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Rio Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 647 students in Anaheim, part of the generally high-performing Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, but its academic performance has been significantly lower than most other schools in its district and the state.

The school faces notable challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, where its rate of 27.7% is much higher than the district average, and with academic proficiency, where student scores in English, Math, and Science are well below both district and state averages. For example, while John O. Tynes Elementary in the same district has proficiency rates 20-30 points higher, Rio Vista's performance is more similar to nearby schools in the Anaheim Elementary district, like Sunkist Elementary. A concerning pattern shows math scores dropping sharply between 3rd and 4th grade.

Despite these struggles, the school shows a particular strength in supporting homeless students, ranking well above average for that subgroup. Performance for other groups, like Special Education students, has been very inconsistent from year to year. While a nearby specialty school, Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, demonstrates high achievement in the area, Rio Vista's data highlights significant disparities within its own district and points to specific areas, like attendance and math curriculum alignment, that need focused improvement.

647

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,723

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 North Rio Vista St.
Anaheim, CA 92806-3767

(714) 986-7240

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valadez Middle School Academy
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

White:

5.4%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg59%

California avg41%

4,504^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 21Elementary Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	23.9	4504 of 5857	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4062 of 5869	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4664 of 5859	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4132 of 5883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3953 of 5789	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3229 of 5662	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3903 of 5692	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	3096 of 5614	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3224 of 5611	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	3267 of 5530	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	3750 of 5390	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4097 of 5377	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	3480 of 5314	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.6	3735 of 5193	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	3770 of 5113	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	3649 of 5113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	3358 of 4818	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	2895 of 4822	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.3	3350 of 4809	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	1544 of 2227	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1371 of 2585	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1237 of 2128	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	2390 of 3162	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2432 of 3245	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	2498 of 3311	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2154 of 3275	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1372 of 3246	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4263 of 5597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3955 of 5612	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4619 of 5609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3560 of 5635	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4067 of 5492	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3430 of 5413	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3843 of 5107	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3378 of 5107	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3766 of 5087	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3462 of 5084	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3238 of 4963	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2345 of 4830	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	114 of 429	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	119 of 364	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	204 of 356	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3965 of 5460	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3259 of 5517	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3943 of 5363	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	3106 of 5264	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	3035 of 5173	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	2365 of 5084	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4340 of 5628	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3873 of 5643	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4292 of 5638	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4344 of 5663	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3533 of 5510	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2839 of 5431	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2651 of 2847	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1653 of 2635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1601 of 2420	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 North Rio Vista St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7240	647	29	22.6	83.9%	35 (5.4%)	12 (1.9%)	563 (87.0%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	23.9	4504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.6	4062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	442																					12.2	12.2	38.3	32.7	26.5		32.4	40.6	13.1	16.3		22.9							$17,723	$528	$17,195
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	665	28	24.1	84.2%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	593 (89.2%)	33 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	18.8	4938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19	4940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	11.5	10.0	5.9		9.5	34.6	15.0	17.7		23.8	3.9	15.0	5.9		7.9	3.9	5.0	0.0		3.2	14.1	14.1	23.0	18.6	18.1	41.6	25.2	26.4	22.5	14.3	18.0	20.3							$23,342	$1,284	$22,058
Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	354	15	23.6	94.1%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	341 (96.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	4290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		21	4775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	485																					19.1	19.1	10.6	29.1	42.2		28.9	21.3	26.8	31.8		27.1							$17,966	$729	$17,237
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	841 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8923	581	28	20.7	60.1%	28 (4.8%)	11 (1.9%)	483 (83.1%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	32.7	3752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		33	3682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	70	13.5	22.7	2.2	6.7	11.1	35.1	25.0	15.2	17.8	22.7	24.3	47.7	6.5	4.4	20.4	5.4	22.7	0.0	11.1	9.9	22.5	22.5	35.4	41.3	33.7	42.1	38.3	38.5	33.3	18.9	19.8	26.5							$20,420	$1,287	$19,133
Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy	Public	K-6	515 West Fletcher St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6181	493	23	21.6	48.7%	73 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	220 (44.6%)	149 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.5%)	83	1022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		76.2	1328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	306																					45.1	45.1	70.5	67.9	64.3	64.6	66.9	61.8	63.2	56.3	56.9	59.5	98.2						$14,833	$1,182	$13,651
Olive Elementary	Public	K-6	3038 North Magnolia	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 637-8218	319	15	21.3	74.6%	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	227 (71.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	35.9	3501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		38.8	3246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	255																					28.1	28.1	27.8	46.9	40.4	41.9	39.3	33.3	37.5	22.8	23.3	28.0	92.0	94.0	96.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	$16,165	$1,340	$14,825
Guinn (James M.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8911	600	26	23.0	62.2%	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	529 (88.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.3%)	16.7	5133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.2	4562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	571	5.0	4.8	0.0		3.3	45.0	14.3	15.8		25.0	10.0	23.8	0.0		11.7	0.0	4.8	0.0		1.7	16.9	16.9	21.4	17.2	32.6	27.4	24.8	15.5	16.7	13.5	21.3	16.6	95.5				96.4		$20,237	$1,491	$18,746
Edison (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	1526 East Romneya Dr.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8902	705	30	23.5	61.3%	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	659 (93.5%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	20.7	4765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.9	4378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	387	26.1	11.1	0.0		12.7	82.6	16.7	22.7		42.9	47.8	16.7	4.6		23.8	17.4	0.0	0.0		6.4	12.0	12.0	35.4	30.5	26.5	23.2	28.4	37.8	28.9	14.0	7.4	20.9	98.3			98.3			$21,010	$1,485	$19,525
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	10.4	5606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.7	5506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	100	2.1	8.8	0.0	12.5	5.6	27.7	8.8	22.5	15.0	19.3	2.1	23.5	5.0	12.5	9.9	2.1	5.9	0.0	12.5	5.0	10.7	10.7	9.4	18.5	12.6	22.2	16.1	17.5	11.8	7.8	15.1	13.1	96.1			98.4	96.9		$21,568	$1,769	$19,799
Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 East Vermont Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8953	663	31	21.3	57.3%	31 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	540 (81.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.8%)	26.2	4298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		18.4	4992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	694	7.1	8.7	15.4		10.0	25.0	4.4	26.9		18.8	7.1	21.7	23.1		16.3	0.0	4.4	7.7		3.8	24.2	24.2	30.6	38.8	30.8	26.2	31.5	31.8	26.3	21.1	19.1	24.5	96.7				96.7		$26,659	$1,459	$25,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valadez Middle School Academy
High : Valencia High

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

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