How does Riverbend Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Yuba City?

Riverbend Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.0/100, placing it at the 25th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,910 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Riverbend Elementary?

10.2% of students at Riverbend Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Riverbend Elementary improving or declining?

Riverbend Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Riverbend Elementary?

17.4% of students at Riverbend Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Riverbend Elementary

Yuba City Unified Yuba City Sutter County 95991

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,910 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

964 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

48 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 45.8%

White 25.1%

Asian 18.4%

Black 1.4%

Other 9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Riverbend Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.2%
Met Standard	18.6%
Below Standard	71.2%

Exceeded

10.2%

Met

18.6%

Below

71.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Riverbend Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Yuba City Unified district average of 13.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+5.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

11.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,910

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	76	14.5%	21.1%	19.7%	44.7%	35.5%
4th	72	20.8%	25.0%	18.1%	36.1%	45.8%
5th	68	19.1%	22.1%	25.0%	33.8%	41.2%
6th	156	7.0%	23.1%	25.0%	44.9%	30.1%
7th	186	5.4%	25.3%	30.6%	38.7%	30.6%
8th	170	12.9%	22.9%	27.6%	36.5%	35.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	76	5.3%	18.4%	28.9%	47.4%	23.7%
4th	72	11.1%	27.8%	31.9%	29.2%	38.9%
5th	68	13.2%	16.2%	29.4%	41.2%	29.4%
6th	155	2.6%	3.9%	26.4%	67.1%	6.5%
7th	186	4.3%	10.8%	27.4%	57.5%	15.1%
8th	170	8.8%	8.2%	19.4%	63.5%	17.1%