Rio Valley Charter

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Lodi, California

Rio Valley Charter in Lodi, California enrolled 714 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 22.5 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 29-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

787 students in 2022-23, 731 students in 2023-24, 714 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.1 to 31.8.

Students enrolled at Rio Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 731, 2024-25: 71402004006008002022-237872023-247312024-25714
Students enrolled at Rio Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 731, 2024-25: 71402004006008002022-237872023-247312024-25714
Students enrolled at Rio Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 731, 2024-25: 71402004006008002022-237872023-247312024-25714
Students enrolled at Rio Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 731, 2024-25: 71402004006008002022-237872023-247312024-25714
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378737.121.2
2023-2473132.522.5
2024-2571431.822.5

22.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Rio Valley Charter 22.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRio Valley Charter 22.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Rio Valley Charter 22.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRio Valley Charter 22.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Rio Valley Charter 22.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRio Valley Charter 22.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Rio Valley Charter 22.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRio Valley Charter 22.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 179 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rio Valley Charter enrolled 763 students and had 4.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.3, one per 179 of the 763 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

37.4% of students were White, 36.0% Hispanic, 16.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White37.4%
  2. Hispanic36.0%
  3. Asian16.5%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. American Indian2.8%
  6. Two or more races1.8%
  7. Pacific Islander1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rio Valley Charter scored proficient or above: 29-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229‑35%29‑35%45%
Math, 2022-2320%18‑25% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 94 students in Rio Valley Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class9494495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Lodi

4 public schools of this kind in Lodi report 2024-25 enrollment; Rio Valley Charter is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vista Oaks Charter99924.826.6%
Rio Valley Charter71422.551.8%
Valley Robotics Academy27820.141.4%
Independence16614.163.3%

All public schools in Lodi →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rio Valley Charter

  1. Vista Oaks CharterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.5 miles away: 999 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. IndependenceThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 166 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Rio Valley Charter with Vista Oaks CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rio Valley Charter School spends per student$10,038 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,038
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRio Valley Charter is the number 125 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#125 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher22.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.22.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rio Valley Charter

  1. How many students attend Rio Valley Charter?
    714 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Lodi, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rio Valley Charter?
    22.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rio Valley Charter a Title I school?
    Rio Valley Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rio Valley Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rio Valley Charter scored proficient or above: 29-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Rio Valley Charter?
    95% or more of the 94 students in Rio Valley Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Rio Valley Charter in?
    Rio Valley Charter School, NCES district ID 0601765. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060176512723 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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