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River Bluff Elementary

Q: Is River Bluff Elementary a good school?

River Bluff Elementary ranks 965 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

River Bluff Elementary serves 694 students in grades K–6 in Fresno’s Central Unified area, where it can be compared with nearby elementary schools serving the same grades. Its strongest headline is that it had the highest all-grade results among the 10 nearby comparison schools in English language arts (ELA), math and science in 2025–2026.

River Bluff’s lead extends across the district and state: 66% of students were proficient in ELA, 59% in math and 62% in science. Those results were 22, 29 and 36 percentage points above Central Unified, and 17, 21 and 26 points above California, respectively. River Bluff also beat nearby-school averages by 21 points in ELA, 20 in math and 35 in science. H. Roger Tatarian Elementary had the next-highest all-grade scores, but River Bluff was ahead by 8 points in ELA, 5 in math and 20 in science. The school’s relative low point is grade 4: it ranked second among nearby schools in both ELA and math, behind Norman Liddell Elementary. Its grade 3 math result also trailed H. Roger Tatarian, Malloch Elementary and Harvest Elementary.

Results have risen over four reported years: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency increased by 8 percentage points in ELA, 10 in math and 13 in science. River Bluff’s gaps over the state also widened, by 5, 6 and 7 points in those subjects. SchoolDigger ranks it 963rd of 5,804 schools, at the 83rd percentile with four stars—the highest percentile among the nearby schools. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.6, toward the high end of the local range. In that year, 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free meals to all students, so this is an eligibility measure, not a measure of access to meals. One subgroup ranking stands out: SchoolDigger places the school’s effectiveness for Asian students at the 36th percentile, 47 points below its overall percentile. The White-student ranking rose sharply, from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 88th in 2025–2026.

694

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,541

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6150 West Palo Alto
Fresno, CA 93722-2000

(559) 276-6001

District: Central Unified

Students who attend River Bluff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Vista Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

Asian:

26.2%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg36%

California avg42%

965^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

872^nd of 1,530Central 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
2026	83.9	965 of 5817	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	1216 of 5857	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1387 of 5869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	1430 of 5859	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1662 of 5883	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	1730 of 5789	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	1415 of 5662	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	1440 of 5692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	1623 of 5614	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	55.8	2142 of 5611	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	1548 of 5530	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	1221 of 5390	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	1249 of 5377	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	55.0	2278 of 5314	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	2212 of 5193	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	1573 of 5113	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	1416 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	1421 of 4818	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	1230 of 4822	74.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	1030 of 4809	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	81.3	88 of 747	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	112 of 700	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	778 of 1210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	841 of 1203	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	872 of 1205	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	839 of 1190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	917 of 1154	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	952 of 1149	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	830 of 1071	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1772 of 3162	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1770 of 3245	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	810 of 5581	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	971 of 5597	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	1228 of 5612	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	1324 of 5609	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	1493 of 5635	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	1880 of 5492	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	1450 of 5413	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	408 of 5094	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	511 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	588 of 5107	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	651 of 5087	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	813 of 5084	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	835 of 4963	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	576 of 4830	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	264 of 5423	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	543 of 5460	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	809 of 5517	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	600 of 5363	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	757 of 5264	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	1184 of 5173	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	1077 of 5084	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	1100 of 5603	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	1475 of 5628	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	1494 of 5643	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1471 of 5638	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1786 of 5663	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	1570 of 5510	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1369 of 5431	74.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	26 of 123	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.7	68 of 153	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	295 of 2536	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	545 of 2598	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1203 of 2651	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1093 of 2661	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	1063 of 2726	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	1332 of 2834	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1061 of 2737	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2019)88th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)36th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science62%+26 vs state

Mathematics59%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 5, 2010

Our two boys love going to River Bluff the staff is very friendly and the teachers really care about the kids. Our oldest had a learning problem when we moved from Nevada just one mouth after enrolling him into RB we got a call. The administration had run test, and found what our son needed to improve on. They told us they will do as much as we will allow them to do. Our son is now going into the sixth grade and he has made honor roll. To say the teachers did a great job is not saying enough. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	83.9	965^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%	251	62.2	62.2	60.3	58.5	72.2	72.6	66.2	56.8	53.2	62.2	65.3	59.5	97%	0%	$17,541	$1,163	$16,378
William Saroyan Elementary	Public	K-6	5650 West Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3131	697	29	24.0	74.5%	95 (13.6%)	51 (7.3%)	451 (64.7%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	39.9	3234^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.4%		44.8	2897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	337	22.7	22.7	48.1	39.7	40.6	39.5	41.8	52.0	41.6	20.6	25.3	33.7	95%	0%	$11,492	$1,589	$9,903
Herndon-Barstow Elementary	Public	K-6	6265 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5250	754	28	27.2	68.6%	85 (11.3%)	36 (4.8%)	339 (45.0%)	273 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	63.2	1913^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.1%		62.6	1934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%	21	31.4	31.4	42.7	53.9	56.3	61.3	53.0	47.3	53.9	39.8	54.8	49.0	≥ 99%		$17,492	$1,075	$16,417
Norman Liddell Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 West Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3176	628	25	24.9	69.7%	144 (22.9%)	51 (8.1%)	297 (47.3%)	107 (17.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.3%)	71.5	1511^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.0%		73.5	1447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%	64	42.1	42.1	50.6	59.6	60.5	54.8	56.4	51.9	58.5	48.7	51.2	52.8	97%	0%	$19,070	$1,233	$17,837
Figarden Elementary	Public	K-6	6235 North Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4480	608	32	19.2	78.8%	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.0%)	353 (58.1%)	51 (8.4%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.2%)	34.5	3616^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.8%		46.5	2797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%	819	28.4	28.4	28.2	34.1	41.8	39.4	35.3	41.2	34.4	22.4	30.3	32.8	93%	0%	$25,293	$3,611	$21,682
Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	28.5	4120^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.9	4143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%	23	22.5	22.5	20.0	31.7	45.0	42.7	35.6	15.4	31.7	22.5	23.2	23.5	≥ 98%		$20,482	$1,269	$19,213
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	6514 West Gettysburg Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 271-0420	1,010	35	28.8	74.8%	93 (9.2%)	48 (4.8%)	509 (50.4%)	312 (30.9%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)	47.5	2748^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.8%		44.9	2894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	146	22.6	22.6	52.3	48.6	38.0	53.0	47.6	57.1	33.6	24.8	35.8	36.9	≥ 99%		$16,913	$1,030	$15,883
Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23.0	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	34.2	3644^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.4%		30.3	3939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%	295	13.8	13.8	39.8	40.3	30.4	31.0	35.3	46.6	46.7	27.5	19.1	34.6	≥ 99%		$18,253	$2,047	$16,206
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary	Public	K-6	7120 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4490	470	24	19.6	51.9%	130 (27.7%)	38 (8.1%)	218 (46.4%)	41 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	72.5	1465^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.1	1787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	322	42.5	42.5	60.7	54.9	55.0	65.2	57.9	69.6	47.9	45.0	52.2	54.2			$22,566	$2,912	$19,654
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	28.6	4115^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.3%		29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	67	18.3	18.3	35.8	33.3	38.1	44.4	38.1	31.7	22.2	18.1	24.4	23.7	≥ 99%		$18,342	$1,618	$16,724

Frequently Asked Questions about River Bluff Elementary

What schools do graduates of River Bluff Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Bluff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio Vista Middle
High : Central East High

What district is River Bluff Elementary in?

Central Unified

Is River Bluff Elementary a good school?

River Bluff Elementary ranks 965^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of River Bluff Elementary?

Students at River Bluff Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend River Bluff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended River Bluff Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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