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Rio Vista Elementary

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Rio Vista Elementary ranks 3134 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rio Vista Elementary in Rio Vista, TX, serves 507 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the rural Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd). After a promising 2024-2025 school year where it earned a 3-star rating (52nd percentile), the school experienced a significant decline in 2025-2026, dropping to a 2-star rating (32nd percentile). This 20-percentile-point drop in a single year is a major concern, especially when compared to nearby schools in the Cleburne Independent School District (Isd) like Gerard Elementary (82nd percentile) and Coleman Elementary (64th percentile), which maintained or improved their performance during the same period.

The most recent testing data shows Rio Vista Elementary scored below the state average in every subject and grade level. For example, 3rd Grade Math scores were 32.88% compared to the state average of 44.33%, and 4th Grade Reading scores were 37.35% versus the state average of 53.04%. The school's performance with economically disadvantaged students dropped dramatically from the 51st percentile in 2024-2025 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting these students are struggling the most. In contrast, Gerard Elementary, with a similar percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch, ranks in the 82nd percentile overall, showing that a similar demographic profile does not predetermine low performance.

There are some bright spots to note. 5th Grade Reading was the school's strongest subject in 2025-2026 at 52.87%, coming closest to the state average of 58.47%, indicating that upper-grade literacy instruction may be a relative strength. However, the school's performance with its Gifted and Talented students also saw a puzzling collapse from the 65th percentile to the 19th percentile in just one year. For parents considering this school, it is important to understand that Rio Vista Elementary is at a critical juncture, and the district will need to investigate what changed between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years to reverse this downward trend.

507

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,948

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 S Cleburne Whitney Rd
Rio Vista, TX 76093-0369

(817) 760-0762

District: Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Vista Middle
High:	Rio Vista High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Texas avg51%

3,134^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

416^th of 951Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	3134 of 4627	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	2252 of 4651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	2828 of 4710	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2573 of 4647	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2455 of 4581	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	2304 of 4578	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2351 of 4479	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3126 of 4359	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	3423 of 4329	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	2946 of 4286	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	3490 of 4320	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.9	2701 of 4260	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.7	1691 of 4221	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.1	1355 of 4206	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.7	2967 of 4095	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.2	2276 of 3937	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	2789 of 3884	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.7	2004 of 3768	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	2543 of 3724	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	2213 of 3476	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	2083 of 3475	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.9	1593 of 3465	54.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	4018 of 4461	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1775 of 4331	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	3780 of 4295	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3573 of 4240	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1151 of 1643	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	3338 of 3668	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2574 of 3333	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	2907 of 3226	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3674 of 4575	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.8	2190 of 3744	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2529 of 4658	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2595 of 4588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	2348 of 4561	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2593 of 4499	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2405 of 4348	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3369 of 4306	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2486 of 3075	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.3	924 of 2619	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	2146 of 2980	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	2362 of 2958	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	1789 of 3006	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2623 of 3184	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2667 of 3106	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3097 of 4413	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2286 of 3644	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	3807 of 4465	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3817 of 4401	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2754 of 4376	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2487 of 4329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3296 of 4188	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4013 of 4168	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3909 of 4520	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.3	1820 of 3705	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	3007 of 4594	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	2211 of 4521	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2180 of 4477	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	1860 of 4451	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2316 of 4309	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3186 of 4264	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2249 of 4582	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	1442 of 3739	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	3032 of 4647	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2525 of 4585	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2501 of 4563	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	1911 of 4498	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	2291 of 4357	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	2781 of 4319	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	423 of 975	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	652 of 1099	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3087 of 4301	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	2357 of 3549	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	2587 of 4292	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	1892 of 4086	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	1324 of 3952	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	2688 of 3799	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1866 of 3558	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	2644 of 3006	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	1894 of 2612	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	2516 of 3108	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	2514 of 3106	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	2540 of 3082	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	2474 of 3082	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	2315 of 3142	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	2747 of 3127	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Cleburne Whitney Rd	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 760-0762	507	30	17.1	50.3%	372 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	106 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	34.3	3134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.3%		48.1	2252^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	882					39.7	37.4	52.9	32.9	42.7	43.0	$7,948
Gerard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1212 Hyde Park	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2130	474	32	14.8	50.4%	279 (58.9%)	15 (3.2%)	133 (28.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.7%)	77.9	840^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.8%		72.9	1005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.4%	165					59.8	69.9		56.7	59.0		$9,064
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1492 Is Grove Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2000	379	28	13.5	66.8%	197 (52.0%)	11 (2.9%)	145 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	16 (4.2%)	35.3	3064^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.4	4263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.3%	1199					42.4	43.1		41.5	34.5		$10,974
Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	920 W Westhill Dr	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2030	434	31	14.0	62.9%	226 (52.1%)	20 (4.6%)	152 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	22 (5.1%)	58.4	1682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.6%		36.8	3000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%	1318					57.1	53.9		42.9	51.3		$10,353
Cooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	902 Phillips St	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2060	501	39	12.9	84.8%	133 (26.5%)	14 (2.8%)	330 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.2	1749^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		45.9	2391^st of 4651 public elementary schools	48.6%	642	45.8	47.1	29.2	37.5	62.5	57.1		35.7	47.9		$10,814
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 E Henderson	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2300	382	31	12.3	84.8%	97 (25.4%)	12 (3.1%)	253 (66.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	8 (2.1%)	22.7	3897^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.8%		30.2	3416^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	481	35.3	31.6	47.1	11.8	31.4	42.4		19.6	38.3		$12,675
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	345 Hix Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2100	405	32	12.8	80.2%	115 (28.4%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	24.9	3759^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		36.7	3005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	754	0.0	14.3	0.0	20.0	45.5	39.7		23.9	29.5		$12,535
Marti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2020 W Kilpatrick	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-1650	432	31	13.9	70.6%	227 (52.5%)	26 (6.0%)	141 (32.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.0%)	55.8	1816^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.8%		28.7	3517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	1701					37.5	57.8		46.9	60.6		$10,595
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Zebra Pkwy	Grandview	76050	Johnson County	Grandview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 866-4600	643	47	13.6	38.6%	464 (72.2%)	13 (2.0%)	139 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	64.9	1354^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.7	1060^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	294					50.0	64.7	63.6	48.5	46.1	61.2	$8,111
Keene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Hwy 67 E	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5323	274	15	18.0	81.0%	123 (44.9%)	9 (3.3%)	94 (34.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.8%)	10 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$8,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

What district is Rio Vista Elementary in?

Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rio Vista Elementary a good school?

Rio Vista Elementary ranks 3134^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Vista Elementary?

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rio Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rio Vista Middle
High : Rio Vista High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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