How does Riverside Drive Charter compare to other elementary schools in Sherman Oaks?

Riverside Drive Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.5/100, placing it at the 72nd percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 706 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Riverside Drive Charter?

33.4% of students at Riverside Drive Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Riverside Drive Charter improving or declining?

Riverside Drive Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 16.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Riverside Drive Charter?

16.5% of students at Riverside Drive Charter 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.

Riverside Drive Charter

Los Angeles Unified Sherman Oaks Los Angeles County 91423 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

706 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

401 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

45%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 32.9%

White 38.9%

Asian 3.0%

Black 5.5%

Other 19.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Riverside Drive Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.4%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	40.6%

Exceeded

33.4%

Met

26.0%

Below

40.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Riverside Drive Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.3 points higher (vs 29.1% 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 16.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.