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D. H. White Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

D. H. White Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Vista, California, serving 427 students in grades K-6 as part of the River Delta Joint Unified School District.

D. H. White Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.75% of D. H. White students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, only 22.75% of D. H. White students were proficient or better, compared to 22.45% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, D. H. White Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 33.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Walnut Grove Elementary and Isleton Elementary, both within the same district, have slightly higher academic performance than D. H. White Elementary, they still underperform compared to the state. In contrast, Vintage Parkway Elementary, part of the Oakley Union Elementary District, consistently outperforms D. H. White Elementary in academic assessments. Addressing the challenges faced by D. H. White Elementary will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for its students.

432

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,414

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Elm Way
Rio Vista, CA 94571-1304

(707) 374-5335

District: River Delta Joint Unified

Students who attend D. H. White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverview Middle
High:	Rio Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

34.5%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,766^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the River Delta Joint Unified

1025^th of 1,543River Delta Joint 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	20.7	4766 of 5857	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5093 of 5869	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3273 of 5859	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2893 of 5883	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	3681 of 5789	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3475 of 5662	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	3594 of 5692	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	3390 of 5614	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.1	2028 of 5611	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	2829 of 5530	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	3194 of 5390	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	2607 of 5377	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.8	2632 of 5314	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	1391 of 5193	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	39.9	2950 of 5113	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	2201 of 5113	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	1487 of 4818	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.2	2431 of 4822	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	2250 of 4809	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.5	718 of 2585	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	2892 of 3162	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2301 of 3246	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4632 of 5597	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4877 of 5612	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2688 of 5609	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2839 of 5635	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3348 of 5492	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3832 of 5413	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4293 of 5107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4604 of 5107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3549 of 5087	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3400 of 5084	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3416 of 4963	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2954 of 4830	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4349 of 5460	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4888 of 5517	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2782 of 5363	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	2007 of 5264	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	4169 of 5173	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3846 of 5084	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4498 of 5628	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4850 of 5643	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3550 of 5638	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2779 of 5663	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	3589 of 5510	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2915 of 5431	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2135 of 2847	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2399 of 2598	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2440 of 2651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2182 of 2661	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1982 of 2726	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2562 of 2834	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2428 of 2737	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science13%-20 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
D. H. White Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Elm Way	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-5335	432	20	21.6	76.9%	149 (34.5%)	18 (4.2%)	195 (45.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	51 (11.8%)	20.7	4766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		17.2	5093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	327	13.0		13.0	27.9	22.6	18.5	34.0			25.8	29.1	15.1	7.4	38.3			22.8							$13,414	$1,921	$11,493
Isleton Elementary	Public	K-6	412 Union St.	Isleton	95641	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 777-6515	188	8	23.5	79.3%	56 (29.8%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (64.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	73.3	1458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		67.8	1691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	233	56.5		56.5	60.9	68.4	65.2	53.3			61.1	60.9	55.0	69.6	23.3			50.0							$17,106	$2,565	$14,541
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	14181 Grove St.	Walnut Grove	95690	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 776-1844	131	8	16.3	93.1%	13 (9.9%)	4 (3.1%)	108 (82.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	27.3	4191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		16.9	5127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	936	11.1		11.1	53.3	23.5	22.2	33.3			32.4	53.3	11.8	22.2	16.7			25.0							$18,731	$2,405	$16,326
Vintage Parkway Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Vintage Pkwy.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6800	481	20	24.0	44.3%	123 (25.6%)	25 (5.2%)	274 (57.0%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.9%)	39.1	3279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		51.3	2495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	784	27.6		27.6	31.5	45.5	52.6				43.4	35.6	28.6	25.0				29.7	93.2		97.3	97.3			$13,630	$1,409	$12,221
Orchard Park	Public	K-8	5150 Live Oak Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7445	751	30	24.6	72.6%	130 (17.3%)	120 (16.0%)	372 (49.5%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	26.3	4294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.9	4593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	299	18.1	45.7	32.6	26.8	34.2	44.6	29.4	54.4	57.0	41.7	23.9	25.3	16.9	26.7	22.5	21.5	22.8							$16,702	$2,185	$14,517
Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Norcross Ln.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7050	379	18	21.0	54.4%	74 (19.5%)	10 (2.6%)	241 (63.6%)	26 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.6%)	19.1	4913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.5	5069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	156	24.5		24.5	17.7	30.9	27.5				24.7	20.6	23.6	15.4				20.0							$18,044	$1,093	$16,951
Iron House Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6825	503	21	24.5	44.9%	88 (17.5%)	92 (18.3%)	183 (36.4%)	91 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.1%)	29.4	4012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		31	3859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	153	23.5		23.5	35.2	22.7	42.7				34.3	35.2	18.5	23.8				26.7							$14,573	$1,019	$13,554
Rocketship Delta Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 Cavallo Rd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Rocketship Delta Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	540	15	36.0	55.7%	9 (1.7%)	188 (34.8%)	303 (56.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.3%)	31.4	3848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		30.8	3874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	26	27.9		27.9	18.8	24.0	44.3				29.6	30.4	34.7	30.4				31.8	94.6	97.7		97.7	96.9	95.4	$17,918	$1,158	$16,760
Kimball Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 August Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7415	450	22	20.0	84.9%	43 (9.6%)	93 (20.7%)	267 (59.3%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.9%)	12.4	5468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.4	5182^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	286	11.1		11.1	17.1	25.0	22.8				21.4	17.8	8.9	14.8				14.3	92.2			96.7	94.4	96.7	$20,743	$2,686	$18,057
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1413 F St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7405	482	24	19.9	74.9%	30 (6.2%)	77 (16.0%)	335 (69.5%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	12 (2.5%)	13 (2.7%)	8.3	5717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		8.9	5730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	13	7.6		7.6	18.9	9.2	15.2				14.6	18.9	9.2	4.7				11.3	92.1	96.1	97.4	97.4	93.4	97.4	$19,599	$2,718	$16,881

Frequently Asked Questions about D. H. White Elementary

What schools do graduates of D. H. White Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. H. White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverview Middle
High : Rio Vista High

Is D. H. White Elementary a good school?

D. H. White Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend D. H. White Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended D. H. White Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of D. H. White Elementary?

Students at D. H. White Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is D. H. White Elementary in?

River Delta Joint Unified

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