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River Valley High — Rating & test scores

801 El Margarita Road, Yuba City · 1,695 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 69

Needs SupportScope Score · 19th percentile. Higher than 19 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 83% of the class graduated in four years (334 of 404); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 404
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is River Valley a good high school?

Needs Support. River Valley is higher than most California high schools on attendance. River Valley is lower than most on test results.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4255%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2616%
English, Advanced4322%
Math, Advanced376%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance6318 in 100
River Valley’s place among California high schools, out of 100Yuba City Unified’s other high schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

284 of 1,766 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average Yuba City Unified high school.

Each bar is River Valley’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,766. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Yuba City Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 5 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than River Valley. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

6 high schools within 4.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Sutter Peak Charter AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7965th
  2. Yuba CityNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7023rd
  3. River ValleyScope Score 6919th
  4. MarysvilleMarysville Joint Unified · by addressScope Score 6814th
  5. Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)School of choice · by applicationScope Score 612nd
  6. CORE CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 571st
Yuba City UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does River Valley compare with schools like it?

River Valley’s Scope Score is 69. 247 California high schools, counting River Valley, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. River Valley’s result is higher than 59 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 247

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

247 California public high schools where 63% to 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 63% to 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of River Valley’s share. The count includes River Valley. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 55% to 60% and math from 16% to 24%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202652%51%60%River ValleyRiver Valley57%CaliforniaCalifornia56%Yuba City UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202622%23%32%CaliforniaCalifornia24%River ValleyRiver Valley21%Yuba City UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Yuba City Unified’s line combines its 2 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Yuba City Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringRiver ValleyYuba City UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201751%52%60%413
201864%62%56%424
201961%55%57%455
202252%47%55%404
202359%58%55%380
202450%53%56%358
202555%55%57%355
202660%56%57%344
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringRiver ValleyYuba City UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201723%22%32%416
201835%28%31%426
201931%28%32%456
202220%17%27%409
202323%21%27%387
202415%16%28%361
202516%17%30%360
202624%21%32%344

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

21193426
Yuba City Unified51%California57%

Math

24%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

56201311
Yuba City Unified19%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school26%34%19%21%344
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Yuba City Unified19%32%22%27%778
Math, grade 11 · This school11%13%20%56%344
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Yuba City Unified7%12%19%62%765

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 344 tested in English, 344 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 41% of students. 284 of 1,766 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

16in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (284 of 1,766 students).

At the average Yuba City Unified high school: 15 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.3% of students were suspended at least once (80 of 1,855). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,695

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 41%Asian 33%White 17%Two or more races 5%Not reported 2%Black or African American 2%Filipino <1%

Family income

69%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,168 of 1,695. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

87

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

31%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (46 of 150 students).

Yuba City Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino41%
Asian33%
White17%
Two or more races5%
Not reported2%
Black or African American2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 81.4 of 92.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored well below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian124 tested41%California 67%
  • Low-income277 tested21%California 23%
  • White39 tested21%California 44%
  • Hispanic or Latino147 tested9%California 21%
  • English learners36 tested6%California 8%

41% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 67% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino and White students also scored well below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Yuba City Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 277 tested
English57%+1047%+849%
Math21%+615%−223%
Hispanic or Latino · 147 tested
English55%+1144%+649%
Math9%09%−1221%
Asian · 124 tested
English61%−263%−1879%
Math41%+239%−2667%
White · 39 tested
English62%+854%−668%
Math21%+120%−2344%
English learners · 36 tested
English3%−47%−58%
Math6%+15%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Yuba City Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

83% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 42% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 69% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

42%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

44%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

83%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 334 of 404 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

42%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 169 of 405 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

44%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 146 of 334 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

69% enrolled in college within 12 months · 342 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓30 · 9%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓36 · 11%
  • California community college152 · 44%
  • In-state private5 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled107 · 31%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
69%enrolled in college within a year

342 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California30 (9%)
  • California State University36 (11%)
  • California community college152 (44%)
  • In-state private5 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (1%)
  • Not enrolled107 (31%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 334 of 404 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 169 of 405 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 146 of 334 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
50
Admitted
38
Enrolled
19

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 47 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 36 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 29 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 5
  • UC San DiegoApplied 27 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 27 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 24 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 19 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 50 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 70 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2023Applied 71 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2022Applied 72 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2021Applied 51 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2020Applied 55 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2019Applied 59 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2018Applied 54 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2017Applied 57 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2016Applied 56 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 23

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
85
Admitted
78
Enrolled
31

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Sacramento StateApplied 257 · Admitted 247 · Enrolled 53
  • Chico StateApplied 247 · Admitted 233 · Enrolled 51
  • San Diego StateApplied 154 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 132 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 127 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 7
  • San José StateApplied 103 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 10
  • San Francisco StateApplied 96 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 58 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 42 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 7
  • Fresno StateApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 32 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 32 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 28 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 23 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 85 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2024Applied 109 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2023Applied 94 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2022Applied 78 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 71 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 19
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences2
  • English1
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts2
Every approved AP course14 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 2
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
474 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about River Valley. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$19,015 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$19,015

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,721
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,294
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,952
  • River Valley$19,015
  • Yuba City Unified high schools$19,277
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around River Valley like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95993. They are not figures for the families at River Valley.

Typical household income in a year

$93,763

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95993.

Typical home value
$467,400
People who live in this ZIP code
39,046
Typical age
38.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
24%

What you can do

Who can act on River Valley’s results?

The state has River Valley in targeted support; Yuba City Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Yuba City Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for students with disabilities on three measures: English, math and graduation. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Yuba City Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to River Valley. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?31% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (46 of 150 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?9% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (147 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into River Valley, and how do I get in?

Ask Yuba City Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    April Lane Elementary
    Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Gray Avenue Middle
    Scope Score 63Needs Support · bottom 1% · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    River Valley High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • April Lane Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 42nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Bridge Street Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • King Avenue Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Park Avenue Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · elementary · 2026

    93% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lincrest Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 29th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lincoln Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Tierra Buena Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Andros Karperos

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 18th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Butte Vista Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 47th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Gray Avenue Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 63 · Needs Support · bottom 1% · middle · 2026

    80% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Tierra Buena Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

  • Andros Karperos

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

  • Butte Vista Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is River Valley?

Address
801 El Margarita Road, Yuba City 95993Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Lee McPeakAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Yuba City Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is River Valley a good high school?

River Valley High has a Scope Score of 69. It scored higher than 19 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 19th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average Yuba City Unified high school. 4.3% of students (80 of 1,855) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 57% of low-income students in grade 11 at River Valley High in Yuba City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 474 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

69% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,213 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate83%4625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math14%4822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)42%4820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math36%5018%
Chronically absent17 in 100605%
Suspension rate8.7% (162 of 1,852)285%
English learners: top level25%655%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256919#1213California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1911 in 1008.6% (174 of 2,023)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1006.2% (115 of 1,857)
2024–2517 in 1008.7% (162 of 1,852)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1134426%34%19%21%60%57%+3

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1134411%13%20%56%24%32%−8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English34426%60%
2026 · Math34411%24%
2025 · English35522%55%
2025 · Math3606%16%
2024 · English35822%50%
2024 · Math3615%15%
2023 · English38025%59%
2023 · Math3879%23%
2022 · English40423%52%
2022 · Math4097%20%
2019 · English45526%61%
2019 · Math45611%31%
2018 · English42428%64%
2018 · Math42612%35%
2017 · English41316%51%
2017 · Math4165%23%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English35555%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math36016%
2024 · Grade 11 · English35850%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math36115%
2023 · Grade 11 · English38059%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math38723%
2022 · Grade 11 · English40452%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math40920%
2019 · Grade 11 · English45561%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math45631%
2018 · Grade 11 · English42464%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math42635%
2017 · Grade 11 · English41351%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math41623%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3737%25%55%13%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income27757%+10+8
Hispanic or Latino14755%+11+6
Asian12461%−2−18
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 17 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.7% (162 of 1,852) → 2025–26 · 4.3% (80 of 1,855) · −4.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10016 in 100+5 in 100
Male12 in 10016 in 100+4 in 100
Asian8 in 1008 in 1000 in 100
Black or African American7 of 399 of 31—
Filipino2 of 121 of 13—
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10020 in 100+8 in 100
Two or more races19 of 9817 of 81—
White13 in 10019 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities23 in 10029 in 100+6 in 100
English learners16 in 10020 in 100+4 in 100
Homeless10 of 2112 of 37—
Military families8 in 10016 of 97—
Low-income13 in 10018 in 100+5 in 100
All students11 in 10016 in 100+5 in 100
Foster youth—6 of 12—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 42% · numerator 169 students classified Prepared · denominator 405 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 21% · AP-pathway numerator 36 · denominator 169 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 169 of 405 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
83%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
21%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
44%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
69%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255038193.833.933.99
20247050353.834.064.09
20237152313.924.044.12
20227253313.844.004.06
20215137233.884.074.11
20205537243.813.983.98
20195944253.853.934.00
20185431183.793.994.05
20175740213.823.903.93
20165635233.773.983.99

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20253674
Berkeley20244165
Berkeley202340117
Berkeley2022383under 3
Berkeley20213353
Davis202547175
Davis2024622410
Davis202355247
Davis202260209
Davis2021462413
Irvine202519under 3under 3
Irvine2024377under 3
Irvine2023403under 3
Irvine2022344under 3
Irvine2021265under 3
Los Angeles202529under 3under 3
Los Angeles202443under 3under 3
Los Angeles202340under 3under 3
Los Angeles20224533
Los Angeles202130under 3under 3
Merced202527275
Merced20241715under 3
Merced202316163
Merced202228253
Merced202197under 3
Riverside20252420under 3
Riverside20241715under 3
Riverside20231510under 3
Riverside20221912under 3
Riverside202196under 3
San Diego2025279under 3
San Diego202445217
San Diego202337228
San Diego202234228
San Diego2021299under 3
Santa Barbara20252710under 3
Santa Barbara20244617under 3
Santa Barbara20233112under 3
Santa Barbara20224913under 3
Santa Barbara202129125
Santa Cruz20252418under 3
Santa Cruz202433238
Santa Cruz20232415under 3
Santa Cruz202232213
Santa Cruz20212417under 3
Universitywide2025503819
Universitywide2024705035
Universitywide2023715231
Universitywide2022725331
Universitywide2021513723

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Calculus ABthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count5
AP enrollment (male/female)93
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 474 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,669

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California309%
California State University3611%
California community college15244%
In-state private51%
Out-of-state, 4-year103%
Out-of-state, 2-year21%
Not enrolled10731%

342 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 69% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,758 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,993 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$584 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,695

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,368 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,695

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,585 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 61%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$124,988,79661.14%61%
Instruction support$23,374,60011.43%11%
Student services$18,633,1399.12%9%
Administration$13,501,9866.61%7%
Buildings & maintenance$22,072,99510.80%11%
Other$1,843,5750.90%1%
Total$204,415,091100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $204,415,091 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,758 per pupil
2020$12,704 per pupil
2019$13,243 per pupil
2018$11,581 per pupil
2017$10,333 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.3%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95993 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95993 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$93,763
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24%
ZIP-area population39,046
Median age38.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95993 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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