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Rio Vista Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

10237 W Encanto Blvd, Avondale, AZ 85392 · (623) 772-2670 · Part of Pendergast Elementary District

Avondale’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
662
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Rio Vista Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10237 W Encanto Blvd, Avondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 181
Grade 274
Grade 385
Grade 466
Grade 578
Grade 683
Grade 778
Grade 855
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
667’20
649’21
641’22
678’23
662’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%Black 13%White 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rio Vista Elementary from Avondale families.

Other schools in Pendergast Elementary District

The district →
Garden Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
B−
941 students21:1
Westwind Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C
932 students20:1
Copper King Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C+
738 students18:1
Desert Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
D
690 students18:1
Desert Mirage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Glendale
C
675 students18:1
Pendergast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phoenix
C−
665 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Avondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.