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Riverbend Prep

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Riverbend Prep is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Laveen, Arizona, with a student population of 247. The school is part of the Laveen Elementary District, which is ranked 461 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverbend Prep faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (59.51%) and Native American (7.69%), and a high percentage of students (79.76%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, with only 9-26% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 4-15% proficient in Mathematics across different grade levels. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in its dropout rate, rising from 0% in 2016-2017 to 4.5% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools in the Laveen Elementary District, such as Desert Meadows Elementary, Riverside Traditional School, and Paseo Pointe School, Riverbend Prep's academic performance lags significantly. These nearby schools generally have higher proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and better overall rankings compared to Riverbend Prep. To address these challenges, the school and district should consider conducting a thorough needs assessment, providing additional academic and social-emotional support, and implementing research-based instructional strategies and curricula.

205

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5625 S 51st Ave
Laveen, AZ 85339-6300

(602) 285-3003

District: West Valley Arts and Technology Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.6%

African American:

25.4%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2011 → 17th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2011

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Riverbend Prep did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	1034 of 1245	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1074 of 1226	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1020 of 1109	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	829 of 1106	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	928 of 1079	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	688 of 955	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	742 of 1079	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	831 of 1158	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	882 of 1141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	738 of 1075	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	701 of 1090	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	15.6	979 of 1062	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	556 of 607	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	686 of 895	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.4	391 of 620	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	828 of 1219	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1092 of 1219	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	960 of 1023	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	837 of 1170	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	988 of 1198	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	784 of 911	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	962 of 1116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	767 of 820	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	1129 of 1216	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	830 of 830	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1045 of 1220	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	899 of 1032	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	962 of 1027	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	458 of 654	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	580 of 1201	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	765 of 1161	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	719 of 854	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	729 of 832	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	673 of 711	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	496 of 695	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	546 of 677	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	501 of 690	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	674 of 787	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	605 of 772	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.4	384 of 685	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	320 of 692	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	26.7	522 of 663	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	376 of 400	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	439 of 573	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	360 of 404	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	763 of 806	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	689 of 820	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	601 of 624	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	562 of 760	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	584 of 802	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	493 of 543	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	539 of 717	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	495 of 503	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	581 of 810	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	683 of 818	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	554 of 617	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	501 of 650	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	719 of 780	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2021)52nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)47th percentile+34 vs school

Asian (2021)37th percentile+25 vs school

White (2021)34th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2021)30th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile+12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)14th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)6th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+38 vs school

Male (2023)28th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)25th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2021)11th percentile~ school

White (2021)8th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)6th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Riverbend Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	5625 S 51st Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	West Valley Arts and Technology Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-3003	205	14	14.6		16 (7.8%)	52 (25.4%)	116 (56.6%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Rogers Ranch STEM Academy	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	997	48	20.6		66 (6.6%)	256 (25.7%)	587 (58.9%)	18 (1.8%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.3%)	20.6	695^th of 909 public elementary schools	23.5%		24	641^st of 912 public elementary schools	29.7%	54	26.0	35.0	22.0	38.0	45.0	40.0	35.0	22.0	19.0	19.0	19.0	16.0	27.0	23.0	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3851 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9120	714	42	17.0		20 (2.8%)	27 (3.8%)	651 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21.9	675^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.7%		18.3	736^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.3%	61	19.0	41.0	21.0	21.0	27.0	29.0	30.0	44.0	30.0	22.0	22.0	17.0	21.0	19.0	$10,011	$884	$257	$2,026	$7,366	$1,504	$8,870
Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen Village	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S 43rd Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-0472	988	17	58.1		88 (8.9%)	207 (21.0%)	585 (59.2%)	40 (4.0%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.4%)	17.8	734^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.3%		16.8	755^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.2%	21	26.0	41.0	25.0	36.0	38.0	44.0	26.0	20.0	18.0	15.0			16.0	31.0		$00			$00
Cheatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4725 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-7040	758	45	16.7		52 (6.9%)	221 (29.2%)	409 (54.0%)	16 (2.1%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.6%)	10.3	869^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.2	818^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.3%	51		30.0	15.0	19.0	27.0	38.0		20.0		13.0		16.0	18.0	25.0	$9,698	$678	$302	$1,659	$7,321	$1,396	$8,717
Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8800 S 55th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2040	988	49	19.9		78 (7.9%)	64 (6.5%)	811 (82.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.0%)	55.9	345^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.0%		54.6	371^st of 912 public elementary schools	59.3%	26	39.0	55.0	53.0	44.0	59.0	44.0	49.0	61.0	55.0	16.0	33.0	17.0	39.0	26.0	$8,380	$513	$139	$1,166	$6,523	$1,204	$7,727
Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	893	45	19.8		149 (16.7%)	160 (17.9%)	417 (46.7%)	98 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	92	57^th of 909 public elementary schools	93.7%		92.1	57^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.8%		63.0	87.0	74.0	85.0	93.0	99.0	73.0	78.0	69.0	50.0	73.0	74.0	64.0	78.0	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322
Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	1,020	56	18.0		66 (6.5%)	244 (23.9%)	610 (59.8%)	16 (1.6%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.1%)	28.7	573^rd of 909 public elementary schools	37.0%		23.1	647^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.1%	74	27.0	38.0	35.0	28.0	20.0	31.0	34.0	33.0	39.0	20.0	12.0	11.0	35.0	18.0	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405
Riverside Elementary School District (RESD) STEM2 Online School	Public, Virtual	K-8	1414 South 51st Avenue	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 477-8900	5				1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Riverside Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-4	1414 S 51st Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 272-1339	381	21	18.1		15 (3.9%)	77 (20.2%)	273 (71.7%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14	804^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.8	767^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.9%	37	20.0	31.0					21.0	26.0							$8,105	$687	$167	$1,541	$5,564	$1,688	$7,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbend Prep

What district is Riverbend Prep in?

West Valley Arts and Technology Academy Inc.

How many students attend Riverbend Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Riverbend Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Riverbend Prep?

Students at Riverbend Prep are 57% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% White, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

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