Rio Vista Elementary

Summary:

Rio Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Avondale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 and part of the Pendergast Elementary District. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessment scores, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in AASA English Language Arts ranged from 16% (5th grade) to 38% (4th grade), compared to the district average of 25-30% and the state average of 38-46%. The school's performance on the AzSCI science assessment was also below the district and state averages.

Rio Vista Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. White students generally perform better than other racial/ethnic groups, with a 4-star ranking in 2021-2022 compared to 0-2 stars for other subgroups. The school has also seen a gradual increase in its dropout rates over the past few years, reaching 3.9% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Rio Vista Elementary has a high percentage of students (67.86% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low socioeconomic status of the student population.

When compared to other schools in the Pendergast Elementary District and the nearby Tolleson Elementary District, Rio Vista Elementary generally performs below the average for those districts across various academic metrics. However, the school outperforms some of the other nearby schools, such as Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary and Desert Oasis Elementary, which are part of the Tolleson Elementary District.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 10237 W Encanto Blvd
       Avondale, AZ  85392-4702


(623) 772-2670

District: Pendergast Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
740th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,722 Help


Students who attend Rio Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:    West Point High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  678

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.9%
African American:
14.2%
White:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.9% Help


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Compare Details Rio Vista Elementary ranks worse than 81.1% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 7th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rio Vista Elementary ranks worse than 80.7% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.42. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.9%), African American (14.2%), White (6.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Vista Elementary is 19.9. 6 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Vista Elementary is $6,722, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista Elementary 740th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Rio Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Vista Elementary 444th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Rio Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Pendergast Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pendergast Elementary District 244th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rio Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 47.68 569th 1062 46.4%
2010 51.87 520th 1090 52.3%
2011 56.06 464th 1075 56.8%
2012 61.33 440th 1141 61.4%
2013 55.31 511th 1158 55.9%
2014 40.28 656th 1079 39.2%
2015 36.95 539th 955 43.6%
2016 30.85 716th 1079 33.6%
2017 27.87 777th 1106 29.7%
2018 33.38 705th 1109 36.4%
2019 29.57 692nd 1039 33.4%
2021 26.64 855th 1226 30.3%
2022 10.26 940th 1000 6.0%
2023 31.53 791st 1245 36.5%
2024 17.91 740th 912 18.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.45 702nd 1027 31.6%
2023 19.36 563rd 617 8.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 36.01 233rd 451 48.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.30 651st 1201 45.8%
2023 31.04 574th 820 30.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 532nd 820 35.1%
2023 37.54 675th 1116 39.5%
2024 26.39 417th 556 25.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.74 224th 423 47.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.78 670th 1023 34.5%
2019 35.16 528th 862 38.7%
2021 24.24 927th 1219 24.0%
2023 29.25 821st 1219 32.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.90 703rd 1032 31.9%
2019 23.75 626th 850 26.4%
2021 30.89 783rd 1220 35.8%
2022 7.95 801st 830 3.5%
2023 32.14 783rd 1216 35.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.04 298th 620 51.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.16 67th 100 33.0%
2021 39.74 503rd 895 43.8%
2023 27.45 484th 607 20.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.72 526th 911 42.3%
2019 39.98 402nd 709 43.3%
2021 31.31 805th 1198 32.8%
2022 14.93 657th 716 8.2%
2023 37.95 697th 1170 40.4%
2024 32.46 309th 486 36.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.93 469th 720 34.9%
2021 48.58 583rd 1161 49.8%
2022 67.91 199th 800 75.1%
2023 43.54 573rd 1024 44.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rio Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 55.09 289th 663 56.4%
2010 62.32 233rd 692 66.3%
2011 60.76 252nd 685 63.2%
2012 64.99 249th 772 67.7%
2013 64.45 255th 787 67.6%
2014 47.65 349th 690 49.4%
2015 50.43 217th 521 58.3%
2016 48.58 294th 677 56.6%
2017 43.00 329th 695 52.7%
2018 38.00 402nd 711 43.5%
2019 36.83 341st 605 43.6%
2021 31.15 528th 832 36.5%
2022 22.63 448th 605 26.0%
2023 20.88 680th 854 20.4%
2024 18.42 444th 550 19.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.06 438th 650 32.6%
2023 32.81 285th 384 25.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.49 95th 606 84.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.92 306th 789 61.2%
2023 33.27 216th 363 40.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.18 256th 503 49.1%
2023 24.26 560th 717 21.9%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.71 120th 257 53.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.05 362nd 624 42.0%
2019 42.61 243rd 466 47.9%
2021 34.27 483rd 820 41.1%
2023 21.56 649th 806 19.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.42 376th 617 39.1%
2019 34.49 257th 435 40.9%
2021 29.87 544th 818 33.5%
2023 19.25 679th 810 16.2%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.06 304th 404 24.8%
2022 26.18 158th 192 17.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.77 82nd 125 34.4%
2021 45.49 238th 573 58.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 260th 543 52.1%
2019 52.80 151st 387 61.0%
2021 39.08 435th 802 45.8%
2023 24.61 582nd 760 23.4%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.75 285th 390 26.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Rio Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.20 294th 436 32.6%
2021 26.66 620th 780 20.5%
2022 55.65 184th 446 58.7%
2023 47.39 327th 675 51.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Rio Vista Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rio Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 229 64 28 233 16 n/a n/a 0 570
2003 229 64 28 233 16 n/a n/a 0 570
2004 239 71 28 283 9 n/a n/a 0 630
2005 245 89 34 378 20 n/a n/a 0 766
2006 244 104 49 441 21 n/a n/a 0 859
2007 233 88 35 483 22 n/a n/a 0 861
2008 243 114 35 511 13 n/a n/a 0 916
2009 210 109 38 471 14 n/a n/a 0 842
2010 194 127 30 510 15 n/a n/a 0 876
2011 193 94 15 481 10 1 10 0 804
2012 193 83 18 504 5 4 27 0 834
2013 180 109 16 495 11 3 19 0 833
2014 144 87 18 522 11 4 24 0 810
2015 130 104 23 508 9 7 24 0 805
2016 108 99 18 490 8 8 33 0 764
2017 118 99 13 460 8 3 47 0 748
2018 118 95 15 486 6 3 44 0 767
2019 105 96 19 468 11 3 41 0 743
2020 77 100 18 504 10 4 44 0 757
2021 59 98 16 445 9 2 38 0 667
2022 58 91 9 441 21 2 27 0 649
2023 52 86 10 460 11 2 20 0 641
2024 46 96 6 481 17 2 30 0 678

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rio Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 570 33.0 17.3 25.4
2003 570 33.0 17.3 25.4
2004 630 33.5 18.8 49.5
2005 766 37.5 20.4 47.9
2006 859 40.5 21.2 49.9
2007 861 37.7 22.8 49.4
2008 916 39.5 23.2 53.6
2009 842 45.0 18.7 48.1
2010 876 40.0 21.9 53.8
2011 804 37.5 21.4 50.2
2012 834 36.3 22.9 63.2
2013 833 39.5 21.0 67.5
2014 810 40.0 20.2 66.7
2015 805 40.0 20.1 44.2
2016 764 32.0 23.8 55.2
2017 748 37.0 20.2 65.6
2018 767 38.0 20.1 61.8
2019 743 40.0 18.5 70.8
2020 757 38.0 19.9 70.8
2021 667 38.0 17.5 n/a
2022 649 38.0 17.0 28
2023 641 35.0 18.3 67.9
2024 678 34.0 19.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rio Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 570 33.0 17.3 25.4
2003 570 33.0 17.3 25.4
2004 630 33.5 18.8 49.5
2005 766 37.5 20.4 47.9
2006 859 40.5 21.2 49.9
2007 861 37.7 22.8 49.4
2008 916 39.5 23.2 53.6
2009 842 45.0 18.7 48.1
2010 876 40.0 21.9 53.8
2011 804 37.5 21.4 50.2
2012 834 36.3 22.9 63.2
2013 833 39.5 21.0 67.5
2014 810 40.0 20.2 66.7
2015 805 40.0 20.1 44.2
2016 764 32.0 23.8 55.2
2017 748 37.0 20.2 65.6
2018 767 38.0 20.1 61.8
2019 743 40.0 18.5 70.8
2020 757 38.0 19.9 70.8
2021 667 38.0 17.5 n/a
2022 649 38.0 17.0 28
2023 641 35.0 18.3 67.9
2024 678 34.0 19.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rio Vista Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,851 (19.9%) $7,917 (85.2%) $9,291
2020 $563 (10.8%) $4,898 (93.9%) $5,214
2021 $1,660 (27.8%) $5,108 (85.7%) $5,961
2022 $2,398 (35.7%) $4,990 (74.2%) $6,722

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rio Vista Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 692nd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 791st of 1245 Elementary schools
 3.1%
Ranks 341st of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 680th of 854 Middle schools
 23.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students743641
 13.7%
African American9686
 10.4%
American Indian1111
Asian1910
 47.4%
Hispanic468460
 1.7%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White10552
 50.5%
Two or More Races4120
 51.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.8%67.9%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Vista Elementary

Students at Rio Vista Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 678 students attended Rio Vista Elementary.

Rio Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

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

High : West Point High School


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