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Riverview School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Riverview School is an elementary school located in El Mirage, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 868 students. It is part of the Dysart Unified District, which is ranked 132 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Dysart Unified District, Riverview School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is among the lowest performing schools in the state. The school significantly underperforms the district and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with only 15-42% of Riverview students proficient in English Language Arts and 15-25% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 40-54% and 27-46% for the district, and 36-46% and 27-42% for the state. Riverview School also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.3% to 6.1%, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, West Point Elementary, Dysart Middle, Surprise Elementary, and El Mirage Elementary, all of which are also part of the Dysart Unified District, outperform Riverview School on test scores, dropout rates, and other key metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Riverview School may be unique and require targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of its student population, which has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

801

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,788

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12701 N Main St
El Mirage, AZ 85335-2600

(623) 523-8950

District: Dysart Unified District

Students who attend Riverview School usually attend:

High:

Dysart High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

14.6%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg44%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

726^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

321^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Dysart Unified District

132^nd of 289Dysart Unified District among Arizona 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	726 of 909	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	743 of 912	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	877 of 1245	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	778 of 1000	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	813 of 1226	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	897 of 1039	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	950 of 1109	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1002 of 1106	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	959 of 1079	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	922 of 955	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	42.9	622 of 1079	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	751 of 1158	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	828 of 1141	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.0	714 of 1075	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	703 of 1090	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.3	841 of 1062	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	468 of 607	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	392 of 895	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.7	534 of 620	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	289 of 451	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	319 of 975	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	511 of 589	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	518 of 602	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	878 of 1219	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	714 of 824	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	795 of 1219	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	786 of 862	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	851 of 1023	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.7	88 of 306	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	411 of 496	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	396 of 486	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	842 of 1170	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	595 of 716	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	718 of 1198	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	656 of 709	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	812 of 911	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	323 of 423	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	352 of 549	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	450 of 556	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	768 of 1116	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	467 of 618	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	707 of 820	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	526 of 626	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	600 of 628	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	892 of 1216	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	655 of 830	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	838 of 1220	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.8	783 of 850	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	885 of 1032	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	599 of 617	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	269 of 444	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	670 of 1027	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	580 of 820	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	764 of 1201	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	411 of 417	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	920 of 1024	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	779 of 800	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1059 of 1161	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	699 of 720	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	321 of 552	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	381 of 550	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	473 of 854	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	374 of 605	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	463 of 832	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	548 of 605	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	539 of 711	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	560 of 695	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	547 of 677	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	501 of 521	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	38.6	418 of 690	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.4	511 of 787	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	518 of 772	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.5	499 of 685	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	516 of 692	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	545 of 663	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.7	179 of 400	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	107 of 573	81.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.3	59 of 606	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	288 of 386	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	438 of 806	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	341 of 494	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	400 of 820	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	470 of 624	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	73.6	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	192 of 345	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	201 of 329	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	414 of 760	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	279 of 392	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	477 of 802	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	349 of 387	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	375 of 543	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	113 of 344	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	194 of 320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	310 of 717	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	393 of 503	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	245 of 379	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	477 of 810	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	339 of 476	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	516 of 818	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	377 of 435	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	447 of 617	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.1	240 of 384	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	65 of 211	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	268 of 650	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	455 of 789	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	544 of 675	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	442 of 780	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.8	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)24th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)14th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Foster Care (2021)96th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)90th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2023)55th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)42nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)38th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)25th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-14 vs state

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I have been in this school for nearly 8 years now and and I hate this school because of bullies and the teachers do nothing about it!!! Close Quote

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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
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	801	45	18.0		117 (14.6%)	65 (8.1%)	559 (69.8%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	18.2	726^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.7	743^rd of 912 public elementary schools	18.5%	17	15.0	31.0	20.0	42.0	38.0	40.0	25.0	31.0	15.0		16.0	18.0	25.0	25.0	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028
Discover U	Public, Charter	K-6	13226 N 113th Ave	Youngtown	85363	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Element	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4827	168	13	12.9		24 (14.3%)	20 (11.9%)	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$14,998	$2,536	$2,571	$7,644	$6,184	$3,706	$9,890
El Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13500 N El Mirage Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7200	722	43	16.9		114 (15.8%)	65 (9.0%)	495 (68.6%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	52.6	369^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.4%		42.4	461^st of 912 public elementary schools	49.5%	92	37.0	45.0					53.0	50.0							$11,196	$855	$947	$2,657	$8,198	$1,196	$9,394
Thompson Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11800 W Thompson Ranch Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8400	759	39	19.7		92 (12.1%)	112 (14.8%)	507 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	13.7	816^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.2%		13.4	813^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.9%	3	19.0	37.0	14.0	22.0	29.0	38.0	22.0	29.0	15.0			17.0	21.0	25.0	$9,364	$741	$983	$2,465	$6,361	$1,278	$7,640
Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	602	37	16.2		80 (13.3%)	49 (8.1%)	437 (72.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	21.6	681^st of 909 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.6	659^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.7%	22			24.0	29.0	32.0	24.0			41.0	14.0	18.0	25.0	22.0	14.0	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966
Surprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12907 W Greenway Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7400	782	45	17.5		130 (16.6%)	79 (10.1%)	511 (65.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	41 (5.2%)	27.6	587^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.4%		26.1	623^rd of 912 public elementary schools	31.7%	36	27.0	50.0	30.0	31.0	38.0	38.0	26.0	26.0	43.0	20.0	25.0	37.0	28.0	31.0	$11,021	$818	$1,008	$2,645	$8,133	$1,061	$9,194
Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11039 W Olive Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 882-5544	199	26	7.6		56 (28.1%)	21 (10.6%)	100 (50.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	972	51	19.0		243 (25.0%)	66 (6.8%)	597 (61.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	15.9	767^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.7	744^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.4%	23	19.0	38.0	21.0	21.0	29.0	30.0	37.0	22.0	16.0			14.0	18.0	18.0	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902
West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	797	45	17.9		289 (36.3%)	79 (9.9%)	328 (41.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.5%)	37.5	485^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.9	455^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.1%	30	35.0	43.0	30.0	57.0	56.0	36.0	27.0	31.0	25.0	38.0	34.0	16.0	41.0	19.0	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	14506 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9820	1,797	39	46.0		817 (45.5%)	118 (6.6%)	649 (36.1%)	54 (3.0%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (8.2%)	66.8	277^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.5%		73.8	211^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.9%	66	51.0	61.0	58.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	64.0	51.0	49.0	35.0	29.0	28.0	40.0	41.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview School

How many students attend Riverview School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Riverview School.

What schools do graduates of Riverview School attend?

Students who attend Riverview School usually go on to attend:

High : Dysart High School

What is the racial makeup of Riverview School?

Students at Riverview School are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Riverview School in?

Dysart Unified District

Is Riverview School a good school?

Riverview School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

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