Riverbank Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 67th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 3 schools
from 10th to 67th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Riverbank Language Academy: 67th percentile, Solid
California Avenue Elementary: 10th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 2 schools
from 5th to 80th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Riverbank Language Academy: 80th percentile, Strong
Cardozo Middle: 5th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong
High · 1 school
at 30th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Riverbank High: 30th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 5 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Riverbank Unified had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Riverbank Unified score highest?
Riverbank Language Academy is highest, at the 80th percentile.
That’s higher than 80 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Riverbank Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in Riverbank Unified stand?
Riverbank High is at the 30th percentile.
That’s higher than 30 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Riverbank Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Adelante HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
The district
Where does Riverbank Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Riverbank Unified spent $22,312 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Riverbank Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support10%
Student services8%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other5%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$10.9 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 49 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 20% of its $55.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 186 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 38% of the money. The plan itself puts 66% of it toward staff.
Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (RAME) $2.3 million
Bus Transportation $1.0 million
Professional Learning Community Process $800,000
46 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 49 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $50,000
Math $230,000
Catch-up help $786,000
English learners $665,000
Largest of these
English Learner Resource Assistants (ELRAs)$555,000
Learning Recovery Academic Support - LREBG Action$316,000
MTSS Academic Support Elementary$260,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $8.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $8.5 million and estimates it spent $8.5 million, within 1% of the plan.
$8.5 million spent (estimated)$8.5 million planned
What changed
The total is $791,500 (8%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Student Assistant Specialists (SAS), which went from $360,000 to $100,000.
Largest cuts
Student Assistant Specialists (SAS)−$260,000
Largest increases
Reduction of Class Sizes (TK - 3)+$180,000
Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (RAME)+$168,000
Professional Learning+$150,000
New in the 2026–27 plan
Learning Recovery Academic Support - LREBG Action$316,000
Elementary Digital Media/Tech Teacher$145,000
Ask: What did Student Assistant Specialists (SAS) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $260,000 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2 and 3
29%
29%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2 and 3
13%
16%
up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 2 and 3
23 in 100
23 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoals 2 and 3
6.2%
9.4%
up 3.2 pts
Goal 4 isn’t shown because it tracks named schools.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (RAME) · $2,268,000
Bus Transportation · $1,050,000
Professional Learning Community Process · $800,000
The full plan4 goals, 54 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($10.9 million).
Where does the money go?
54% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1The Riverbank Unified School District will increase student achievement by delivering effective academic…$5.9 million54% of action budgets
“The Riverbank Unified School District will increase student achievement by delivering effective academic instruction, led by highly qualified teachers, emphasizing the development of literacy skills and equitable preparation for success in the California Standards and 21st Century Learning, ultimately enabling all students to graduate college, career, and life ready” p. 23 ↗
14 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.4 million (+$519,500)
Largest funded actions
Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (RAME)$2.3 millionaction 1.9 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Learning Community Process$0.8 millionaction 1.5 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Reduction of Class Sizes (TK - 3)$0.5 millionaction 1.7 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Learning$0.5 millionaction 1.4 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Coaches$0.5 millionaction 1.2 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $117,500 is state funding counted toward those services
9 more funded actions in this goal
Mandarin Teachers · action 1.10 · p. 101 ↗$0.3 million
Riverbank High School Academic and Career Counseling · action 1.8 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Educational Programs Oversight · action 1.1 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $53,750 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Supplemental Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials · action 1.12 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Professional Learning Days · action 1.6 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
California Avenue Elementary Assistant Principal · action 1.15 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Mesa Verde Elementary Assistant Principal · action 1.16 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Early Literacy Programs · action 1.13 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Site Leadership Summits · action 1.14 · p. 101 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Reduction of Class Sizes (TK - 3)+$180,000$350,000 → $530,000 · p. 100 ↗
Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (RAME)+$0.2 million$2.1 million → $2.3 million · p. 101 ↗
Professional Learning+$150,000$350,000 → $500,000 · p. 100 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Professional Learning Community Process · $800,000 → $800,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
Instructional Coaches · $470,000 → $470,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
Mandarin Teachers · $260,000 → $320,000 · p. 101 ↗+$60,000
Riverbank High School Academic and Career Counseling · $185,000 → $230,000 · p. 100 ↗+$45,000
Professional Learning Days · $160,000 → $180,000 · p. 100 ↗+$20,000
California Avenue Elementary Assistant Principal · $90,000 → $90,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
Mesa Verde Elementary Assistant Principal · $90,000 → $90,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
Early Literacy Programs · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
Site Leadership Summits · $1,500 → $3,000 · p. 101 ↗+$1,500
How the plan measures it · 17 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.
Goal 2The Riverbank Unified School District will provide comprehensive academic and social support for all…$3.3 million30% of action budgets
“The Riverbank Unified School District will provide comprehensive academic and social support for all students, including access to interventions, differentiated instruction, and enrichment opportunities beyond the core curriculum, all while fostering positive well-being crucial for every student to thrive in the school environment and achieve success” p. 37 ↗
23 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.1 million (+$172,000)
Largest funded actions
English Learner Resource Assistants (ELRAs)$555,000action 2.6 · p. 102 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $385,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Learning Recovery Academic Support - LREBG Action$316,000action 2.27 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
MTSS Academic Support Elementary$260,000action 2.5 · p. 102 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
High School Math Teachers$230,000action 2.2 · p. 102 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Summer School Program$200,000action 2.17 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $100,000 is state funding counted toward those services
18 more funded actions in this goal
Program Specialist · action 2.23 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$180,000
Mental Health Therapist · action 2.21 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $97,000 is state funding counted toward those services$160,000
AVID Program · action 2.4 · p. 102 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$150,000
Elementary Art Teacher · action 2.10 · p. 103 ↗$150,000
Elementary Digital Media/Tech Teacher · action 2.12 · p. 103 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$145,000
School Psychologist · action 2.20 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$135,000
Elementary Music Teacher · action 2.11 · p. 103 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$130,000
High School English Teacher · action 2.1 · p. 102 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$120,000
Middle School Spanish Language Elective · action 2.25 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$110,000
Middle School English Language Development (ELD) Teacher · action 2.26 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$110,000
Student Assistant Specialists (SAS) · action 2.22 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those services$100,000
Additional ELPAC Support · action 2.7 · p. 102 ↗$60,000
UC Merced Early Academic Outreach Program · action 2.29 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$50,000
Elementary Field Trips · action 2.13 · p. 103 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$35,000
6th Grade Outdoor Education · action 2.14 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$30,000
Ellevation Education · action 2.19 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $22,500 is state funding counted toward those services$30,000
Busing for Mesa Verde Tutoring · action 2.16 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,000
Gr. 7-8 College/Career Field Trip · action 2.15 · p. 104 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $4,500 is state funding counted toward those services$6,500
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Student Assistant Specialists (SAS)−$260,000$360,000 → $100,000 · p. 104 ↗
English Learner Resource Assistants (ELRAs)+$135,000$420,000 → $555,000 · p. 102 ↗
Program Specialist+$20,000$160,000 → $180,000 · p. 104 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Learning Recovery Academic Support - LREBG Action · $316,000 · p. 105 ↗new or renamed
MTSS Academic Support Elementary · $260,000 → $260,000 · p. 102 ↗unchanged
High School Math Teachers · $225,000 → $230,000 · p. 102 ↗+$5,000
Summer School Program · $200,000 → $200,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
Mental Health Therapist · $160,000 → $160,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
AVID Program · $150,000 → $150,000 · p. 102 ↗unchanged
Elementary Art Teacher · $150,000 → $150,000 · p. 103 ↗unchanged
Elementary Digital Media/Tech Teacher · $145,000 · p. 103 ↗new or renamed
School Psychologist · $135,000 → $135,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
Elementary Music Teacher · $130,000 → $130,000 · p. 103 ↗unchanged
High School English Teacher · $120,000 → $120,000 · p. 102 ↗unchanged
Middle School Spanish Language Elective · $110,000 → $110,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
Middle School English Language Development (ELD) Teacher · $110,000 → $110,000 · p. 105 ↗unchanged
Additional ELPAC Support · $60,000 → $60,000 · p. 102 ↗unchanged
UC Merced Early Academic Outreach Program · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 105 ↗unchanged
Elementary Field Trips · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 103 ↗unchanged
Ellevation Education · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
Busing for Mesa Verde Tutoring · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
Gr. 7-8 College/Career Field Trip · $6,500 → $6,500 · p. 104 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 18 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 37 ↗.
Goal 3The Riverbank Unified School District will increase parent and student involvement by providing a safe and…$1.6 million14% of action budgets
“The Riverbank Unified School District will increase parent and student involvement by providing a safe and inclusive atmosphere, along with implementing programs that promote community engagement and encourage active participation in the educational process” p. 57 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.5 million (+$100,000)
Largest funded actions
Bus Transportation$1.0 millionaction 3.8 · p. 106 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
School Resource Officer (SRO)$0.1 millionaction 3.5 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Middle School Campus Monitor$0.1 millionaction 3.6 · p. 106 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
High School Custodian$0.1 millionaction 3.7 · p. 106 ↗
MTSS Behavior Support Secondaryunder $0.1 millionaction 3.9 · p. 106 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
4 more funded actions in this goal
PBIS and SEL Programs · action 3.10 · p. 106 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Communication Platform · action 3.1 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) Family Leadership Program · action 3.12 · p. 106 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Parent Education and Involvement · action 3.2 · p. 105 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $7,500 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Bus Transportation+$0.1 million$1.0 million → $1.0 million · p. 106 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
School Resource Officer (SRO) · $145,000 → $145,000 · p. 105 ↗unchanged
Middle School Campus Monitor · $125,000 → $125,000 · p. 106 ↗unchanged
High School Custodian · $110,000 → $110,000 · p. 106 ↗unchanged
MTSS Behavior Support Secondary · $45,000 → $45,000 · p. 106 ↗unchanged
PBIS and SEL Programs · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 106 ↗unchanged
Communication Platform · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 105 ↗unchanged
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) Family Leadership Program · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 106 ↗unchanged
Parent Education and Involvement · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 105 ↗unchanged
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalRiverbank Unified School District will utilize the Equity Multiplier funds granted by the State of California…$140,0001% of action budgets
“Riverbank Unified School District will utilize the Equity Multiplier funds granted by the State of California to improve the academic and social-emotional outcomes of students at Adelante Continuation High School (AHS)” p. 70 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 2,960 students
1Hispanic or Latino82%
2White13%
3Not reported2%
4Two or more races1%
5Asian1%
6Black or African American<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Filipino<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
79%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 2,326 of 2,954 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Riverbank Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 36% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (186 of 514 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Riverbank Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Riverbank Language Academy, 67th percentile (Solid). Middle: Riverbank Language Academy, 80th percentile (Strong). High: Riverbank High, 30th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Riverbank Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Riverbank Unified good?
Riverbank Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 67th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Riverbank Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 80th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Needs Support. Riverbank Unified has one public high school we score, Riverbank High, at the 30th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Riverbank Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Riverbank Unified had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Riverbank Unified spend per student?
Riverbank Unified spent $22,312 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Riverbank Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Riverbank Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $10.9 million into 49 funded actions in 4 goals, 20% of its $55.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $5.9 million, 54% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Riverbank Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.