School district · California

Riverbank Unified

Riverbank Unified in California: 6 public schools with 2,954 students and 21.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,932 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6; 1 charter
Students: 2,954
Students per teacher: 21.0; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,932; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 141
Counselors (FTE): 6.0
Students per counselor: 492; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

33%proficient

+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,357 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

21%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,363 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.5K15

$11.0K16

$12.8K17

$12.7K18

$14.5K19

$14.1K20

$14.3K21

$15.7K22

$16.6K23

$18.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 9.2% · $6.1M
State: 73% · $48.3M
Local: 18% · $11.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,023
Support services: $6,188
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $8M
Long-term debt: $29M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
California Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	540	20.8	15%	15%	Riverbank
Mesa Verde ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	529	24.0	23%	15%	Oakdale
Riverbank Language AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	557	25.0	51%	44%	Riverbank
Cardozo MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	544	19.4	34%	13%	Riverbank
Adelante HighAlternativeFree meals for all	10–12	40	12.7	—	—	Riverbank
Riverbank HighFree meals for all	9–12	744	18.9	—	—	Riverbank

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 6715 Seventh St., Riverbank, CA 95367
Phone: (209)869-2538

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.