Elementary. Riviera Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Riviera ElementaryKelseyville, CA · 287 students
- RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Edward J. Richardson Middle0.4 mi · 651
- South High0.6 mi · 1,734
- Calle Mayor Middle0.7 mi · 626
- Tulita Elementary0.9 mi · 443
- Seaside Elementary1.0 mi · 548
- Joseph Arnold Elementary1.3 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Riviera ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riviera Elementary?
Riviera Elementary enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Riviera Elementary serve?
Riviera Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Riviera Elementary have?
Riviera Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
How diverse is Riviera Elementary?
Riviera Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Riviera Elementary?
Riviera Elementary is overseen by Torrance Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.