Rivera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 23.2% |
| Below Standard | 64.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Rivera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the El Rancho Unified district average of 14.7%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.6% exceeded — 6.2 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 14.9% | 20.3% | 35.1% |
| 4th | 83 | 14.5% | 20.5% | 34.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 14.1% | 32.9% | 47.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 8.1% | 28.4% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 83 | 13.3% | 25.3% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 85 | 9.4% | 11.8% | 21.2% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.9