Summary:
The six schools in Riverbank Unified include three listed elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools; Riverbank Language Academy serves K–8, and enrollment ranges from 40 to 744. Across the schools, average 2025–2026 All Grades proficiency was 33% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in math and 21% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest finding is that results differ greatly by school, with Riverbank Language Academy the strongest overall academic performer.
Riverbank Language Academy led All Grades ELA, math and science at 53%, 45% and 35%. At the other end, California Avenue Elementary had the lowest ELA result, 19%, while Adelante High had the lowest math and science results, 0% and 9%. The highest-to-lowest gaps were 34 points in ELA, 45 in math and 26 in science. In the comparable middle grades, the Academy also outscored Cardozo Middle in every reported grade 6–8 ELA and math result. Riverbank High stands out for graduation: its 98% rate was 10 points above the state, despite grade 11 test results trailing state results by 10–15 points.
Scores generally improved: every school’s science result rose from 2024–2025, and the six-school averages moved closer to state results, though they remained lower in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from the 6th to the 17th percentile at Mesa Verde Elementary and from the 1st to the 16th at Adelante High. Context differs too: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 73% at the Academy to 86% at California Avenue. The Academy and Cardozo serve similar enrollment, but their student-teacher ratios were 25 and 19.4; these are observations, not explanations for their different results. All Grades results cover different grade spans, so same-grade comparisons are more direct.
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