Is Riverview Elementary a good school?

Riverview Elementary ranks 2230 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverview Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Riverview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Elementary?

Students at Riverview Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Riverview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Reedley High

Riverview Elementary

Summary:

Riverview Elementary is a public K-8 school in Parlier, CA, serving 437 students as part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the district and state in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and among Hispanic and low-income students.

Riverview Elementary's academic performance is impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th-grade English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency rate was 85.96%, compared to 49.35% for the district and 45.82% for the state. The school's mathematics performance is especially strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state by wide margins across multiple grade levels. Riverview's Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status student groups also perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top California elementary schools in these categories.

While Riverview Elementary's overall performance is commendable, the school faces some challenges, such as increasing chronic absenteeism rates in recent years. Additionally, the school's science performance, as measured by the CAST assessment, lags behind its ELA and mathematics results, suggesting a potential area for improvement. When compared to nearby schools, Riverview stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outranking its peers in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. However, some schools in the neighboring Parlier Unified School District, such as Clay Elementary, demonstrate even stronger academic performance, providing potential opportunities for Riverview to learn and improve.

Detail:

Public K-8

8662 South Lac Jac Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648-9707

(559) 305-7290

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2230^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,435

Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually attend:

High:

Reedley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 490

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riverview Elementary ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.11. (See more...)

Compare Details Riverview Elementary ranks better than 90.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.27. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.1%), White (19.4%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riverview Elementary is 23. 9 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Riverview Elementary employs 21.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riverview Elementary is $6,435. 10 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riverview Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverview Elementary 2230^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Riverview Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverview Elementary 269^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Riverview Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Kings Canyon Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings Canyon Joint Unified 612^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Riverview Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.38	2386^th	4809	50.4%
2005	59.19	1787^th	4822	62.9%
2006	65.37	1529^th	4818	68.3%
2007	55.50	2040^th	5113	60.1%
2008	62.05	1761^st	5113	65.6%
2009	74.19	1242^nd	5193	76.1%
2010	73.84	1290^th	5314	75.7%
2011	69.12	1520^th	5377	71.7%
2012	69.41	1563^rd	5390	71.0%
2013	67.45	1696^th	5530	69.3%
2015	55.07	2177^th	5611	61.2%
2016	62.88	1865^th	5614	66.8%
2017	73.78	1395^th	5692	75.5%
2018	71.61	1495^th	5662	73.6%
2019	73.95	1434^th	5789	75.2%
2021	69.35	401^st	1417	71.7%
2022	74.33	1435^th	5883	75.6%
2023	67.51	1693^rd	5874	71.2%
2024	56.11	2230^th	5862	62.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.18	1399^th	3160	55.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.02	1299^th	5084	74.4%
2019	80.00	717^th	5173	86.1%
2021	84.25	111^th	1110	90.0%
2022	81.52	691^st	5264	86.9%
2023	74.36	1012^th	5374	81.2%
2024	55.38	2041^st	5511	63.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.93	1374^th	5413	74.6%
2019	82.20	972^nd	5492	82.3%
2021	69.77	345^th	1267	72.8%
2022	73.76	1364^th	5635	75.8%
2023	65.12	1716^th	5617	69.4%
2024	57.31	2065^th	5605	63.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.07	1606^th	5431	70.4%
2019	56.98	2089^th	5510	62.1%
2021	63.56	414^th	1272	67.5%
2022	70.75	1490^th	5663	73.7%
2023	66.85	1649^th	5650	70.8%
2024	54.32	2243^rd	5636	60.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.07	804^th	4830	83.4%
2019	81.09	666^th	4963	86.6%
2022	80.35	720^th	5084	85.8%
2023	77.51	852^nd	5098	83.3%
2024	64.35	1454^th	5102	71.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.74	692^nd	2737	74.7%
2019	73.36	690^th	2834	75.7%
2024	68.38	860^th	2647	67.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.40	509^th	1769	71.2%
2005	69.62	448^th	1777	74.8%
2006	67.41	492^nd	1804	72.7%
2007	52.54	842^nd	1999	57.9%
2008	49.55	932^nd	2005	53.5%
2009	63.60	671^st	2063	67.5%
2010	72.20	501^st	2179	77.0%
2011	70.03	545^th	2236	75.6%
2012	76.13	403^rd	2259	82.2%
2013	65.68	716^th	2379	69.9%
2015	77.53	477^th	2477	80.7%
2016	73.36	587^th	2497	76.5%
2017	89.73	243^rd	2508	90.3%
2018	88.57	268^th	2480	89.2%
2019	83.37	401^st	2715	85.2%
2021	83.94	115^th	894	87.1%
2022	81.13	450^th	2740	83.6%
2023	88.86	308^th	2802	89.0%
2024	90.27	269^th	2777	90.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.16	141^st	2230	93.7%
2019	89.69	145^th	2369	93.9%
2021	92.67	20^th	721	97.2%
2022	82.53	256^th	2458	89.6%
2023	92.89	122^nd	2549	95.2%
2024	89.88	188^th	2575	92.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.92	331^st	2262	85.4%
2019	83.40	356^th	2380	85.0%
2021	87.30	73^rd	738	90.1%
2022	78.49	459^th	2509	81.7%
2023	84.33	357^th	2547	86.0%
2024	88.51	275^th	2546	89.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.21	220^th	2273	90.3%
2019	80.63	410^th	2407	83.0%
2021	76.49	150^th	763	80.3%
2022	81.55	409^th	2527	83.8%
2023	90.39	242^nd	2558	90.5%
2024	90.08	247^th	2547	90.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.48	73^rd	2072	96.5%
2019	87.07	180^th	2213	91.9%
2022	87.20	181^st	2359	92.3%
2023	94.16	86^th	2391	96.4%
2024	97.24	43^rd	2383	98.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Riverview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	82.80	193^rd	1496	87.1%
2024	78.90	260^th	1535	83.1%

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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 Riverview Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	65	0	11	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	114
1989	59	0	14	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	106
1990	65	0	10	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	109
1991	91	3	12	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
1992	135	2	13	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
1993	144	1	7	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
1994	160	1	12	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
1995	150	1	5	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	252
1996	150	1	5	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	252
1997	142	2	2	128	1	n/a	n/a	0	275
1998	163	4	10	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
1999	164	1	14	242	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
2000	181	3	13	243	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2001	175	5	17	266	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
2002	151	7	23	215	2	n/a	n/a	0	398
2003	151	7	23	215	2	n/a	n/a	0	398
2004	126	2	24	239	1	n/a	n/a	0	392
2005	170	2	22	227	0	n/a	n/a	1	422
2006	159	9	24	239	2	n/a	n/a	0	433
2007	163	3	24	238	0	n/a	n/a	1	429
2008	178	3	24	277	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	482
2009	160	4	26	261	0	1	2	0	454
2010	137	4	24	259	0	1	5	0	430
2011	133	2	15	281	0	1	9	0	441
2012	121	2	18	267	1	2	6	0	417
2013	116	2	20	282	0	2	5	0	427
2014	123	2	17	255	0	1	8	0	406
2015	128	2	18	274	1	1	7	0	431
2016	118	2	16	306	0	1	8	0	451
2017	128	1	13	317	2	1	6	0	468
2018	116	0	14	338	1	1	4	0	474
2019	108	0	16	353	0	1	6	0	484
2020	124	0	9	348	0	0	7	0	488
2021	85	0	9	333	1	0	6	0	434
2022	78	0	5	345	0	0	6	0	434
2023	75	0	5	350	0	0	7	0	437
2024	95	1	2	378	1	0	13	0	490

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Riverview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	114	6.1	18.6	n/a
1989	106	5.2	20.3	n/a
1990	109	6.5	16.7	n/a
1991	172	8.6	20.0	n/a
1992	242	8.7	27.8	25.6
1993	245	10.0	24.5	32.2
1994	264	10.0	26.4	25.4
1995	252	11.1	22.7	42.1
1996	252	11.1	22.7	42.1
1997	275	13.0	21.2	45.8
1998	385	20.0	19.3	52.2
1999	422	20.8	20.3	51.7
2000	440	19.0	23.2	54.3
2001	463	20.6	22.5	52.9
2002	398	20.6	19.3	53.5
2003	398	20.6	19.3	53.5
2004	392	20.8	18.8	51.8
2005	422	18.0	23.4	38
2006	433	19.0	22.8	35.1
2007	429	15.0	28.6	36.9
2008	482	24.0	20.1	37.3
2009	454	18.0	20.6	38.8
2010	430	18.0	23.8	42.8
2011	441	n/a	n/a	43.8
2012	417	17.2	24.2	n/a
2013	427	17.2	24.8	53.2
2014	406	16.2	25.0	32
2015	431	18.0	23.9	55.7
2016	451	16.0	28.1	61.9
2017	468	18.0	26.0	57.9
2018	474	19.0	24.9	61
2019	484	17.6	27.3	60.3
2020	488	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	434	19.6	22.0	69.1
2022	434	20.4	21.2	59
2023	437	19.5	22.3	67.7
2024	490	21.2	23.0	66.7

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 Riverview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	114	6.1	18.6	n/a
1989	106	5.2	20.3	n/a
1990	109	6.5	16.7	n/a
1991	172	8.6	20.0	n/a
1992	242	8.7	27.8	25.6
1993	245	10.0	24.5	32.2
1994	264	10.0	26.4	25.4
1995	252	11.1	22.7	42.1
1996	252	11.1	22.7	42.1
1997	275	13.0	21.2	45.8
1998	385	20.0	19.3	52.2
1999	422	20.8	20.3	51.7
2000	440	19.0	23.2	54.3
2001	463	20.6	22.5	52.9
2002	398	20.6	19.3	53.5
2003	398	20.6	19.3	53.5
2004	392	20.8	18.8	51.8
2005	422	18.0	23.4	38
2006	433	19.0	22.8	35.1
2007	429	15.0	28.6	36.9
2008	482	24.0	20.1	37.3
2009	454	18.0	20.6	38.8
2010	430	18.0	23.8	42.8
2011	441	n/a	n/a	43.8
2012	417	17.2	24.2	n/a
2013	427	17.2	24.8	53.2
2014	406	16.2	25.0	32
2015	431	18.0	23.9	55.7
2016	451	16.0	28.1	61.9
2017	468	18.0	26.0	57.9
2018	474	19.0	24.9	61
2019	484	17.6	27.3	60.3
2020	488	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	434	19.6	22.0	69.1
2022	434	20.4	21.2	59
2023	437	19.5	22.3	67.7
2024	490	21.2	23.0	66.7

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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