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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005007
Tomas Rivera Elementary
20440 Red Poppy Ln., Riverside, CA 92508 · (951) 697-5757 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
25.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
382 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
64%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
55.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.1% | 27.4% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Math | 26.4% | 26.2% | 25.0% | 22.4% |
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 | 55.5% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.2% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.7% | 50.1% |
| 2018-19 | 71.3% | 57.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.3% | 57.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.3% | 50.8% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Tomas Rivera Elementary
Tomas Rivera Elementary's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Rivera Elementary this school | 699 | 54.6% | 52.6% |
| Endeavour School of Exploration Victorville | 668 | 54.0% | 52.9% |
| Pinetree Community Elementary Canyon Country | 650 | 50.9% | 52.9% |
| Tovashal Elementary Murrieta | 745 | 54.6% | 63.7% |
| Crafton Elementary Redlands | 694 | 57.5% | 42.1% |
| L. R. Green Elementary Escondido | 717 | 52.6% | 57.1% |
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 Tomas Rivera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,553 of 5,151 | #45 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,429 of 5,172 ▼ 36 | #36 of 283 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,652 of 5,172 ▲ 139 | #58 of 283 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,772 of 5,116 | #177 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #770 of 5,915 | #106 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,813 of 5,352 | #275 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #1,416 of 5,354 | #62 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #3,706 of 5,625 | #255 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #3,466 of 3,837 | #191 of 207 |
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
699
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 1,072
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 699 | 27 | 25.9:1 | 55% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 28 | 24.9:1 | 33% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 28.1 | 25.4:1 | 51% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 48% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 29 | 25.0:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 29 | 25.5:1 | 37% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | N/A | N/A | 29% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 1,072 | 46 | 23.3:1 | 11% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomas Rivera Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (726 to 699); teachers down 7% (29 to 27).
About Tomas Rivera Elementary
Tomas Rivera Elementary is a large elementary school in Riverside, California. It reports enrollment of 699 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Tomas Rivera Elementary is among 48 schools run by Riverside Unified, which serves 38,002 students.
More than half of the students at Tomas Rivera Elementary are Hispanic (52%). Other reported shares: 28% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. That is in line with Riverside County, where about 51% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Tomas Rivera Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 25.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 382 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
Tomas Rivera Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. Tomas Rivera Elementary scores 52.6%.
In the wider Riverside County area, median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tomas Rivera Elementary shares Riverside County with 542 other public schools.
Amelia Earhart Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Tomas Rivera Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Tomas Rivera Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 675 to 699.
On allk12, people connected to Tomas Rivera Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Unified
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Amelia Earhart Middle0.2 mi · 743
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary0.9 mi · 767
- Mark Twain Elementary1.2 mi · 1,033
- John F. Kennedy Elementary1.5 mi · 864
- Martin Luther King Jr. High1.6 mi · 2,699
- Mead Valley Elementary2.1 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About Tomas Rivera ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tomas Rivera Elementary?
Tomas Rivera Elementary enrolls approximately 699 students in grades KG-06.
Is Tomas Rivera Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tomas Rivera Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Tomas Rivera Elementary have?
Tomas Rivera Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Tomas Rivera Elementary?
Student demographics at Tomas Rivera Elementary are roughly 28% White, 52% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Tomas Rivera Elementary in?
Tomas Rivera Elementary is part of Riverside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.