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Rio Valley Charter

Q: Is Rio Valley Charter a good school?

Rio Valley Charter ranks 2353 rd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 60% of California alternative schools

Summary

Rio Valley Charter is a K-12 alternative public school in Lodi, California, serving 714 students with a focus on strong outcomes in graduation and attendance.

The school excels in two critical areas: getting students to graduation and ensuring they are in class. With a graduation rate of 94.8%, it far outpaces the state average and most nearby alternative schools like John F. Cruikshank Junior (37.5%) or one.Charter (32.3%). Even more impressive is its near-perfect attendance record, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 0.0%, which is exceptional compared to rates as high as 65.9% at schools like Walton Development Center. Academically, students perform at or above state averages in English and Science, a notable achievement given that over 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Rio Valley Charter achieves these results efficiently, spending about $14,782 per student, which is roughly half the cost of many comparable schools in the San Joaquin County Office of Education. While math scores are an area for growth, the school's consistent performance, especially in high school science, and its cost-effective model make it a standout in the Rio Valley Charter District. Its success is shared with other high-performing Lodi charters like Vista Oaks Charter and Valley Robotics Academy, suggesting a supportive regional environment for alternative education.

714

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,782

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.
Lodi, CA 95240-6602

(209) 368-4934

District: Rio Valley Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,353^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,145^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 33 pts since 2019

From bottom 26% (2019) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

844^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 30 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2353 of 5857	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	3132 of 5869	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4146 of 5859	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3944 of 5883	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3702 of 5789	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2766 of 5597	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	3360 of 5612	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3820 of 5609	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3625 of 5635	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3400 of 5492	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1938 of 5107	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2765 of 5107	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4104 of 5087	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3265 of 5084	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	2019 of 4963	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	1404 of 5460	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	2725 of 5517	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	4355 of 5363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4014 of 5264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3472 of 5173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1968 of 5628	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2657 of 5643	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	4056 of 5638	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4011 of 5663	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3684 of 5510	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	2093 of 2598	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	2068 of 2651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2317 of 2661	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2404 of 2726	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2669 of 2834	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1145 of 2761	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1148 of 2783	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1192 of 2781	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	1527 of 2740	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2019 of 2715	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	671 of 739	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	623 of 743	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.5	719 of 1491	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1237 of 2533	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1319 of 2551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1187 of 2531	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	1663 of 2509	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2047 of 2380	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	717 of 2395	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	1093 of 2388	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1243 of 2374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1566 of 2359	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1782 of 2213	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	984 of 2542	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	1020 of 2579	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1243 of 2531	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	1771 of 2458	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1896 of 2369	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	939 of 2534	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	795 of 2552	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1005 of 2538	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1149 of 2527	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	1521 of 2407	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	64 of 1566	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	241 of 1552	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	425 of 1531	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1072 of 1520	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	862 of 1537	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	870 of 1543	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1275 of 1555	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1512 of 1602	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	844 of 2162	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1031 of 2159	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1171 of 2170	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	1078 of 2123	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1465 of 2133	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.4	295 of 521	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	563 of 592	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	567 of 585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	455 of 1161	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	623 of 1117	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	477 of 1085	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1280 of 1906	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1001 of 1915	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1102 of 1915	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1067 of 1858	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1288 of 1833	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	821 of 1900	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	1013 of 1902	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1325 of 1917	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1310 of 1861	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1356 of 1814	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	1036 of 2013	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	840 of 2026	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	1364 of 2030	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1084 of 1943	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1352 of 1937	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	293 of 1942	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	865 of 1948	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1051 of 1963	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	944 of 1916	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	1392 of 1880	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	550 of 1216	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	529 of 1197	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	725 of 1155	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	802 of 1173	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	662 of 1193	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	697 of 1204	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1084 of 1222	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-49 vs school

High school

Male (2025)85th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science37%+5 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	714	32	22.4	65.4%	267 (37.4%)	31 (4.3%)	257 (36.0%)	118 (16.5%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)								(n/a)	40.0	34.7	50.0	36.1	35.7	37.4	47.7	39.4	61.0	51.2	50.0	42.3	57.1	49.9	41.9	36.4	31.7	36.6	34.9	26.4	17.5	30.9	42.2	48.9	62.2	44.4	48.9	46.7	$14,782	$1,052	$13,730
Vista Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	315 South Lower Sacramento Ste	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Vista Oaks Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 365-4060	999	40	24.7	32.0%	441 (44.1%)	26 (2.6%)	317 (31.7%)	81 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	120 (12.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	40.8	58.3	33.3	40.0	39.9	44.4	52.9	45.3	46.0	54.2	55.8	58.5	51.1	43.1	43.5	29.3	33.3	36.1	32.5	20.3	34.5	48.7	55.1	65.4	52.6	56.4	57.7	$14,236	$759	$13,477
Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	166	12	14.1	72.3%	30 (18.1%)	10 (6.0%)	87 (52.4%)	30 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)		25.0		14.3		21.6						50.0	50.0	50.0						0.0	14.3	13.0							$15,319	$2,065	$13,254
Valley Robotics Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8008	278	14	20.1	50.7%	87 (31.3%)	15 (5.4%)	92 (33.1%)	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)	15.0	38.7		53.3		34.9	44.0	50.0	30.0	40.9	36.8	45.2	50.0	42.0	32.0	25.0	5.0	23.8	31.6	38.7	50.0	29.6							$16,843	$2,271	$14,572
ABLE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6515 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	ABLE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 478-1600	1,186	58	20.4	80.2%	81 (6.8%)	116 (9.8%)	805 (67.9%)	97 (8.2%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	74 (6.2%)								(n/a)	14.6	20.9		31.3		21.8	33.7	37.4	36.0	25.3	53.1	46.2	59.3	41.6	29.2	24.1	16.9	8.1	21.9	39.1	11.1	21.7							$16,566	$928	$15,638
District Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1541 East March Ln.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7120	112	7	16.6	68.8%	12 (10.7%)	6 (5.4%)	73 (65.2%)	14 (12.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Walton Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4131 North Crown Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7315	95	11	8.8	76.8%	6 (6.3%)	14 (14.7%)	56 (58.9%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)																													$114,154	$21,713	$92,441
KIPP Stockton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	742 Dallas Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	KIPP Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-1686	265	16	16.5	84.5%	7 (2.6%)	50 (18.9%)	176 (66.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)	6.9	32.6				22.2	19.1	26.1	7.1	16.0	14.8	45.2		23.5	19.1	26.1	0.0	19.2	22.2	26.2		19.1							$44,884	$2,400	$42,484
John F. Cruikshank Junior	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	46	7	6.5	93.5%	9 (19.6%)	10 (21.7%)	23 (50.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																													$26,566	$00	$26,566
San Joaquin County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	1,021	60	16.9	85.2%	96 (9.4%)	149 (14.6%)	630 (61.7%)	63 (6.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.0%)								(n/a)		2.7			2.0	2.1				0.0		0.0	7.2	6.2				0.0	11.8	0.0	1.9	2.2							$25,782	$4,302	$21,480

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What is the racial makeup of Rio Valley Charter?

Students at Rio Valley Charter are 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 4% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Rio Valley Charter a good school?

Rio Valley Charter ranks 2353^rd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Valley Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Rio Valley Charter.

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