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Riverbend Elementary

Public Grades K-8
3950th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of California elementary schools
Summary

Riverbend Elementary is a K-8 school serving about 914 students within the Yuba City Unified School District, which faces academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, Riverbend performs in the middle of local elementary schools, doing better than some like Park Avenue Elementary and Bridge Street Elementary but trailing higher-performing ones such as Lincrest Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. A significant concern is a decade-long decline in its statewide ranking, with math being a critical challenge, especially in middle school grades where proficiency is very low. Compared to schools in the neighboring Marysville Joint Unified district, Riverbend performs better than Cedar Lane Elementary but not as well as Covillaud Elementary, which achieves stronger results with similar resources.

Despite these academic struggles, Riverbend has some relative strengths, including a lower chronic absenteeism rate than several area schools and a moderate student-teacher ratio. The school shows notably different results for various student groups, with English Language Learners performing relatively well while other groups, including special education students, have seen recent sharp declines. The data suggests the school needs to prioritize improving mathematics instruction and investigate the reasons behind its overall performance drop and uneven results across different student populations.

914
Students ?
19.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
76.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 301 Stewart Rd.
       Yuba City, CA  95991-9706

(530) 822-3100

District: Yuba City Unified


Students who attend Riverbend Elementary usually attend:

High:    Yuba City High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.0%
White:
23.7%
Asian:
21.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2013
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg30%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,950th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,148th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 35 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 11Elementary Schools in the Yuba City Unified
1010th of 1,543Yuba City 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.13950 of 585732.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.53562 of 586939.3%★★☆☆☆
202340.83074 of 585947.5%★★☆☆☆
202239.73113 of 588347.1%★★☆☆☆
201940.33171 of 578945.2%★★☆☆☆
201842.43006 of 566246.9%★★☆☆☆
201746.42742 of 569251.8%★★★☆☆
201652.92350 of 561458.1%★★★☆☆
201555.02181 of 561161.1%★★★☆☆
201361.82009 of 553063.7%★★★☆☆
201252.32483 of 539053.9%★★★☆☆
201154.42329 of 537756.7%★★★☆☆
201062.21875 of 531464.7%★★★☆☆
200956.82082 of 519359.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.01126 of 12036.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11059 of 120512.1%★☆☆☆☆
20239.91074 of 11909.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.31024 of 115411.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.21010 of 114912.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.2941 of 107112.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202247.7864 of 222761.2%★★★☆☆
201938.81354 of 258547.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.8958 of 212855.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202449.91187 of 316262.5%★★★☆☆
202344.71500 of 324553.8%★★★☆☆
202249.21242 of 331162.5%★★★☆☆
201940.11781 of 327545.6%★★☆☆☆
201829.12454 of 324624.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.23606 of 559735.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.13263 of 561241.9%★★☆☆☆
202345.72656 of 560952.6%★★★☆☆
202240.92943 of 563547.8%★★☆☆☆
201940.93050 of 549244.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.83034 of 541343.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.43590 of 510729.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.53708 of 510727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.93139 of 508738.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.73724 of 508426.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.43138 of 496336.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.02991 of 483038.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202534.73606 of 546034.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.13277 of 551740.6%★★☆☆☆
202344.32743 of 536348.9%★★☆☆☆
202247.12461 of 526453.2%★★★☆☆
201943.02902 of 517343.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.63043 of 508440.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.74129 of 562826.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.43714 of 564334.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.13320 of 563841.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.43106 of 566345.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.83129 of 551043.2%★★☆☆☆
201843.82804 of 543148.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.32034 of 284728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202362.6598 of 242075.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.12248 of 259813.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.52343 of 265111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61997 of 266125.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.52159 of 272620.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.02363 of 283416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.92155 of 273721.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.12148 of 276122.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.11900 of 278331.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.81666 of 278140.1%★★☆☆☆
202232.21701 of 274037.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.11575 of 271542.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.11397 of 248043.7%★★☆☆☆
201742.71313 of 250847.6%★★☆☆☆
201648.71142 of 249754.3%★★★☆☆
201552.21053 of 247757.5%★★★☆☆
201355.51000 of 237958.0%★★★☆☆
201258.9850 of 225962.4%★★★☆☆
201167.7616 of 223672.5%★★★★☆
201062.5723 of 217966.8%★★★☆☆
200953.4897 of 206356.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.2669 of 7399.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.9613 of 74317.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7586 of 71518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.4645 of 73312.0%★☆☆☆☆
20199.4679 of 7458.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.8589 of 70015.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202226.81189 of 153122.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.21083 of 149127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.0783 of 136942.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202425.41420 of 14783.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202342.8657 of 152156.8%★★★☆☆
202231.71160 of 154024.7%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1869 of 144239.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.41335 of 13642.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.81852 of 253326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.01606 of 255137.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.01275 of 253149.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.11556 of 250938.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.71379 of 238042.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.71332 of 226241.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.92124 of 239511.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.82150 of 238810.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.81648 of 237430.6%★★☆☆☆
202225.01822 of 235922.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.31442 of 221334.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.01469 of 207229.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.91885 of 254225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.41812 of 257929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202335.61511 of 253140.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.51494 of 245839.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.91466 of 236938.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.61271 of 223043.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.82112 of 253416.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.71885 of 255226.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.61750 of 253831.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.01579 of 252737.5%★★☆☆☆
201933.21514 of 240737.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.41271 of 227344.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.3660 of 7269.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.6544 of 70122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5540 of 67720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.2458 of 55417.3%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7386 of 46216.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.31345 of 156614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202435.1926 of 155240.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.71154 of 153124.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.71378 of 15209.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.01286 of 153716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.31327 of 154314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.91277 of 155517.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.41277 of 160220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91110 of 149625.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+23 vs school
Disabled (2022)61st percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile-19 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-26 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-16 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state
Science24%-9 vs state
Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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Students at Riverbend Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 24% White, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Yuba City High

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Riverbend Elementary.

Riverbend Elementary ranks 3950th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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