Is Rio Calaveras Elementary a good school?

Rio Calaveras Elementary ranks 2504 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Calaveras Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 850 students attended Rio Calaveras Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Calaveras Elementary?

Students at Rio Calaveras Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 40% Asian, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rio Calaveras Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Calaveras Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Stagg Senior High

Rio Calaveras Elementary

Summary:

Rio Calaveras Elementary is a public K-8 school in Stockton, California, serving 838 students. Despite being part of the Stockton Unified School District, which is ranked 1289 out of 1568 districts in the state, Rio Calaveras consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in academic achievement across all grade levels and subjects.

Rio Calaveras' academic performance is particularly strong, with 44.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 28.71% for Stockton Unified and 47.04% for California. In mathematics, 34.43% of Rio Calaveras students were proficient or better, compared to 17.96% for Stockton Unified and 35.54% for California. The school also outperforms the district and state in science, with 26.98% of students proficient or better, compared to 15.21% for Stockton Unified and 30.7% for California. Additionally, Rio Calaveras performs exceptionally well with its English Language Learner and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 5% and top 28% of California elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.1% in 2018-2019 to 24.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, while Rio Calaveras outperforms most nearby schools, such as Cleveland Elementary, Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, and Wilson Elementary, it is outperformed by Valentine Peyton Elementary, which is only 0.6 miles away. The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at Rio Calaveras, 68.38% in 2022-2023, also suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the academic challenges it faces.

Detail:

Public K-8

1819 East Bianchi Rd.
Stockton, CA 95210-6166

(209) 933-7270

District: Stockton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2504^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,360

Students who attend Rio Calaveras Elementary usually attend:

High:

Stagg Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.2

Number of students: 850

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

Asian:

40.4%

African American:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Calaveras Elementary ranks better than 57.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 40 ranked elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Rio Calaveras Elementary ranks better than 58.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.23. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.1%), Asian (40.4%), African American (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Calaveras Elementary is 26.2. 32 elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rio Calaveras Elementary employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Calaveras Elementary is $6,360. 36 elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Calaveras Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Calaveras Elementary 2504^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Calaveras Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rio Calaveras Elementary 1164^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rio Calaveras Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Stockton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Stockton Unified 1289^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rio Calaveras Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	63.08	1565^th	4809	67.5%
2005	67.11	1453^rd	4822	69.9%
2007	63.44	1661^st	5113	67.5%
2008	61.26	1800^th	5113	64.8%
2009	54.31	2225^th	5193	57.2%
2010	62.71	1844^th	5314	65.3%
2011	63.21	1835^th	5377	65.9%
2012	59.27	2086^th	5390	61.3%
2013	51.18	2614^th	5530	52.7%
2015	55.98	2129^th	5611	62.1%
2016	59.38	2020^th	5614	64.0%
2017	60.60	1987^th	5692	65.1%
2018	54.47	2315^th	5662	59.1%
2019	49.67	2615^th	5789	54.8%
2022	46.23	2741^st	5883	53.4%
2023	52.58	2403^rd	5874	59.1%
2024	50.96	2504^th	5862	57.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.41	1849^th	3246	43.0%
2019	57.20	923^rd	3275	71.8%
2022	84.62	235^th	3311	92.9%
2023	59.33	810^th	3250	75.1%
2024	88.31	128^th	3160	95.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.18	1505^th	5084	70.4%
2019	66.54	1372^nd	5173	73.5%
2022	62.62	1533^rd	5264	70.9%
2023	66.38	1420^th	5374	73.6%
2024	64.49	1527^th	5511	72.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.99	1798^th	5413	66.8%
2019	53.29	2316^th	5492	57.8%
2022	45.53	2666^th	5635	52.7%
2023	49.74	2420^th	5617	56.9%
2024	52.56	2294^th	5605	59.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.90	2724^th	5431	49.8%
2019	45.91	2684^th	5510	51.3%
2022	46.70	2626^th	5663	53.6%
2023	53.78	2242^nd	5650	60.3%
2024	48.15	2559^th	5636	54.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.19	906^th	1071	15.4%
2019	20.33	979^th	1149	14.8%
2022	14.85	1004^th	1154	13.0%
2023	17.85	1018^th	1190	14.5%
2024	23.51	980^th	1203	18.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.34	2146^th	4830	55.6%
2019	52.11	2146^th	4963	56.8%
2022	47.37	2376^th	5084	53.3%
2023	60.76	1625^th	5098	68.1%
2024	49.20	2318^th	5102	54.6%

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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 Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	49.98	782^nd	1769	55.8%
2005	56.52	673^rd	1777	62.1%
2007	53.01	833^rd	1999	58.3%
2008	61.75	663^rd	2005	66.9%
2009	71.49	478^th	2063	76.8%
2010	65.03	659^th	2179	69.8%
2011	63.51	728^th	2236	67.4%
2012	55.37	940^th	2259	58.4%
2013	48.61	1189^th	2379	50.0%
2015	68.76	669^th	2477	73.0%
2016	61.35	832^nd	2497	66.7%
2017	54.49	990^th	2508	60.5%
2018	53.58	992^nd	2480	60.0%
2019	48.58	1187^th	2715	56.3%
2022	46.25	1273^rd	2740	53.5%
2023	46.88	1258^th	2802	55.1%
2024	50.23	1164^th	2777	58.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.57	526^th	1364	61.4%
2019	36.03	834^th	1442	42.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.14	740^th	2230	66.8%
2019	56.43	838^th	2369	64.6%
2022	61.56	703^rd	2458	71.4%
2023	52.13	958^th	2549	62.4%
2024	66.97	597^th	2575	76.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.45	1199^th	2262	47.0%
2019	48.35	1101^st	2380	53.7%
2022	51.23	1040^th	2509	58.5%
2023	40.22	1327^th	2547	47.9%
2024	43.05	1252^nd	2546	50.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.38	763^rd	2273	66.4%
2019	47.82	1079^th	2407	55.2%
2022	42.04	1276^th	2527	49.5%
2023	51.94	1010^th	2558	60.5%
2024	55.84	904^th	2547	64.5%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.15	567^th	700	19.0%
2019	21.94	614^th	745	17.6%
2022	16.11	622^nd	733	15.1%
2023	14.57	622^nd	718	13.4%
2024	17.82	613^th	741	17.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.27	280^th	600	53.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rio Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.38	871^st	2072	58.0%
2019	48.24	994^th	2213	55.1%
2022	38.64	1335^th	2359	43.4%
2023	44.54	1136^th	2391	52.5%
2024	55.50	842^nd	2383	64.7%

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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 Rio Calaveras Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1999	80	92	221	138	6	n/a	n/a	537
2000	120	120	273	206	15	n/a	n/a	734
2001	109	127	309	212	19	n/a	n/a	776
2002	134	151	378	327	12	n/a	n/a	1002
2003	134	151	378	327	12	n/a	n/a	1002
2004	128	127	382	349	21	n/a	n/a	1007
2005	119	122	372	402	34	n/a	n/a	1049
2006	116	125	393	425	34	n/a	n/a	1093
2007	86	113	296	359	28	n/a	n/a	882
2008	83	102	292	354	31	n/a	n/a	862
2009	76	117	271	361	21	9	0	855
2010	67	105	319	373	16	10	5	895
2011	73	117	340	391	12	9	0	942
2012	61	117	342	420	16	11	9	976
2013	68	121	368	431	16	11	4	1019
2014	69	107	377	449	13	12	18	1045
2015	69	97	374	446	16	14	22	1038
2016	60	87	379	442	12	10	28	1018
2017	55	105	383	400	11	13	28	995
2018	54	91	377	403	10	11	30	976
2019	45	71	379	392	8	9	33	937
2020	37	65	376	368	9	9	30	894
2021	36	49	353	341	6	8	35	828
2022	32	61	344	323	3	11	34	808
2023	32	70	355	326	3	13	39	838
2024	25	73	343	349	3	12	45	850

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 Calaveras Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	537	32.0	16.8	61.6
2000	734	37.0	19.8	59.3
2001	776	40.0	19.4	54.3
2002	1002	49.0	20.4	57.5
2003	1002	49.0	20.4	57.5
2004	1007	46.0	21.9	55.4
2005	1049	45.0	23.3	51.2
2006	1093	50.0	21.9	64.7
2007	882	40.0	22.1	52.6
2008	862	40.0	21.6	60.1
2009	855	36.9	19.9	65.4
2010	895	40.0	22.3	73.3
2011	942	n/a	n/a	76.3
2012	976	33.1	29.4	n/a
2013	1019	31.3	32.5	76.7
2014	1045	31.0	33.6	77.2
2015	1038	31.0	33.4	82.2
2016	1018	32.0	31.8	82.1
2017	995	30.5	32.6	80.2
2018	976	30.5	32.0	70.4
2019	937	29.5	31.7	70.7
2020	894	n/a	n/a	73.6
2021	828	33.5	24.7	75.1
2022	808	31.4	25.6	76.6
2023	838	31.9	26.2	68.4
2024	850	32.3	26.2	71.1

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 Calaveras Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	537	32.0	16.8	61.6
2000	734	37.0	19.8	59.3
2001	776	40.0	19.4	54.3
2002	1002	49.0	20.4	57.5
2003	1002	49.0	20.4	57.5
2004	1007	46.0	21.9	55.4
2005	1049	45.0	23.3	51.2
2006	1093	50.0	21.9	64.7
2007	882	40.0	22.1	52.6
2008	862	40.0	21.6	60.1
2009	855	36.9	19.9	65.4
2010	895	40.0	22.3	73.3
2011	942	n/a	n/a	76.3
2012	976	33.1	29.4	n/a
2013	1019	31.3	32.5	76.7
2014	1045	31.0	33.6	77.2
2015	1038	31.0	33.4	82.2
2016	1018	32.0	31.8	82.1
2017	995	30.5	32.6	80.2
2018	976	30.5	32.0	70.4
2019	937	29.5	31.7	70.7
2020	894	n/a	n/a	73.6
2021	828	33.5	24.7	75.1
2022	808	31.4	25.6	76.6
2023	838	31.9	26.2	68.4
2024	850	32.3	26.2	71.1

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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