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Rio Vista Elementary

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Rio Vista Elementary ranks 1802 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 486 students in Canyon Country, part of the Saugus Union School District, known for its effective support of a student body where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has notable strengths, including an exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism at just 5.0%, which is among the best in the area and a dramatic improvement from recent years. It shows particularly strong and consistent results for its Hispanic students and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and its special education program has ranked exceptionally high. While overall test scores are above the state average, performance varies by grade, with a noticeable dip in mathematics in the 5th and 6th grades, and there is a significant and consistent performance gap between female and male students that the school is likely addressing.

Compared to nearby schools like Emblem Academy and Cedarcreek Elementary, Rio Vista holds its own, especially considering its student demographics. Its success in improving attendance and supporting specific student groups within the Saugus Union district stands in contrast to the outcomes of similar schools in neighboring districts like Sulphur Springs Union. A key area for attention is the school's highly variable performance with English Language Learners, which has seen sharp swings from one year to the next.

486

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,216

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20417 Cedarcreek St.
Canyon Country, CA 91351-6670

(661) 294-5330

District: Saugus Union

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Mesa Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.7%

White:

13.4%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Saugus Union's ranking

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg66%

California avg41%

1,802^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Saugus Union

180^th of 1,543Saugus Union 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	65.8	1802 of 5857	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1889 of 5869	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	1673 of 5859	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1848 of 5883	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	2739 of 5789	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2415 of 5662	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	2630 of 5692	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	2613 of 5614	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	2292 of 5611	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	2316 of 5530	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	1918 of 5390	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.2	2233 of 5377	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.0	2520 of 5314	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	2347 of 5193	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	2188 of 5113	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	1778 of 5113	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	1810 of 4818	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.4	1190 of 4822	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	81.1	851 of 4809	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	2743 of 3162	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.0	544 of 3245	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	697 of 3311	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	940 of 3275	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	554 of 3246	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1436 of 5597	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	1615 of 5612	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1554 of 5609	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1783 of 5635	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	3007 of 5492	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	2466 of 5413	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1266 of 5107	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1104 of 5107	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	908 of 5087	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1068 of 5084	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	2170 of 4963	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1539 of 4830	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1145 of 5460	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1227 of 5517	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	1238 of 5363	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	980 of 5264	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	2156 of 5173	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1847 of 5084	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2215 of 5628	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	2067 of 5643	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1742 of 5638	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1907 of 5663	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	2367 of 5510	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2335 of 5431	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	336 of 2635	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.7	782 of 2726	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	1816 of 2834	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1919 of 2737	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)87th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

White (2022)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science46%+13 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 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 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 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	20417 Cedarcreek St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5330	486	18	27.0	77.0%	65 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	358 (73.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	65.8	1802^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		63.8	1889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	87	45.6	45.6	38.9	63.1	47.1	61.9	53.2	46.3	60.0	41.2	42.9	47.6							$14,216	$1,121	$13,095
Skyblue Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	28040 Hardesty Ave.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5350	569	24	23.7	48.9%	137 (24.1%)	31 (5.4%)	289 (50.8%)	64 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	62.1	1954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		52.7	2417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	463	42.0	42.0	34.8	46.2	58.0	66.2	50.9	39.1	50.0	40.7	55.9	46.6	88.2	92.1	96.1	89.5	89.5		$15,204	$724	$14,480
Cedarcreek Elementary	Public	K-6	27792 Camp Plenty Rd.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5310	380	14	27.1	83.4%	23 (6.1%)	5 (1.3%)	315 (82.9%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	68.2	1681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		64.5	1851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	170	25.0	25.0	49.2	52.8	46.2	73.5	54.8	68.3	54.7	38.5	71.4	58.5							$13,729	$1,102	$12,627
Canyon Springs Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19059 Vicci St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-4322	496	20	24.8	82.3%	26 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	436 (87.9%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	42.3	3049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		39.7	3191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	142	21.1	21.1	33.3	41.1	47.4	50.8	43.6	37.1	31.6	29.0	40.0	34.2	96.0	97.3	97.3		96.0		$15,771	$1,357	$14,414
Plum Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	28360 North Alfred Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5365	876	31	28.2	28.0%	310 (35.4%)	48 (5.5%)	280 (32.0%)	164 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.1%)	86.9	829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.8	915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	86	53.2	53.2	63.1	66.4	64.2	75.0	67.2	72.1	62.5	62.0	62.9	65.0							$12,640	$411	$12,229
Rosedell Elementary	Public	K-6	27853 Urbandale Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5335	660	24	27.5	39.4%	258 (39.1%)	9 (1.4%)	294 (44.5%)	40 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81.3	1105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		81.7	1082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	23	50.6	50.6	68.3	60.6	64.6	68.3	65.2	68.3	57.8	44.3	54.5	56.3							$14,870	$603	$14,267
Leona H. Cox Community Elementary	Public	K-6	18643 Oakmoor	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-2100	459	18	25.5	65.4%	73 (15.9%)	24 (5.2%)	291 (63.4%)	45 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	64.2	1877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		66.2	1768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	109	34.0	34.0	40.7	66.7	58.5	65.6	57.7	45.0	63.0	26.4	45.2	45.0	96.9		96.9		96.9		$18,992	$1,600	$17,392
Sulphur Springs Special Education Consortia	Public	K-6	27000 Weyerhaeuser Way	Santa Clarita	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-5131	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	27332 Catala Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5320	666	27	24.6	34.1%	176 (26.4%)	19 (2.9%)	403 (60.5%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	79.8	1162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		71	1547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	385	50.5	50.5	59.6	50.6	64.8	75.4	62.1	61.7	53.0	55.2	67.7	58.9	97.0			97.0	97.0	97.0	$14,247	$633	$13,614
Valley View Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19414 Sierra Estates Dr.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-2000	526	23	22.7	73.0%	62 (11.8%)	28 (5.3%)	352 (66.9%)	63 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	49.6	2616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		58.9	2111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	505	33.3	33.3	55.9	41.5	40.9	47.1	46.4	62.3	34.8	24.6	27.5	37.3							$18,181	$820	$17,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?

Saugus Union

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 1802^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : La Mesa Junior High
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : Golden Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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