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Rio Vista Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,284 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
674 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
32 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 78.5%
White 11.1%
Asian 0.9%
Black 1.6%
Other 7.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rio Vista Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard18.7%
Met Standard17.7%
Below Standard63.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Rio Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.1 points higher (vs 16.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
18.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
36.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-8.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,284
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 99 23.2% 12.1% 24.2% 40.4% 35.4%
4th 109 23.9% 23.9% 15.6% 36.7% 47.7%
5th 113 15.0% 22.1% 27.4% 35.4% 37.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 99 21.2% 17.2% 25.3% 36.4% 38.4%
4th 109 15.6% 23.9% 26.6% 33.9% 39.5%
5th 113 13.3% 7.1% 26.6% 53.1% 20.4%