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Riverview Elementary

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Riverview Elementary ranks 970 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Elementary is a public school serving 469 students in grades 2 through 5 in the Lakeside Union Elementary district, consistently ranking as a top-tier 4-star school in California.

Riverview stands out for its strong and consistent academic performance, significantly outperforming both its district and the state in English, math, and science. It is particularly effective in supporting its students, ranking in the 96th percentile for Hispanic students statewide. The school also excels in student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 8%, which is less than half the rate of many nearby schools like Lemon Crest Elementary (27.2%) and W. D. Hall Elementary (29.4%). Remarkably, Riverview achieves these excellent results while spending less per student than other schools in its own district, such as Lindo Park Elementary and Lakeside Farms Elementary.

While the Lakeside Union Elementary district ranks in the middle statewide, Riverview is a consistent high-performer, maintaining 4-star ratings for over a decade. Its success demonstrates that a school's culture and instructional strategies can lead to outstanding outcomes, even when compared to schools in higher-ranked neighboring districts like Santee.

469

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,618

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9308 Winter Gardens Blvd.
Lakeside, CA 92040-4539

(619) 390-2662

District: Lakeside Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

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

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 school62%

District avg40%

California avg41%

970^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Lakeside Union Elementary

716^th of 1,543Lakeside Union Elementary 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	83.9	970 of 5857	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	1200 of 5869	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1461 of 5859	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1555 of 5883	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	970 of 5789	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	945 of 5662	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	985 of 5692	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	751 of 5614	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	700 of 5611	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	1334 of 5530	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	1486 of 5390	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.8	1861 of 5377	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	1992 of 5314	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.3	3039 of 5193	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	1863 of 5113	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.7	2579 of 5113	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.5	1726 of 4818	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	1592 of 4822	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.7	1312 of 4809	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	93.7	110 of 2585	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	218 of 2128	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	1000 of 5597	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	1185 of 5612	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	1159 of 5609	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1540 of 5635	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	1120 of 5492	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	981 of 5413	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	222 of 5107	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	472 of 5107	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	575 of 5087	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	823 of 5084	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	699 of 4963	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	778 of 4830	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	600 of 5460	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	708 of 5517	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	1601 of 5363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	855 of 5264	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	317 of 5173	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	715 of 5084	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	898 of 5628	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1172 of 5643	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	1789 of 5638	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	1520 of 5663	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	786 of 5510	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	888 of 5431	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	342 of 718	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	566 of 2635	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	458 of 2420	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	766 of 2598	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	1181 of 2651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1376 of 2661	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	1520 of 2726	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	940 of 2834	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	915 of 2737	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)96th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Have no idea how this school could have been rated a 3 out of 5 stars. Riverview has an exceptional staff and amazing parental involvement. The kids come out of this school fluent in three languages, plus trained in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Riverview prepares future leaders and I'm so thrilled to have found this school for my children. Close Quote

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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
Riverview Elementary	Public	2-5	9308 Winter Gardens Blvd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2662	469	20	23.4	25.2%	184 (39.2%)	8 (1.7%)	208 (44.3%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.2%)	83.9	970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.9	1200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	230	55.0		55.0	60.7	70.5	76.5				69.1	64.8	61.3	47.9				58.0							$13,618	$506	$13,112
Lemon Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	12463 Lemon Crest Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2527	437	20	21.7	59.0%	185 (42.3%)	19 (4.3%)	179 (41.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	21.5	4712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		29	4021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	691	18.6		18.6	41.5	19.1	26.8				29.2	20.6	15.9	22.5				19.8	92.6			95.4		96.3	$16,461	$803	$15,658
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-1	8501 Pueblo Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2687	269	12	22.4	30.1%	90 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	141 (52.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		97.8		97.8		97.8		$17,666	$506	$17,160
Lindo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12824 Lakeshore Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2656	421	19	22.0	73.2%	153 (36.3%)	17 (4.0%)	208 (49.4%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.2%)	20.3	4801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		20.3	4836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	35	17.6		17.6	22.2	26.8	33.3				27.9	23.6	25.7	16.2				21.7	97.0			97.0			$16,981	$1,725	$15,256
Lakeside Farms Elementary	Public	K-5	11915 Lakeside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2646	667	30	22.2	35.8%	367 (55.0%)	37 (5.5%)	182 (27.3%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.9%)	50	2589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		42.4	3038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	449	49.4		49.4	49.5	38.5	50.6				46.2	40.2	39.6	20.7				34.1	95.8	95.8	98.3		95.8		$18,145	$993	$17,152
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9205 Lakeview Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2652	666	29	23.2	32.3%	370 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (35.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.4%)	65.9	1798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.7	1693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	105	31.8		31.8	61.0	55.3	54.1				57.0	59.8	54.8	34.6				49.7							$15,465	$506	$14,959
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3136	579	23	24.9	90.2%	247 (42.7%)	36 (6.2%)	200 (34.5%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	34 (5.9%)	12.8	5438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		15.6	5244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	194	10.3		10.3	17.3	24.5	19.6				20.3	21.2	22.3	7.2				17.0							$22,366	$2,376	$19,990
Hill Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	695	29	23.8	47.3%	364 (52.4%)	5 (0.7%)	219 (31.5%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	74.7	1385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.6	1700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	315	54.1	44.4	49.6	51.3	69.0	62.2	72.9	66.2	82.5	66.6	50.0	60.6	54.1	30.0	36.4	44.4	46.6							$15,815	$709	$15,106
Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5100	661	27	24.5	58.2%	288 (43.6%)	29 (4.4%)	257 (38.9%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.2%)	59	2119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		59.6	2084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	35	42.3	31.3	35.6	53.5	52.6	59.6	46.9	55.8	57.5	54.0	46.6	51.3	28.9	32.1	32.6	36.3	37.9							$16,633	$876	$15,757
Santee Alternative	Public	K-8	10250 El Nopal	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2490	11	1	11.0	45.5%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																								$36,101	$705	$35,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Elementary

What district is Riverview Elementary in?

Lakeside Union Elementary

How many students attend Riverview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Riverview Elementary.

Is Riverview Elementary a good school?

Riverview Elementary ranks 970^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Elementary?

Students at Riverview Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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