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River Valley High

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River Valley High ranks 1152 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

River Valley High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with approximately 1,695 students in Yuba City Unified, a district with a statewide ranking in the 35th percentile.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture with a notable strength in English Language Arts, where its proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, performing comparably to nearby Yuba City High. However, it faces a significant and concerning challenge in mathematics, with proficiency rates notably lower than other area schools like Sutter Union High and the high-performing Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts. This math struggle is part of a broader regional trend, but River Valley's overall state ranking has also declined significantly over the past several years, a downward trajectory not seen at its district counterpart, Yuba City High.

The school shows extreme variation in how it serves different student groups; for instance, it excels in supporting migrant students but has seen a dramatic recent decline in the effectiveness of its Special Education services. While its chronic absenteeism rate is better than average, its dropout rate is higher. Compared to schools with similar resources, River Valley's declining outcomes suggest systemic instructional challenges, particularly in math, that require attention despite the school's efficiency and areas of clear strength.

1,695

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,226

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 El Margarita Rd.
Yuba City, CA 95993-9363

(530) 822-2500

District: Yuba City Unified

Feeder schools for River Valley High:

Elementary:	Andros Karperos
	April Lane Elementary
	Bridge Street Elementary
	Butte Vista Elementary
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	King Avenue Elementary
	Tierra Buena Elementary
Middle:	Gray Avenue Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

Asian:

33.2%

White:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,152^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Yuba City Unified

1010^th of 1,543Yuba City 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	44.6	1152 of 2162	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1091 of 2159	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	782 of 2170	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	789 of 2123	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	625 of 1290	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	649 of 2133	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	500 of 2017	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	51.4	989 of 2021	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	794 of 2039	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	799 of 1994	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	603 of 2426	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	57.2	613 of 2354	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	55.9	642 of 2367	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	54.8	627 of 2281	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	52.2	681 of 2238	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	702 of 2117	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	588 of 2063	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	137 of 1968	93.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.3	388 of 592	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	516 of 585	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	521 of 573	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	500 of 591	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	479 of 581	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	496 of 582	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	419 of 581	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.7	361 of 1161	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	264 of 555	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	884 of 1117	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	253 of 1052	76.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	594 of 1085	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	800 of 1064	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	430 of 1044	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	392 of 467	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	664 of 941	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	598 of 938	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1025 of 1906	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1002 of 1915	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	685 of 1915	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	819 of 1858	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	586 of 1054	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	600 of 1833	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	483 of 1760	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1285 of 1900	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1163 of 1902	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1100 of 1917	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	889 of 1861	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	635 of 1814	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	613 of 1742	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1039 of 2013	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1024 of 2026	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	790 of 2030	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	763 of 1943	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	562 of 1126	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	510 of 1937	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	388 of 1862	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1106 of 1942	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1045 of 1948	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	765 of 1963	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	687 of 1916	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	554 of 1122	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	666 of 1880	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	523 of 1834	71.5%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	18 of 85	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	36 of 85	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	46 of 74	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	414 of 577	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	494 of 574	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	297 of 541	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	436 of 515	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	333 of 422	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	230 of 366	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	806 of 1252	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	824 of 1216	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	299 of 1197	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	813 of 1155	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	770 of 1173	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	640 of 1193	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	554 of 1204	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	638 of 1222	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	442 of 1173	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)79th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)34th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Valley High	Public	9-12	801 El Margarita Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2500	1,695	82	20.5	68.9%	275 (16.2%)	27 (1.6%)	700 (41.3%)	562 (33.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (6.8%)	44.6	1152^nd of 2162 public high schools	46.7%		46.3	1091^st of 2159 public high schools	49.5%	61		21.4	16.1	21.0				55.2	55.2				16.4	16.4	$20,226	$18,274	$1,952
Feather River Academy	Public	7-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2400	31	4	7.8	90.3%	10 (32.3%)	4 (12.9%)	17 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$69,826	$61,038	$8,788
Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-2942	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Yuba City High	Public	9-12	850 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 674-4900	1,678	80	21.0	71.2%	385 (22.9%)	24 (1.4%)	973 (58.0%)	186 (11.1%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (5.4%)	47.3	1090^th of 2162 public high schools	49.6%		51.7	966^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	124		24.0	0.0	23.2				55.6	55.6				17.9	17.9	$20,244	$18,394	$1,850
Albert Powell Continuation	Public	10-12	1875 Clark Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5210	132	10	12.7	79.5%	27 (20.5%)	4 (3.0%)	85 (64.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	14.3	1829^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%		16.3	1780^th of 2159 public high schools	17.6%	49		5.0		6.2				26.3	26.3				1.3	1.3	$35,561	$33,978	$1,583
AeroSTEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	82 Second St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	AeroSTEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2531	116	6	18.7	76.7%	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	36 (31.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)	28.6			39.3	47.1	43.5	78.6		55.9	41.2	30.4	35.7		33.8	$32,584	$30,998	$1,586
Thomas E. Mathews Community	Public	7-12	1127 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4025	24	3	7.9	95.8%	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0		0.0			0.0		0.0	$83,924	$68,056	$15,868
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	1917 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-6157	366	23	15.9	52.2%	123 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	134 (36.6%)	31 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	68 (18.6%)	93	147^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		93.8	138^th of 2159 public high schools	93.6%	9	29.0	64.6		43.3		58.3	47.8	82.7	61.1		33.3	18.8	48.1	32.1	$37,075	$36,112	$963
Marysville High	Public	9-12	12 East 18th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6180	1,034	52	19.8	62.2%	399 (38.6%)	33 (3.2%)	449 (43.4%)	53 (5.1%)	15 (1.5%)	9 (0.9%)	71 (6.9%)	33.8	1403^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.1%		35.2	1362^nd of 2159 public high schools	36.9%	41		21.8		21.0				42.6	42.6				9.0	9.0	$15,710	$13,864	$1,846
Sutter Union High	Public	9-12	2665 Acacia St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Sutter Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5161	734	35	21.1	25.3%	450 (61.3%)	2 (0.3%)	196 (26.7%)	29 (4.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	53.9	951^st of 2162 public high schools	56.0%		51.8	962^nd of 2159 public high schools	55.4%	11		26.8		27.7				52.2	52.2				26.9	26.9	$13,710	$13,180	$530

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley High

What district is River Valley High in?

Yuba City Unified

What schools feed into River Valley High?

River Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Andros Karperos
Elementary : April Lane Elementary
Elementary : Bridge Street Elementary
Elementary : Butte Vista Elementary
Elementary : King Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Tierra Buena Elementary
Middle : Gray Avenue Middle

How many students attend River Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,695 students attended River Valley High.

Is River Valley High a good school?

River Valley High ranks 1152^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of River Valley High?

Students at River Valley High are 41% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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