Riverside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 8.7% |
| Below Standard | 85.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Riverside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 8.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.4% 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| 4th | 40 | 10.0% | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| 5th | 49 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 22.4% |
| 6th | 46 | 6.5% | 17.4% | 23.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 0.0% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 4th | 42 | 9.5% | 7.1% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 49 | 6.1% | 4.1% | 10.2% |
| 6th | 46 | 0.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.9