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Richvale Elementary

Richvale, CA · Grades 1-6 · 53 students · Biggs Unified

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PrincipalTracey McPeters
Grades1-6
Enrollment53 students

Math

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Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

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Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

53

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

14%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

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0%25%50%75%100%2024: 77%2024: 31%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2024: 77%2024: 31%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
2019——
2022——
2023——
202477%31%
2025——

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2024 to 2025

Slipped from the 81st to the 71st percentile since 2024.

Most rating sites would stop at “54% proficient” and call it done. Richvale deserves a closer read. More than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

36 tested · 1 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

Richvale Elementary scores 46 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 71st percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2024 · 81st percentile · Scope Score 55 of 1002025 · 71st percentile · Scope Score 46 of 100
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

More than half of students here meet the standard. One in four clear it by a lot.

ELA50% met or exceeded
Exceeded 14%Met 36%Nearly Met 31%Not Met 19%
Math58% met or exceeded
Exceeded 31%Met 28%Nearly Met 28%Not Met 14%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2024–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school4627%54%—13.9%1.7%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%—17.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope4639
% Exceeded27%21%
% Met+54%43%
Growth——
Absence13.9%17.9%
Suspension1.7%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 4th percentile in reading against the 54th in math, among elementary schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well below the middle of California elementary schools in reading, and the 54th in math. We show it; we don't score it.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 4th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.4th pctile · −20 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 54th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.54th pctile · +2 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 27 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher27 · district 18
Teaching staff3 teachers
Avg. experience7.7 years
Fully credentialed100%
PrincipalTracey McPeters
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Teacher salary schedule$53,220 – $110,619
Principal salaryFrom $102,076
Superintendent salary$222,995

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here show up more, and get suspended more, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 13.9%, district 18.2%, state 17.9%13.9% · −4.0pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.7%, district —, state 1.6%1.7% · +0.1pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–610.3%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

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What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $23,021 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

$107 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,021, CA average $14,491$23,021 · spent at this school
Federal share$107 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,532 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 55%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 12%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,091 per pupil
2019$12,550 per pupil
2018$12,218 per pupil
2017$11,944 per pupil
2016$11,911 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 53 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Hispanic or Latino28.3% · district 41.4% · CA 56.1%
White69.8% · district 54.3% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.9% · district 1.7% · CA 10.2%
Free or reduced lunch52.8% · CA 64%
Bachelor's degree+37% · CA 35%
ZIP population98
Median age76 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

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2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

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Schools across the K–12 journey

Elementary · K–5

Middle · 6–8

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High school · 9–12

Biggs HighScope 42direct feeder

The road from this school ends at Biggs High, which teaches 2 AP subjects. That number describes past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Biggs High around 2035, and 10 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 47% of Biggs High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

2 AP subjects taught → full record on Biggs High's page
Source: College Board

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Is Richvale Elementary a good elementary school?
Richvale Elementary has a Scope Score of 46 out of 100, placing it in the 71st percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,677 statewide. 26.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 5.6 percentage points above the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Richvale Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 53.9% of students at Richvale Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 26.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 26.9% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 26 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Richvale Elementary rank in California?
Richvale Elementary ranks #1,677 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 71st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Richvale Elementary?
13.9% of students at Richvale Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.7%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Richvale Elementary compare to other schools in Richvale?
Richvale Elementary scores 46/100 (71st percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 53 students. Use the schools in Richvale page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 4 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard26.9%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded53.9%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism13.9%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.7%1.6%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Richvale Elementary: reading the evidence

Richvale posts 54% meeting the standard, and 26.9% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Richvale Elementary is ranked #1,677 statewide.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard26.9%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded53.9%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism13.9%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.7%1.6%5%
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 21.4% · index 54 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 42.7% · index 57 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.9% · index 57 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 1.6pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 1.6% · index 49 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.8pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 38——————
Grade 41315%23%31%31%38%−6
Grade 56——————
Grade 69——————
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 38——————
Grade 41338%31%31%0%69%+28
Grade 56——————
Grade 69——————

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Richvale Elementary ←—4626.9%53.9%——1.7%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20245581#105838.5%53.9%12.3%0.9%—
20254671#167726.9%53.9%13.9%1.7%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — No subgroup comparison could be shown for this school this year — either its group sizes fall under CDE's 15-student reporting floor, or district/state comparison data wasn't available for its groups.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female0.0%12.0%+12.0pp
Male15.0%6.7%-8.3pp
White6.3%12.8%+6.5pp
All Students8.3%9.1%+0.8pp
Hispanic/Latino—0.0%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—3.6%—
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−2026Moderate+226Average
English Only−2422not categorised+522not categorised
White−1817Moderate−517Average
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−1216Moderate−1416Moderate

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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