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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460013885
Rudolph Rivera Elementary
945 Buena Vista Dr., Merced, CA 95348 · (209) 385-6680 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
692 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 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (130).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.6pp since 2015
Math
16.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.2pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.7% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 37.4% |
| Math | 4.0% | 12.9% | 27.5% | 55.6% |
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 | 36.4% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 30.3% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 28.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 43.8% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Rudolph Rivera Elementary
Rudolph Rivera Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary this school | 917 | 75.5% | 26.4% |
| Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary Jurupa Valley | 959 | 74.9% | 39.2% |
| Bill L. Williams Elementary Bakersfield | 926 | 77.6% | 35.5% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
| Burbank Elementary Hayward | 800 | 74.0% | 28.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Manteca | 736 | 77.4% | 13.5% |
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 Rudolph Rivera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,928 of 5,151 | #41 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #4,586 of 5,172 ▼ 177 | #47 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,283 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #30 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,544 of 5,116 | #15 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #150 of 5,915 | #3 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #5,127 of 5,352 | #50 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #2,304 of 5,354 | #5 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #2,584 of 5,625 | #44 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.3% | #102 of 1,139 | #1 of 14 |
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
917
+124 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 917 | 33.9 | 27.0:1 | 75% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 34.1 | 26.3:1 | 82% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 32 | 26.3:1 | 69% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 30 | 26.4:1 | 63% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 26 | 26.1:1 | 78% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 80% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rudolph Rivera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (678 to 917); teachers up 30% (26 to 33.9).
About Rudolph Rivera Elementary
Rudolph Rivera Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Merced, California. The school enrolls 917 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 97% above average.
Merced City Elementary runs 19 schools with a combined 11,108 students. Rudolph Rivera Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Rudolph Rivera Elementary is Hispanic students, at 64%. Other students are 14% Asian, 8% Black, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. Merced County residents are about 63% Hispanic, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
With 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 27.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rudolph Rivera Elementary is 8.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.4%. Predicted: 35.3%.
In Merced County, median household income comes to about $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merced County counts 117 public schools with about 59,456 students.
Rudolph Rivera Middle is the nearest public school to Rudolph Rivera Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Rudolph Rivera Elementary comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rudolph Rivera Elementary had a net gain of 124 students, or 16%.
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Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced City Elementary
- Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Joe StefaniElementary · 641 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Weaver MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
Nearby schools
- Rudolph Rivera Middle0.0 mi · 608
- Come Back Charter0.7 mi · 128
- Merced High0.7 mi · 1,943
- Allan Peterson Elementary1.3 mi · 690
- John C. Fremont Elementary1.3 mi · 580
- John Muir Elementary1.4 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Rudolph Rivera ElementaryHow many students attend Rudolph Rivera Elementary?
Rudolph Rivera Elementary enrolls approximately 917 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Rudolph Rivera Elementary serve?
Rudolph Rivera Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Rudolph Rivera Elementary?
Approximately 27.0:1 students per teacher at Rudolph Rivera Elementary.
How diverse is Rudolph Rivera Elementary?
Rudolph Rivera Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 64% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rudolph Rivera Elementary?
Rudolph Rivera Elementary is overseen by Merced City Elementary in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.