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Rio Vista Elementary

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Rio Vista Elementary ranks 2201 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 370 students in the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, a community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is on a strong upward trend, improving its statewide ranking from the 38th to the 62nd percentile in just three years and cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half. Academically, it stands out in its district, with math scores significantly higher than both the district and state averages, and it performs particularly well for students from low-income families. However, the school faces a significant challenge in effectively serving its students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 5% of schools for that group.

Compared to nearby schools, Rio Vista is a top performer within El Rancho Unified, outperforming peers like South Ranchito Dual Language Academy and Rivera Elementary while being competitive with the district's highest-rated school, Valencia Academy of the Arts. It achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient resource use. For families considering options in neighboring districts, Daniel Phelan Language Academy in the Whittier City district achieves higher academic rankings with similar spending.

370

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,336

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-3226

(562) 801-7640

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rivera Middle
High:	El Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in El Rancho Unified

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,201^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the El Rancho Unified

922^nd of 1,543El Rancho 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	57.2	2201 of 5857	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2884 of 5869	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2741 of 5859	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3659 of 5883	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2791 of 5789	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	2538 of 5662	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.0	2921 of 5692	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	2609 of 5614	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.2	2486 of 5611	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	1437 of 5530	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	46.5	2851 of 5390	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.9	4198 of 5377	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	3925 of 5314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	3555 of 5193	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	3112 of 5113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	2683 of 5113	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.8	2770 of 4818	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.5	3132 of 4822	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.2	2735 of 4809	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2467 of 5597	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	3292 of 5612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3265 of 5609	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3474 of 5635	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2950 of 5492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2756 of 5413	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	944 of 5107	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1508 of 5107	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	1469 of 5087	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	2384 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	1533 of 4963	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1345 of 4830	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	1118 of 5460	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	2290 of 5517	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	2104 of 5363	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2783 of 5264	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1748 of 5173	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1647 of 5084	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1826 of 5628	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2250 of 5643	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	2114 of 5638	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	3608 of 5663	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2460 of 5510	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	2149 of 5431	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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-5	8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7640	370	15	24.6	83.5%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57.2	2201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		44.6	2884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	683																	32.8	32.8	51.8	51.8	45.9	49.7	62.5	41.1	32.8	45.1	92.9			96.5	96.5		$20,336	$925	$19,411
Valencia Academy of the Arts	Public	K-5	9241 East Cosgrove St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7670	398	16	24.8	82.4%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (96.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	57.7	2187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		60.1	2063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	124																	40.4	40.4	38.2	56.5	57.9	50.5	39.7	54.3	31.6	42.6	96.6						$21,108	$1,019	$20,089
South Ranchito Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	5241 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7660	351	16	21.9	84.6%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	4756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.1	4667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	89	10.5	11.4	0.0	6.7	36.8	22.7	30.2	29.6	10.5	29.6	3.8	14.1	2.6	6.8	1.9	3.7	18.9	18.9	10.5	32.6	33.3	26.5	13.2	34.1	13.2	20.0	95.4	96.9		95.4	96.9	96.9	$22,075	$1,275	$20,800
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240																	25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1	39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2	31.8							$20,397	$1,083	$19,314
North Ranchito Elementary	Public	K-5	8837 East Olympic Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7630	319	14	22.7	85.3%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.8	3543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	465																	17.7	17.7	39.2	56.6	33.3	43.2	51.0	41.5	15.7	36.1	95.9				95.9	97.3	$20,566	$1,096	$19,470
Montebello Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Pine St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 463-5191	230	11	21.2	87.8%	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (95.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.4	1998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		62	1982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	16																	23.5	23.5	55.0	48.4	47.1	50.5	52.5	54.8	52.9	53.3	59.6	72.3	68.1	72.3	76.6	70.2	$15,882	$945	$14,937
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	900 South Greenwood Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4605	746	38	19.4	91.4%	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	720 (96.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	5258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		17.8	5052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	206																	15.4	15.4	19.5	23.0	25.6	23.2	23.2	16.8	13.2	17.0	66.9	75.4	90.8	71.5	73.1	71.5	$14,226	$953	$13,273
Daniel Phelan Language Academy	Public	K-5	7150 South Cully Ave.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3210	507	21	24.6	64.5%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	488 (96.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	75.1	1364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		73.6	1430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	66		14.0		14.0		12.0		12.0		42.0		42.0		14.0		14.0	31.6	31.6	58.7	53.7	72.4	61.4	68.0	48.2	75.0	63.3							$19,451	$2,074	$17,377
West Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3240	346	17	19.8	76.0%	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (88.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	47.9	2705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		47.2	2724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	19		5.3		5.3		10.5		10.5		26.3		26.3		5.3		5.3	25.4	25.4	42.6	47.1	43.1	44.2	47.8	45.1	32.8	41.3							$19,953	$2,070	$17,883
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Madison Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2435	366	16	23.5	88.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (97.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	4658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.2	4846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	188																	18.4	18.4	22.1	18.3	23.4	21.2	37.7	21.7	29.8	30.4	82.0	90.2	90.2	90.2	86.9	90.2	$13,667	$978	$12,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?

El Rancho Unified

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rivera Middle
High : El Rancho High

Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 2201^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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