Rio Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 72.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Rio Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.9 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.3% exceeded — 5.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 18.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 20.2% | 18.1% | 38.3% |
| 4th | 104 | 16.4% | 16.4% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 98 | 11.2% | 15.3% | 26.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 15.6% | 25.0% | 40.6% |
| 4th | 107 | 4.7% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
| 5th | 98 | 3.1% | 13.3% | 16.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.4