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Mesa Verde Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Verde Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 529 students in the Riverbank Unified School District in Oakdale, CA, which faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to nearby schools.

The school's academic performance is well below state averages, with only about 23% of students proficient in English and 15% in math, placing it in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. This contrasts sharply with higher-performing neighbors like Sierra View Elementary in the Oakdale Joint Unified district or even Riverbank Language Academy within its own district. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting over 28% of students, which is much higher than at schools like Crossroads Elementary (8.5%) and is closely linked to lower academic achievement.

Despite higher per-student spending than some comparable schools, Mesa Verde struggles, particularly for students in special education and English language learner programs. The data shows recent modest improvements in attendance are correlated with slight academic gains, suggesting this is a key area for focus. Parents may want to note the wide performance gap even within the same district, indicating that the school's specific challenges and strategies are central factors in student outcomes.

529

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,965

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4850 Mesa Dr.
Oakdale, CA 95361-7862

(209) 869-7320

District: Riverbank Unified

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cardozo Middle
High:	Riverbank High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

White:

23.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,348^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Riverbank Unified

1186^th of 1,543Riverbank 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5348 of 5857	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5531 of 5869	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5190 of 5859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5160 of 5883	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	933 of 1417	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4766 of 5789	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	5074 of 5662	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	4992 of 5692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	5079 of 5614	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	4980 of 5611	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	5124 of 5530	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	4889 of 5390	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	4611 of 5377	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	4248 of 5314	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.7	3008 of 3162	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2658 of 3245	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3052 of 3311	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	361 of 602	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1900 of 3275	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2502 of 3246	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4550 of 5597	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5278 of 5612	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5236 of 5609	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4580 of 5635	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	756 of 1267	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4748 of 5492	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4857 of 5413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	4719 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4899 of 5107	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4841 of 5087	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4539 of 5084	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4510 of 4963	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4608 of 4830	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4876 of 5460	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5098 of 5517	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4648 of 5363	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4319 of 5264	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	711 of 1110	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4263 of 5173	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4644 of 5084	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5438 of 5628	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5195 of 5643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4665 of 5638	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5166 of 5663	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	902 of 1272	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4371 of 5510	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4892 of 5431	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2809 of 2847	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2478 of 2635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2306 of 2598	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2390 of 2651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2408 of 2661	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	2656 of 2726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2312 of 2834	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2488 of 2737	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Mesa Dr.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-7320	529	22	24.0	81.7%	124 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	363 (68.6%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	14	5348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	5531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	183																													14.5		14.5	17.2	30.5	21.7				23.0	14.9	18.3	10.8				14.7							$17,965	$2,080	$15,885
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	540	26	20.7	85.9%	42 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (84.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	9.8	5642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.2	5678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	36	12.2	2.6	0.0				5.4	41.5	10.5	40.6				30.6	17.1	15.8	0.0				11.7	12.2	5.3	0.0				6.3	9.0		9.0	11.8	10.1	23.1				14.7	16.5	12.4	15.4				14.7	97.4			98.3	98.3		$19,811	$2,377	$17,434
Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Saxon Way	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2100	752	32	23.5	61.2%	195 (25.9%)	8 (1.1%)	416 (55.3%)	58 (7.7%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	60 (8.0%)	54.8	2319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.6	2470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	151																													35.9		35.9	45.7	40.2	57.8				48.3	49.5	29.1	46.9				41.7	81.2	91.8		93.4	86.9	91.8	$12,323	$819	$11,504
Riverbank Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 Stanislaus St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-8093	557	22	25.0	72.7%	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	516 (92.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	59.8	2078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.3	2055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	23		14.5	4.9	7.8	11.4	2.5	8.5		25.8	34.4	17.7	27.3	10.0	24.0		29.0	4.9	13.7	31.8	7.5	17.4		12.9	0.0	5.9	6.8	2.5	5.8	23.0	20.0	21.8	47.8	37.1	49.2	70.6	63.6	45.0	51.4	58.2	53.2	44.3	41.2	38.6	12.8	43.8							$17,669	$1,566	$16,103
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	151 North Lee Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0391	785	34	23.0	36.9%	421 (53.6%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.2%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	67.1	1738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		66.2	1772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	34																													37.9		37.9	33.3	56.0	56.8	66.7			53.3	44.7	58.0	46.6	60.5			52.3	98.4			98.4			$16,011	$1,243	$14,768
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	739 Magnolia St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3056	636	27	23.5	49.4%	304 (47.8%)	5 (0.8%)	285 (44.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	39.3	3265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.7	3325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	60																													30.2		30.2	35.0	39.6	47.7	39.3			40.5	42.0	28.6	24.4	30.7			31.2							$16,145	$1,312	$14,833
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3200	558	27	21.0	55.0%	132 (23.7%)	16 (2.9%)	263 (47.1%)	88 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	49 (8.8%)	59.2	2104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		54	2340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	236																													37.0		37.0	39.8	46.2	50.0				45.2	50.0	48.4	55.4				51.2	96.3						$13,842	$860	$12,982
Cloverland Elementary	Public	K-6	201 East Johnson St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-4276	488	24	20.3	46.1%	232 (47.5%)	3 (0.6%)	222 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	73.6	1446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.7	1746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	300																													46.0		46.0	58.6	61.3	66.7	48.4			58.8	62.1	51.6	46.0	48.4			51.8	96.5						$16,968	$1,313	$15,655
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	1323 East J St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 848-4200	665	29	22.9	46.0%	312 (46.9%)	8 (1.2%)	307 (46.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	72.6	1491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	1599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	108																													39.6		39.6	67.8	52.0	63.2	50.6			58.3	63.3	55.6	51.6	42.7			53.4	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.6	98.3	$16,399	$1,347	$15,052
Stockard Coffee Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Northview Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5500	461	21	21.9	62.9%	117 (25.4%)	4 (0.9%)	248 (53.8%)	41 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.5%)	42.2	3057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.6	2888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	169																													19.4		19.4	34.5	54.0	38.9				42.9	43.1	43.4	29.4				37.6							$16,267	$925	$15,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde Elementary

Is Mesa Verde Elementary a good school?

Mesa Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mesa Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Mesa Verde Elementary.

What district is Mesa Verde Elementary in?

Riverbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde Elementary?

Students at Mesa Verde Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 23% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cardozo Middle
High : Riverbank High

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