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Rio Vista Elementary

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Rio Vista Elementary ranks 2074 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2074^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 294 students in the El Monte City School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and performing in the top 65% of all California schools.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in science, where over half of its students are proficient—a rate that far exceeds both the district and state averages and is competitive with nearby Cleminson Elementary. It also outperforms its district peers in math and has achieved a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, now having one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area. With a low student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1, which is better than many neighboring schools like Columbia Elementary and Wright Elementary, Rio Vista provides more individualized attention. It accomplishes this with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than several other schools in the district.

While test scores have fluctuated recently, the school shows powerful growth in English skills from 3rd to 6th grade. A comparison with higher-performing La Rosa Elementary in the neighboring Temple City Unified district highlights the significant challenge of serving a student population with high economic need, which makes Rio Vista's academic achievements in science and math particularly notable.

294

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,018

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 North Esto
El Monte, CA 91731-1916

(626) 575-2310

District: El Monte City

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arroyo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.2%

Asian:

34.7%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,074^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the El Monte City

639^th of 1,543El Monte City 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	60.0	2074 of 5857	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	1770 of 5869	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	1214 of 5859	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1236 of 5883	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	2063 of 5789	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	1812 of 5662	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.5	1784 of 5692	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.3	1299 of 5614	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	1542 of 5611	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	60.6	2083 of 5530	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	2000 of 5390	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.1	2190 of 5377	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.4	2193 of 5314	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.5	2395 of 5193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	2254 of 5113	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.0	2781 of 5113	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3239 of 4818	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.9	3351 of 4822	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	2993 of 4809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	900 of 1203	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	904 of 1205	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.4	643 of 1190	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	700 of 1154	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	636 of 1149	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	626 of 1071	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	361 of 3162	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	281 of 3311	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	593 of 3275	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	792 of 3246	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1821 of 5597	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1650 of 5612	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	1145 of 5609	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	1320 of 5635	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1846 of 5492	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1783 of 5413	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1584 of 5107	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	1414 of 5107	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	952 of 5087	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	671 of 5084	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	2218 of 4963	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	1666 of 4830	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1442 of 5460	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	1240 of 5517	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	475 of 5363	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	281 of 5264	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	894 of 5173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	769 of 5084	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	2195 of 5628	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1775 of 5643	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	1317 of 5638	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	1112 of 5663	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	2201 of 5510	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1747 of 5431	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+7 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)							% 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 (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 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
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 North Esto	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2310	294	19	15.4	80.3%	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	180 (61.2%)	102 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60	2074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		66.2	1770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	304	51.9		51.9	27.8	44.4	59.3	66.7			49.0	38.9	51.1	37.0	46.2			44.2							$25,018	$5,563	$19,455
Gidley Elementary	Public	K-8	10226 East Lower Azusa Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2323	454	25	18.1	82.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	333 (73.3%)	105 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68.8	1652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		77.3	1276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	376	26.3	32.8	32.0	33.3	65.2	36.8	60.0	57.9	48.8	53.0	53.3	61.5	63.2	65.4	37.6	35.9	42.8							$26,228	$5,598	$20,630
Shirpser Elementary	Public	K-6	4020 North Gibson Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2393	440	20	21.9	90.5%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (93.4%)	24 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	2739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		38.4	3280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	541	35.3		35.3	41.2	35.2	58.7	47.6			45.0	47.9	31.6	35.3	25.8			35.5							$25,695	$5,676	$20,019
Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	516	27	19.1	86.2%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	435 (84.3%)	76 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.9	1685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	229	27.8		27.8	58.9	62.5	54.9	52.1			56.7	64.3	49.2	37.5	36.1			45.6							$24,729	$5,500	$19,229
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	706	30	23.7	90.4%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	638 (90.4%)	60 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		30.9	3861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	115	16.7	18.6	18.1	32.7	21.1	27.6	41.7	49.4	47.2	40.6	41.1	22.7	25.0	38.3	27.4	23.5	28.0							$25,308	$5,580	$19,728
Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	562	26	21.4	87.5%	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	424 (75.4%)	127 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.9	3010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		46	2795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	215	33.3	21.4	25.0	38.9	40.0	41.5	41.7	53.5	45.1	45.2	33.3	40.0	29.6	33.3	43.6	28.4	35.0							$25,693	$5,635	$20,058
Cleminson Elementary	Public	K-6	5213 North Daleview Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2327	316	14	22.5	65.5%	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (62.3%)	104 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		61.7	1994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	471	50.0		50.0	53.3	49.1	63.0	57.5			54.6	51.1	50.9	63.3	53.1			53.6							$26,399	$5,789	$20,610
New Lexington Elementary	Public	K-6	10410 East Bodger St.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2320	313	16	20.1	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	172 (55.0%)	135 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61.1	2015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		47	2730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	715	14.3		14.3	44.9	48.7	42.9	69.2			50.0	61.5	57.1	39.3	42.3			52.7							$27,426	$5,799	$21,627
Savannah Elementary	Public	K-6	3720 North Rio Hondo Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-4015	365	18	20.2	77.3%	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	200 (54.8%)	151 (41.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	51.9	2500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		49.8	2568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	68	22.2		22.2	30.0	58.7	61.4	49.2			49.3	31.4	43.5	31.1	47.8			39.2							$20,169	$2,902	$17,267
La Rosa Elementary	Public	K-3	9301 La Rosa Dr.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5076	543	25	21.7	44.0%	20 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	124 (22.8%)	358 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)								(n/a)				70.2						70.2	67.3						67.3	86.3	90.6	93.2	89.7	90.6	93.2	$19,028	$1,510	$17,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arroyo High

Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 2074^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?

El Monte City

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

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