Is Mesa Verde Elementary a good school?

Mesa Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mesa Verde Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 498 students attended Mesa Verde Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde Elementary?

Students at Mesa Verde Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cardozo Middle High : Riverbank High

Mesa Verde Elementary

Summary:

Mesa Verde Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oakdale, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Riverbank Unified School District, which is ranked 1234 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mesa Verde Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, poor academic performance, and equity concerns for its student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 15.5% in 2017-2018 to 52.4% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the nearby Riverbank Language Academy, which had an 11.3% rate in 2022-2023. Academically, Mesa Verde consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 21.49% of students proficient or better in ELA and 13.22% in Math, compared to 28.71% and 18.14% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles to support its subgroups, with all subgroups performing significantly below state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Riverbank Language Academy, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Mesa Verde Elementary and the Riverbank Unified School District in academic metrics. Other nearby schools, such as California Avenue Elementary and Crossroads Elementary, also outperform Mesa Verde Elementary. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Mesa Verde appear to be closely linked to its poor academic performance, and the significant underperformance of subgroups suggests the school may not be adequately addressing the unique needs of these student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

4850 Mesa Dr.
Oakdale, CA 95361-7862

(209) 869-7320

District: Riverbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5524^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,978

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cardozo Middle
High:	Riverbank High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 498

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

23.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mesa Verde Elementary ranks worse than 94.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Riverbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.36. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Mesa Verde Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Riverbank Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.7%), White (23.9%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Riverbank Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mesa Verde Elementary is 25.5, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Riverbank Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Mesa Verde Elementary employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mesa Verde Elementary is $6,978, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Riverbank Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mesa Verde Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Verde Elementary 5524^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mesa Verde Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Riverbank Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverbank Unified 1234^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mesa Verde Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	24.66	4248^th	5314	20.1%
2011	20.97	4611^th	5377	14.2%
2012	16.13	4889^th	5390	9.3%
2013	13.70	5124^th	5530	7.3%
2015	16.09	4980^th	5611	11.2%
2016	14.55	5079^th	5614	9.5%
2017	16.41	4992^nd	5692	12.3%
2018	15.27	5074^th	5662	10.4%
2019	20.37	4766^th	5789	17.7%
2021	30.48	933^rd	1417	34.2%
2022	17.01	5160^th	5883	12.3%
2023	16.40	5203^rd	5874	11.4%
2024	12.36	5524^th	5862	5.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.37	2502^nd	3246	22.9%
2019	38.16	1900^th	3275	42.0%
2021	37.01	361^st	602	40.0%
2022	23.15	3052^nd	3311	7.8%
2023	28.15	2661^st	3250	18.1%
2024	21.65	3006^th	3160	4.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	18.38	2477^th	2634	6.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.30	4644^th	5084	8.7%
2019	24.44	4263^rd	5173	17.6%
2021	36.12	711^th	1110	35.9%
2022	24.13	4319^th	5264	18.0%
2023	20.69	4656^th	5374	13.4%
2024	15.75	5092^nd	5511	7.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.89	4857^th	5413	10.3%
2019	18.53	4748^th	5492	13.5%
2021	36.23	756^th	1267	40.3%
2022	21.34	4580^th	5635	18.7%
2023	13.91	5244^th	5617	6.6%
2024	13.15	5271^st	5605	6.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.03	4892^nd	5431	9.9%
2019	23.15	4371^st	5510	20.7%
2021	26.89	902^nd	1272	29.1%
2022	15.55	5166^th	5663	8.8%
2023	20.41	4674^th	5650	17.3%
2024	14.51	5188^th	5636	7.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.75	4608^th	4830	4.6%
2019	17.93	4510^th	4963	9.1%
2022	19.53	4539^th	5084	10.7%
2023	13.98	4851^st	5098	4.8%
2024	12.63	4894^th	5102	4.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mesa Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.87	2488^th	2737	9.1%
2019	23.44	2312^th	2834	18.4%
2022	4.54	2656^th	2726	2.6%
2023	12.87	2407^th	2662	9.6%
2024	12.71	2386^th	2647	9.9%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mesa Verde Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2010	131	6	3	259	1	2	2	404
2011	140	12	1	250	2	2	1	408
2012	162	6	4	333	1	1	1	508
2013	150	2	5	336	1	1	0	495
2014	153	3	4	326	0	2	0	488
2015	146	6	4	318	4	2	9	489
2016	129	4	2	313	3	6	8	465
2017	129	1	4	313	3	6	23	479
2018	122	3	6	302	3	6	18	460
2019	121	4	8	303	5	3	20	464
2020	114	5	9	285	5	0	19	437
2021	110	5	9	280	4	0	21	429
2022	121	5	9	305	4	0	26	470
2023	106	4	7	335	0	0	25	477
2024	119	2	10	347	2	0	18	498

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 Mesa Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	404	21.4	18.8	73.3
2011	408	n/a	n/a	71.3
2012	508	19.0	26.7	72.6
2013	495	18.1	27.3	80.8
2014	488	18.0	27.1	84.2
2015	489	19.0	25.7	82.2
2016	465	19.0	24.4	78.9
2017	479	19.0	25.2	82.7
2018	460	18.5	24.8	84.8
2019	464	17.5	26.5	80.6
2020	437	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	429	19.0	22.5	69.2
2022	470	20.2	23.2	72.3
2023	477	20.5	23.2	62.3
2024	498	19.5	25.5	87.6

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 Mesa Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	404	21.4	18.8	73.3
2011	408	n/a	n/a	71.3
2012	508	19.0	26.7	72.6
2013	495	18.1	27.3	80.8
2014	488	18.0	27.1	84.2
2015	489	19.0	25.7	82.2
2016	465	19.0	24.4	78.9
2017	479	19.0	25.2	82.7
2018	460	18.5	24.8	84.8
2019	464	17.5	26.5	80.6
2020	437	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	429	19.0	22.5	69.2
2022	470	20.2	23.2	72.3
2023	477	20.5	23.2	62.3
2024	498	19.5	25.5	87.6

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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