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Rio Vista Middle

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Rio Vista Middle ranks 724 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Rio Vista Middle is a public school serving 851 students in grades 7 and 8 in Fresno, part of the Central Unified School District, and it consistently ranks above average statewide despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in English and Math, where it significantly outperforms other middle schools in its own district like El Capitan Middle and Glacier Point Middle. What's impressive is that Rio Vista achieves these outcomes with a similar student-teacher ratio and slightly lower per-student spending than some peers, suggesting very effective use of its resources. The school has shown notable success in supporting several student groups, maintaining a stable and positive performance trajectory over the past several years.

When compared to schools in other local districts, Rio Vista's efficiency is clear. For example, some schools in the Fresno Unified district spend more than twice as much per student but have lower proficiency rates. While a school like Kastner Intermediate in Clovis Unified scores higher, it also has a different student demographic and higher funding. Areas for the school to focus on include improving outcomes for students in special education and addressing a higher chronic absenteeism rate than the state average.

851

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6240 West Palo Alto
Fresno, CA 93722-2001

(559) 276-3185

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Rio Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Central East High

Feeder schools for Rio Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Herndon-Barstow Elementary
	Norman Liddell Elementary
	River Bluff Elementary
	William Saroyan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

Asian:

17.7%

White:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg35%

California avg41%

724^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central 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	67.6	724 of 2761	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	813 of 2783	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	680 of 2781	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	828 of 2740	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	799 of 2715	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	878 of 2480	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	1160 of 2508	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	910 of 2497	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	1046 of 2477	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	793 of 2379	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	902 of 2259	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	1082 of 2236	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	930 of 2179	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.2	1102 of 2063	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	913 of 2005	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	768 of 1999	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.9	859 of 1804	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.0	938 of 1777	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	969 of 1769	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	65 of 609	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	166 of 627	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	68 of 613	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	142 of 637	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	125 of 643	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.0	333 of 600	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	507 of 739	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	574 of 743	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	541 of 715	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	565 of 733	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	557 of 745	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	568 of 700	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	866 of 1531	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	333 of 1491	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	501 of 1369	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	289 of 1478	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	234 of 1521	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	147 of 1540	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	592 of 2533	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	787 of 2551	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	588 of 2531	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	668 of 2509	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	757 of 2380	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	703 of 2262	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	482 of 2395	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	382 of 2388	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	337 of 2374	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	487 of 2359	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	604 of 2213	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	688 of 2072	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	486 of 2542	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	503 of 2579	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	295 of 2531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	677 of 2458	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	603 of 2369	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	847 of 2230	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	840 of 2534	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	783 of 2552	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	690 of 2538	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	856 of 2527	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	740 of 2407	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	963 of 2273	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	125 of 194	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	128 of 192	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	107 of 197	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	119 of 193	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1297 of 1566	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1294 of 1552	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.8	427 of 1531	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	586 of 1520	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	725 of 1537	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	452 of 1543	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	606 of 1555	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	553 of 1602	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	544 of 1496	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)36th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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 (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2			63.2	53.0	58.3			41.2	40.4	40.8
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		27.1	1945^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.1%	103		20.0	20.0			35.2	29.9	32.5			19.7	12.7	16.1
Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	31.6	1771^st of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		35.5	1609^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.2%	162		17.3	17.3		38.4	39.7	33.5	37.2		24.0	27.0	21.5	24.3	$18,649	$2,342	$16,307
El Capitan Middle	Public	7-8	4443 West Weldon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5270	738	37	19.9	87.4%	38 (5.1%)	51 (6.9%)	499 (67.6%)	129 (17.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	28.5	1877^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.0%		29.5	1830^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.2%	47		14.9	14.9			43.4	29.9	36.7			27.2	14.3	20.9
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3			40.0	37.0	38.4			25.1	20.4	22.6	$18,958	$2,579	$16,379
Baird Middle	Public	5-8	5500 North Maroa Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4310	571	29	19.7	42.9%	168 (29.4%)	23 (4.0%)	317 (55.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	82.4	432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		75.2	587^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.9%	155	57.0	34.9	46.4	68.3	62.2	75.0	81.1	71.5	59.9	51.1	53.8	53.0	54.5	$18,238	$2,645	$15,593
Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23.0	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%		81.1	456^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	200		31.7	31.7			64.6	65.2	64.9			41.9	41.8	41.9	$12,387	$484	$11,903
Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	652	36	18.1	97.9%	42 (6.4%)	91 (14.0%)	451 (69.2%)	40 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	11.1	2586^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		11.1	2623^rd of 2783 public middle schools	5.7%	37		7.2	7.2			15.0	23.9	19.6			7.7	10.4	9.1	$22,732	$2,992	$19,740
Kastner Intermediate	Public	7-8	7676 North First St.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2500	1,155	56	20.7	52.4%	284 (24.6%)	69 (6.0%)	591 (51.2%)	127 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.2%)	82.9	419^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.8%		77.5	539^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	120		49.4	49.4			68.1	69.4	68.8			52.6	44.3	48.5	$13,730	$751	$12,979
Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	21.7	2162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		24.6	2049^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.4%	113		16.8	16.8			33.3	27.5	30.3			18.4	14.3	16.3	$21,369	$2,877	$18,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Middle

What district is Rio Vista Middle in?

Central Unified

Is Rio Vista Middle a good school?

Rio Vista Middle ranks 724^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rio Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Rio Vista Middle usually go on to attend Central East High

How many students attend Rio Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 851 students attended Rio Vista Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Middle?

Students at Rio Vista Middle are 55% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 17% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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