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Rio Vista Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
600th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Rio Vista Elementary in Avondale, Arizona, serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 662 students in the West Valley area. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked it at the 33rd statewide percentile with 2 stars, above the Pendergast Elementary District at the 19th percentile and 1 star, but below the state’s midpoint. The central takeaway is that schoolwide averages hide a sharp grade-level split: fourth-grade ELA stands out, while seventh-grade ELA is the clearest concern.

Overall, Rio Vista is slightly above its district and the nearby-school average in ELA and math, but below the state in both. ELA proficiency was 34%, compared with 30% in the district and 41% statewide; math was 21%, compared with 19% in the district and 33% statewide. It ranked sixth among 11 schools, including itself, in both subjects. The strongest grade-level result was fourth-grade ELA at 50%—above the district’s 34% and the state’s 47%, and the highest reported among nearby schools. Seventh-grade ELA was 20%, below the district’s 29% and the state’s 43%, and the lowest reported nearby result. Fourth-grade math was also a relative bright spot at 34%, while third-grade math was 18%, below every nearby school with a reported result.

SchoolDigger’s overall ranking has risen from the 19th percentile in 2023–24 to the 33rd in 2025–26, though it remains mid-pack nearby and is still below its 36th-percentile standing in 2022–23. One notable subgroup result is Low Socio Economic Status Students: SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 52nd percentile for serving this group in 2025–26, compared with 33rd overall; the subgroup ranking rose 27 points from 2023–24. Fifth-grade science moved in the opposite direction, declining from 26% in 2022–23 to 18% in 2024–25 as the state remained at 34%. Rio Vista’s student-teacher ratio was 16.9 in 2024–25, the second-lowest among the nearby schools, while its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 68% in 2022–23.

662
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,722
Per pupil spending ?
54.5%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
90.8%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 9.2% (any vaccine)
 10237 W Encanto Blvd
       Avondale, AZ  85392-4702

(623) 772-2670

District: Pendergast Elementary District


Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:    West Point High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.0%
African American:
12.8%
White:
6.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arizona average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg24%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
600th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
349th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 22 pts since 2016
From top 43% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 10Elementary Schools in the Pendergast Elementary District
217th of 267Pendergast Elementary 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202626.8600 of 90033.3%★★☆☆☆
202522.6663 of 90927.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9740 of 91218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.5791 of 124536.5%★★☆☆☆
202210.3940 of 10006.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.6855 of 122630.3%★★☆☆☆
201929.6692 of 103933.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.4705 of 110936.4%★★☆☆☆
201727.9777 of 110629.7%★☆☆☆☆
201630.9716 of 107933.6%★★☆☆☆
201536.9539 of 95543.6%★★☆☆☆
201440.3656 of 107939.2%★★☆☆☆
201355.3511 of 115855.9%★★★☆☆
201261.3440 of 114161.4%★★★☆☆
201156.1464 of 107556.8%★★★☆☆
201051.9520 of 109052.3%★★★☆☆
200947.7569 of 106246.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202327.5484 of 60720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202139.7503 of 89543.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.267 of 10033.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202154.0298 of 62051.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202336.0233 of 45148.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.3545 of 97544.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202329.3821 of 121932.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.2927 of 121924.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.2528 of 86238.7%★★☆☆☆
201832.8670 of 102334.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202634.6300 of 50040.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.3279 of 49643.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.5309 of 48636.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.9697 of 117040.4%★★☆☆☆
202214.9657 of 7168.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.3805 of 119832.8%★★☆☆☆
201940.0402 of 70943.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.7526 of 91142.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202138.7224 of 42347.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202644.3254 of 52952.0%★★★☆☆
202529.7377 of 54931.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.4417 of 55625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202337.5675 of 111639.5%★★☆☆☆
201836.2532 of 82035.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.5422 of 59128.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1783 of 121635.6%★★☆☆☆
20227.9801 of 8303.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.9783 of 122035.8%★★☆☆☆
201923.7626 of 85026.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.9703 of 103231.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202319.4563 of 6178.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202134.5702 of 102731.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202331.0574 of 82030.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.3651 of 120145.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202343.5573 of 102444.0%★★☆☆☆
202267.9199 of 80075.1%★★★★☆
202148.6583 of 116149.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.9469 of 72034.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.2349 of 53634.9%★★☆☆☆
202518.0450 of 55218.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4444 of 55019.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.9680 of 85420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6448 of 60526.0%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1528 of 83236.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.8341 of 60543.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.0402 of 71143.5%★★☆☆☆
201743.0329 of 69552.7%★★★☆☆
201648.6294 of 67756.6%★★★☆☆
201550.4217 of 52158.3%★★★☆☆
201447.7349 of 69049.4%★★☆☆☆
201364.5255 of 78767.6%★★★☆☆
201265.0249 of 77267.7%★★★☆☆
201160.8252 of 68563.2%★★★☆☆
201062.3233 of 69266.3%★★★☆☆
200955.1289 of 66356.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202145.5238 of 57358.5%★★★☆☆
201832.882 of 12534.4%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202226.2158 of 19217.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1304 of 40424.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202151.595 of 60684.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.7260 of 37029.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6649 of 80619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3483 of 82041.1%★★☆☆☆
201942.6243 of 46647.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.1362 of 62442.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202638.8174 of 33848.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.6582 of 76023.4%★☆☆☆☆
202139.1435 of 80245.8%★★☆☆☆
201952.8151 of 38761.0%★★★☆☆
201844.4260 of 54352.1%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7120 of 25753.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202641.9160 of 32851.2%★★★☆☆
202526.3243 of 34429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3560 of 71721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.2256 of 50349.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202319.2679 of 81016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.9544 of 81833.5%★★☆☆☆
201934.5257 of 43540.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.4376 of 61739.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202332.8285 of 38425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202134.1438 of 65032.6%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.8285 of 39026.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202333.3216 of 36340.5%★★☆☆☆
202146.9306 of 78961.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202347.4327 of 67551.6%★★★☆☆
202255.6184 of 44658.7%★★★☆☆
202126.7620 of 78020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2294 of 43632.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+19 vs school
Asian (2021)52nd percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)48th percentile+12 vs school
Homeless (2021)47th percentile+17 vs school
White (2023)44th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2023)33rd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2023)20th percentile-16 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)9th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2021)84th percentile+48 vs school
African American (2021)58th percentile+22 vs school
Homeless (2021)53rd percentile+17 vs school
White (2023)52nd percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2023)40th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school
Native American (2021)27th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)26th percentile+5 vs school
Asian (2022)18th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2023)16th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts34%-7 vs state
Mathematics21%-12 vs state

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

High : West Point High School

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 600th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresOct 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025


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

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