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Riverway Elementary

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Riverway Elementary ranks 2625 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Riverway Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 857 students in grades K-6 within the Visalia Unified district, and it has shown remarkable and consistent improvement over the past several years, rising to outperform many schools with similar student populations.

The school stands out for its effective support of English Language Learners and Hispanic students, achieving results well above the state average for these groups. It also manages student attendance better than several nearby schools like Conyer Elementary, Four Creeks Elementary, and Highland Elementary. Academically, Riverway's students are now scoring above the district average in all core subjects, with particularly strong math scores, and it achieves these results while spending less per student than most comparison schools.

While the school's overall trajectory is positive, there are areas to watch, such as supporting consistent performance in science and for students in special education. Riverway also trails behind higher-performing area schools like Oak Grove Elementary and Shannon Ranch Elementary. Nonetheless, within its district context, Riverway represents a strong case of a school making significant academic gains through focused strategies.

857

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,548

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1341 Glendale Ave.
Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 931-8020

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Riverway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Green Acres Middle
High:	Redwood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.9%

Asian:

8.6%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Visalia Unified

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,625^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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	49.5	2625 of 5857	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2942 of 5869	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	3128 of 5859	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3445 of 5883	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	594 of 1417	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	3064 of 5789	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2999 of 5662	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	4131 of 5692	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	3933 of 5614	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3895 of 5611	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.7	5064 of 5530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	4882 of 5390	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5060 of 5377	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	5085 of 5314	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	4869 of 5193	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	4825 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	4786 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	4024 of 4818	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	4498 of 4822	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	4515 of 4809	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1594 of 2227	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	829 of 3162	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	570 of 3245	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	1018 of 3311	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	466 of 3275	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	1041 of 3246	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	2313 of 5597	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2692 of 5612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	3224 of 5609	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3153 of 5635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2836 of 5492	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	3008 of 5413	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1662 of 5107	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	2113 of 5107	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2440 of 5087	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2832 of 5084	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	2190 of 4963	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2150 of 4830	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2168 of 5460	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	2789 of 5517	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2954 of 5363	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2894 of 5264	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.5	182 of 1110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	2152 of 5173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2405 of 5084	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2796 of 5628	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	2948 of 5643	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2898 of 5638	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3494 of 5663	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	614 of 1272	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	3119 of 5510	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2841 of 5431	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	655 of 718	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	578 of 670	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1037 of 2847	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	2042 of 2635	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1893 of 2420	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	2279 of 2651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1900 of 2726	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science30%-3 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)	% 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverway Elementary	Public	K-6	1341 Glendale Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8020	857	36	24.1	62.5%	56 (6.5%)	16 (1.9%)	625 (72.9%)	74 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	74 (8.6%)	49.5	2625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		43.7	2942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	317	29.9		29.9	55.3	49.3	40.9	46.8			47.9	50.9	41.9	24.4	27.5			36.2						$16,548	$2,455	$14,093
Global Learning Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	438	21	20.6	81.1%	33 (7.5%)	5 (1.1%)	380 (86.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	19.7	4849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.8	4387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	462	12.8	13.5	13.1	32.1	21.3	28.3	22.5	35.3	35.1	28.6	28.3	25.5	23.4	12.5	26.5	13.5	21.8						$26,091	$3,527	$22,564
Shannon Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3637 North Ranch St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3258	609	26	23.1	49.1%	128 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (64.0%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.7%)	82.5	1044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.3	984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	60	45.5		45.5	78.5	63.9	78.8	61.4			70.8	82.3	49.4	50.5	53.4			58.2						$17,357	$2,415	$14,942
Crowley Elementary	Public	K-6	214 East Ferguson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7758	413	19	21.7	88.1%	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	336 (81.4%)	54 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	17.1	5097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.4	4637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	460	9.8		9.8	22.5	27.1	27.9	31.2			27.4	20.4	23.7	9.8	16.4			17.4	93.2		96.6	93.2	96.6	$18,322	$2,793	$15,529
Houston Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Giddings St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7772	523	23	22.6	87.0%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	459 (87.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	20.2	4811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.1	4669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	142	19.1		19.1	33.3	23.6	36.4	29.2			30.6	23.3	20.8	14.7	8.2			17.1						$19,044	$2,526	$16,518
Manuel F. Hernandez	Public	K-6	2133 North Leila St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3199	707	30	23.7	59.0%	120 (17.0%)	13 (1.8%)	492 (69.6%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	58.8	2128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.5	2048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	80	34.4		34.4	55.3	63.2	47.2	49.2			53.5	52.9	48.4	34.1	31.2			40.8	95.8		96.8			$17,986	$2,437	$15,549
Four Creeks Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 North Burke St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3115	654	30	21.4	84.7%	53 (8.1%)	6 (0.9%)	560 (85.6%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	30.9	3887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		27.2	4185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	298	25.8		25.8	27.5	34.6	33.3	36.7			33.3	24.6	25.6	25.8	34.4			27.9						$17,669	$2,787	$14,882
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	21.6	4700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		22	4678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	22	17.2		17.2	23.9	20.8	21.7	42.6			26.7	17.4	14.8	14.1	38.0			20.6						$18,306	$2,533	$15,773
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 West Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	756	29	25.8	32.5%	227 (30.0%)	4 (0.5%)	378 (50.0%)	94 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	88.9	719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.3	848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	129	55.3	63.5	57.8	66.7	68.8	76.3	70.7	80.7	71.2	72.3	57.8	73.1	71.1	61.3	64.5	59.6	65.4						$17,894	$2,474	$15,420
Conyer Elementary	Public	K-6	814 South Sowell	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7751	377	17	22.2	74.3%	68 (18.0%)	11 (2.9%)	277 (73.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	31.3	3854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		37.2	3349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	505	27.4		27.4	28.6	33.3	40.3	35.7			34.7	32.1	31.5	28.6	17.9			27.5	95.7	97.1				$17,450	$2,527	$14,923

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverway Elementary

Is Riverway Elementary a good school?

Riverway Elementary ranks 2625^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverway Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Riverway Elementary?

Students at Riverway Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Riverway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Riverway Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Riverway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle
High : Redwood High

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