Rudolph Rivera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Rudolph Rivera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Merced City Elementary district average of 9.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.1% 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.
Proficiency drops by 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 120 | 9.2% | 23.3% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 121 | 20.7% | 23.1% | 43.8% |
| 5th | 129 | 7.8% | 20.2% | 27.9% |
| 6th | 133 | 9.8% | 31.6% | 41.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 5.7% | 22.1% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 121 | 2.5% | 13.2% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 129 | 2.3% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| 6th | 133 | 5.3% | 9.8% | 15.0% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.9