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Riverview Middle

Public Grades 6-8
2551st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,761 California Middle Schools
Better than 8% of California middle schools
Summary

Riverview Middle is a public school serving 682 students in grades 6-8 in Bay Point, California, within the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other schools in the area.

The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with fewer than 21% of students proficient in English and under 10% proficient in math and science. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.8%, which is much higher than the district and state averages. This performance stands in stark contrast to higher-achieving schools in the same district, such as Foothill Middle and Diablo View Middle. Riverview serves a student population with very high economic need, with 89% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Riverview struggles overall, the school shows relative strengths in supporting its African American students and English Learners. The extreme performance gaps within Mt. Diablo Unified—where some schools rank in the 90th percentile while others like Riverview and Oak Grove Middle rank in the bottom 10%—highlight a district-wide equity challenge. Addressing chronic absenteeism appears to be a critical area for potential improvement at Riverview.

682
Students ?
21.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$2,635
Per pupil spending ?
89.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 205 Pacifica Ave.
       Bay Point, CA  94565-2995

(925) 458-3216

District: Mt. Diablo Unified


Students who attend Riverview Middle usually attend:

High:    Mt. Diablo High

Feeder schools for Riverview Middle:

Elementary:    Bel Air Elementary
    Delta View Elementary
    Rio Vista Elementary
    Shore Acres Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.7%
African American:
11.1%
Asian:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg42%
California avg41%
2,551st of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 9Middle Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified
759th of 1,543Mt. Diablo 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.02551 of 27617.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.62610 of 27836.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.62554 of 27818.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.02445 of 274010.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6832 of 8946.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.02489 of 27158.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.82355 of 24805.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.52369 of 25085.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.52191 of 249712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201518.52066 of 247716.6%★☆☆☆☆
201311.62195 of 23797.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.72121 of 22596.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.82002 of 223610.5%★☆☆☆☆
201012.72005 of 21798.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.31934 of 20636.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.91869 of 20056.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200717.11730 of 199913.5%★☆☆☆☆
200613.41632 of 18049.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200517.01527 of 177714.1%★☆☆☆☆
200417.31510 of 176914.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.7440 of 60927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.2508 of 62719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1482 of 61321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1586 of 6378.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.9517 of 64319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.8574 of 6004.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.8690 of 7396.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202219.81453 of 15315.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.1291 of 35417.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.51443 of 14913.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.11310 of 13694.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.21059 of 147828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.61381 of 15219.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.31286 of 154016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9312 of 36314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.11113 of 144222.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.81265 of 13647.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.22358 of 25336.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.02366 of 25517.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.72310 of 25318.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.42290 of 25098.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.8693 of 7386.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.22205 of 23807.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.52190 of 22623.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.62211 of 23957.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.82249 of 23885.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.42165 of 23748.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.02007 of 235914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.02047 of 22137.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.41979 of 20724.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.72315 of 25428.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.52397 of 25797.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.12279 of 253110.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.52112 of 245814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.2657 of 7218.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.22150 of 23699.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.72108 of 22305.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.12366 of 25346.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.72451 of 25524.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.12363 of 25386.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.22245 of 252711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.3717 of 7636.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.32271 of 24075.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.52143 of 22735.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20252.1719 of 7261.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.1686 of 7012.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3611 of 6779.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2629 of 6655.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.41475 of 15665.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.81395 of 155210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.01471 of 15313.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202316.01313 of 154314.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+22 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school
White (2023)15th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)5th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state
Mathematics9%-28 vs state
Science9%-23 vs state

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Students at Riverview Middle are 72% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Riverview Middle.

Riverview Middle ranks in the bottom 7.6% of California middle schools.

Students who attend Riverview Middle usually go on to attend Mt. Diablo High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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