Is D. H. White Elementary a good school?

D. H. White Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend D. H. White Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 427 students attended D. H. White Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of D. H. White Elementary?

Students at D. H. White Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 37% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of D. H. White Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. H. White Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Riverview Middle High : Rio Vista High

D. H. White Elementary

Summary:

D. H. White Elementary is a public elementary school in Rio Vista, California, serving 404 students in grades K-6 and part of the River Delta Joint Unified School District.

While D. H. White Elementary is part of the same district as Walnut Grove Elementary and Isleton Elementary, its performance lags significantly behind these schools. D. H. White Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, with 46.4% of students chronically absent in 2021-2022, compared to 38.3% at Walnut Grove and 24.4% at Isleton. Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 19.27% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.12% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

D. H. White Elementary also struggles to support its subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 58.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to the challenges the school faces. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instructional practices, increasing student engagement, and providing targeted support for the school's most vulnerable students.

Detail:

Public K-6

500 Elm Way
Rio Vista, CA 94571-1304

(707) 374-5335

District: River Delta Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5086^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,823

Students who attend D. H. White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverview Middle
High:	Rio Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 427

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

36.5%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details D. H. White Elementary ranks worse than 86.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.23. (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 D. H. White Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the River Delta Joint Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.5%), White (36.5%), two or more races (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the River Delta Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at D. H. White Elementary is 21.2. 2 elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare D. H. White Elementary employs 20.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at D. H. White Elementary is $7,823, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

D. H. White Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks D. H. White Elementary 5086^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See D. H. White Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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River Delta Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks River Delta Joint Unified 1214^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for D. H. White Elementary

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Rank History for all students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.18	2250^th	4809	53.2%
2005	45.24	2431^st	4822	49.6%
2006	66.51	1487^th	4818	69.1%
2007	52.10	2201^st	5113	57.0%
2008	39.90	2950^th	5113	42.3%
2009	71.11	1391^st	5193	73.2%
2010	48.81	2632^nd	5314	50.5%
2011	49.86	2607^th	5377	51.5%
2012	41.18	3194^th	5390	40.7%
2013	47.46	2829^th	5530	48.8%
2015	58.08	2028^th	5611	63.9%
2016	35.26	3390^th	5614	39.6%
2017	33.09	3594^th	5692	36.9%
2018	34.91	3475^th	5662	38.6%
2019	33.12	3681^st	5789	36.4%
2022	43.26	2893^rd	5883	50.8%
2023	38.05	3279^th	5874	44.2%
2024	17.23	5086^th	5862	13.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.26	2301^st	3246	29.1%
2024	24.10	2890^th	3160	8.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.09	3846^th	5084	24.4%
2019	25.90	4169^th	5173	19.4%
2022	54.43	2007^th	5264	61.9%
2023	43.74	2785^th	5374	48.2%
2024	18.74	4883^rd	5511	11.4%

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Rank History for Female students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.92	3832^nd	5413	29.2%
2019	35.91	3348^th	5492	39.0%
2022	42.55	2839^th	5635	49.6%
2023	45.19	2689^th	5617	52.1%
2024	18.07	4870^th	5605	13.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.45	718^th	2585	72.2%

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Rank History for Male students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.02	2915^th	5431	46.3%
2019	32.42	3589^th	5510	34.9%
2022	43.85	2779^th	5663	50.9%
2023	32.88	3554^th	5650	37.1%
2024	18.64	4843^rd	5636	14.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.64	2954^th	4830	38.8%
2019	33.67	3416^th	4963	31.2%
2022	33.70	3400^th	5084	33.1%
2023	31.94	3556^th	5098	30.2%
2024	17.89	4599^th	5102	9.9%

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Rank History for White students at D. H. White Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.91	2428^th	2737	11.3%
2019	12.56	2562^nd	2834	9.6%
2022	31.12	1982^nd	2726	27.3%
2023	21.41	2181^st	2662	18.1%
2024	10.52	2436^th	2647	8.0%

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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 D. H. White Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	202	1	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	241
1989	192	1	1	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
1990	219	0	2	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	283
1991	268	0	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1992	308	0	4	57	3	n/a	n/a	0	372
1993	345	0	4	70	2	n/a	n/a	0	421
1994	264	4	2	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1995	264	3	5	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1996	264	3	5	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1997	219	3	7	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1998	196	1	10	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
1999	191	3	8	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
2000	193	1	6	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	276
2001	259	3	10	83	3	n/a	n/a	0	358
2002	273	5	10	85	3	n/a	n/a	2	378
2003	273	5	10	85	3	n/a	n/a	2	378
2004	265	6	5	85	6	n/a	n/a	15	382
2005	262	7	8	89	6	n/a	n/a	22	394
2006	243	6	5	87	5	n/a	n/a	26	372
2007	251	4	10	112	4	n/a	n/a	26	407
2008	235	8	11	104	2	n/a	n/a	0	360
2009	223	6	8	104	1	2	29	0	373
2010	224	8	7	116	0	1	20	0	376
2011	132	2	6	87	0	1	3	0	231
2012	296	6	5	146	1	0	16	0	470
2013	254	4	7	133	0	1	15	0	414
2014	225	7	8	132	1	1	25	0	399
2015	200	8	9	160	1	1	30	0	409
2016	180	9	8	149	2	0	24	0	372
2017	170	11	8	142	5	0	23	0	359
2018	168	9	7	137	6	3	25	0	355
2019	152	9	6	143	4	0	34	0	348
2020	154	14	6	136	4	3	30	0	347
2021	156	18	6	152	2	4	42	0	380
2022	147	18	4	164	3	1	51	0	388
2023	152	16	8	170	3	6	49	0	404
2024	156	16	8	190	5	6	46	0	427

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

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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 D. H. White Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	241	10.0	24.1	n/a
1989	232	9.5	24.4	n/a
1990	283	11.0	25.7	n/a
1991	297	13.0	22.8	n/a
1992	372	13.2	28.1	42.2
1993	421	19.0	22.2	28.5
1994	323	15.0	21.5	32.2
1995	331	15.0	22.1	35.3
1996	331	15.0	22.1	35.3
1997	292	16.0	18.3	37.7
1998	283	16.5	17.2	41
1999	280	16.3	17.2	38.6
2000	276	15.5	17.8	38.4
2001	358	21.0	17.0	33
2002	378	20.0	18.9	23.4
2003	378	20.0	18.9	23.4
2004	382	20.0	19.1	29.7
2005	394	20.0	19.7	28.2
2006	372	18.0	20.7	0
2007	407	21.0	19.4	38.1
2008	360	23.6	15.3	47.8
2009	373	21.6	16.5	41.8
2010	376	19.6	19.1	43.4
2011	231	n/a	n/a	98.7
2012	470	23.2	20.2	99.4
2013	414	21.2	19.5	44.7
2014	399	19.0	21.0	40.4
2015	409	18.0	22.7	46.5
2016	372	17.0	21.8	57.3
2017	359	12.0	29.9	50.1
2018	355	17.0	20.8	56.3
2019	348	16.0	21.7	58.9
2020	347	n/a	n/a	57.1
2021	380	19.0	20.0	49.7
2022	388	18.0	21.5	42.8
2023	404	13.0	30.9	58.4
2024	427	20.1	21.2	73.8

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 D. H. White Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	241	10.0	24.1	n/a
1989	232	9.5	24.4	n/a
1990	283	11.0	25.7	n/a
1991	297	13.0	22.8	n/a
1992	372	13.2	28.1	42.2
1993	421	19.0	22.2	28.5
1994	323	15.0	21.5	32.2
1995	331	15.0	22.1	35.3
1996	331	15.0	22.1	35.3
1997	292	16.0	18.3	37.7
1998	283	16.5	17.2	41
1999	280	16.3	17.2	38.6
2000	276	15.5	17.8	38.4
2001	358	21.0	17.0	33
2002	378	20.0	18.9	23.4
2003	378	20.0	18.9	23.4
2004	382	20.0	19.1	29.7
2005	394	20.0	19.7	28.2
2006	372	18.0	20.7	0
2007	407	21.0	19.4	38.1
2008	360	23.6	15.3	47.8
2009	373	21.6	16.5	41.8
2010	376	19.6	19.1	43.4
2011	231	n/a	n/a	98.7
2012	470	23.2	20.2	99.4
2013	414	21.2	19.5	44.7
2014	399	19.0	21.0	40.4
2015	409	18.0	22.7	46.5
2016	372	17.0	21.8	57.3
2017	359	12.0	29.9	50.1
2018	355	17.0	20.8	56.3
2019	348	16.0	21.7	58.9
2020	347	n/a	n/a	57.1
2021	380	19.0	20.0	49.7
2022	388	18.0	21.5	42.8
2023	404	13.0	30.9	58.4
2024	427	20.1	21.2	73.8

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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