Tomas Rivera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.9% |
| Below Standard | 46.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Tomas Rivera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.6 points above the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.8% 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 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 128 | 34.4% | 21.9% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 88 | 25.0% | 26.1% | 51.1% |
| 5th | 98 | 35.7% | 33.7% | 69.4% |
| 6th | 102 | 15.7% | 29.4% | 45.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 128 | 28.1% | 29.7% | 57.8% |
| 4th | 88 | 23.9% | 28.4% | 52.3% |
| 5th | 98 | 34.7% | 29.6% | 64.3% |
| 6th | 102 | 18.6% | 16.7% | 35.3% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1