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River Bluff Elementary

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River Bluff Elementary ranks 1216 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

River Bluff Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 694 students in Fresno, part of the Central Unified School District.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, especially given that many of its students face economic challenges. River Bluff significantly outperforms both its own district and the state average in English, Math, and Science. Perhaps most impressively, it achieves these results while spending considerably less per student than nearby schools in the Fresno Unified School District. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the last decade, climbing to a 4-star rating, and does an exceptional job supporting its economically disadvantaged students, earning a 5-star rating in that category.

When compared to nearby schools, River Bluff's performance is notable. It forms a cluster of success with the similarly high-achieving Norman Liddell Elementary, despite both schools having similar student demographics to lower-performing neighbors. For instance, it far outpaces schools like John Steinbeck Elementary and William Saroyan Elementary in academic proficiency. The school has also managed student attendance well, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than most comparison schools, contributing to its stable and strong track record.

694

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6150 West Palo Alto
Fresno, CA 93722-2000

(559) 276-6001

District: Central Unified

Students who attend River Bluff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Vista Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

Asian:

26.2%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,216^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	1216 of 5857	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1387 of 5869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	1430 of 5859	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1662 of 5883	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	1730 of 5789	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	1415 of 5662	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	1440 of 5692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	1623 of 5614	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	55.8	2142 of 5611	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	1548 of 5530	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	1221 of 5390	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	1249 of 5377	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	55.0	2278 of 5314	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	2212 of 5193	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	1573 of 5113	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	1416 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	1421 of 4818	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	1230 of 4822	74.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	1030 of 4809	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	81.3	88 of 747	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	112 of 700	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	841 of 1203	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	872 of 1205	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	839 of 1190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	917 of 1154	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	952 of 1149	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	830 of 1071	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1772 of 3162	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1770 of 3245	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	971 of 5597	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	1228 of 5612	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	1324 of 5609	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	1493 of 5635	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	1880 of 5492	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	1450 of 5413	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	511 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	588 of 5107	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	651 of 5087	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	813 of 5084	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	835 of 4963	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	576 of 4830	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	543 of 5460	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	809 of 5517	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	600 of 5363	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	757 of 5264	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	1184 of 5173	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	1077 of 5084	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1475 of 5628	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	1494 of 5643	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1471 of 5638	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1786 of 5663	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	1570 of 5510	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1369 of 5431	74.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	68 of 153	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	545 of 2598	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1203 of 2651	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1093 of 2661	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	1063 of 2726	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	1332 of 2834	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1061 of 2737	61.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)88th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)56th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science48%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, July 5, 2010

Our two boys love going to River Bluff the staff is very friendly and the teachers really care about the kids. Our oldest had a learning problem when we moved from Nevada just one mouth after enrolling him into RB we got a call. The administration had run test, and found what our son needed to improve on. They told us they will do as much as we will allow them to do. Our son is now going into the sixth grade and he has made honor roll. To say the teachers did a great job is not saying enough. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.5	1387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	171	48.5	48.5	45.8	64.4	60.2	79.2	62.6	52.5	60.7	56.6	61.2	57.7
William Saroyan Elementary	Public	K-6	5650 West Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3131	697	29	24.0	74.5%	95 (13.6%)	51 (7.3%)	451 (64.7%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	44.8	2897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.9	3005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	108	24.2	24.2	57.5	46.2	37.0	45.9	46.1	60.8	37.6	19.8	21.2	33.8	96.4	96.4		97.3	97.3	97.3
Herndon-Barstow Elementary	Public	K-6	6265 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5250	754	28	27.2	68.6%	85 (11.3%)	36 (4.8%)	339 (45.0%)	273 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	62.6	1934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		58.8	2116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	182	36.1	36.1	44.3	48.9	60.4	55.1	52.0	49.1	40.4	56.3	42.4	47.1
Norman Liddell Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 West Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3176	628	25	24.9	69.7%	144 (22.9%)	51 (8.1%)	297 (47.3%)	107 (17.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.3%)	73.5	1447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.6	1171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	276	43.8	43.8	53.7	64.1	58.6	61.5	59.4	55.4	62.8	40.7	50.0	51.8	94.4				95.4
Figarden Elementary	Public	K-6	6235 North Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4480	608	32	19.2	78.8%	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.0%)	353 (58.1%)	51 (8.4%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.2%)	46.5	2797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		41.1	3118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	321	28.3	28.3	45.4	44.6	46.7	42.7	44.6	51.2	38.5	30.0	25.0	36.2	95.2	95.2	97.1	95.2	95.2	95.2	$22,197	$2,965	$19,232
Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	27.9	4143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.2	4272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	129	17.1	17.1	24.1	34.9	37.8	41.1	34.2	12.2	33.7	30.3	20.3	24.2	97.0	98.0			97.0
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	6514 West Gettysburg Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 271-0420	1,010	35	28.8	74.8%	93 (9.2%)	48 (4.8%)	509 (50.4%)	312 (30.9%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)	44.9	2894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		39.4	3212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	318	30.1	30.1	46.7	33.6	50.4	52.1	45.7	42.8	16.0	29.6	38.0	31.5	95.9	96.6	97.9	97.2	96.6	97.2
Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23.0	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	30.3	3939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.7	3715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	224	7.2	7.2	44.4	32.0	23.5	42.2	35.4	50.7	24.7	15.7	24.7	28.3							$16,262	$2,023	$14,239
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary	Public	K-6	7120 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4490	470	24	19.6	51.9%	130 (27.7%)	38 (8.1%)	218 (46.4%)	41 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	66.1	1787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		62.3	1967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	180	40.0	40.0	51.3	63.4	50.0	43.9	53.0	50.0	66.2	53.9	33.3	51.3							$19,711	$2,885	$16,826
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.9	3930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	118	17.0	17.0	37.0	24.6	44.6	41.3	36.3	28.8	21.1	20.8	28.9	24.4	94.0	96.4		96.4

Frequently Asked Questions about River Bluff Elementary

What schools do graduates of River Bluff Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Bluff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio Vista Middle
High : Central East High

What district is River Bluff Elementary in?

Central Unified

How many students attend River Bluff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended River Bluff Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of River Bluff Elementary?

Students at River Bluff Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is River Bluff Elementary a good school?

River Bluff Elementary ranks 1216^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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