New Lexington Elementary vs Rio Vista Elementary

Rio Vista Elementary holds a meaningful edge in overall rating, scoring 9.3 out of 10 against New Lexington Elementary's 8.9 — a 0.4-point gap that reflects a more substantial difference in state rank. Rio Vista Elementary sits at #95 of 9,533 California elementary schools, placing it in roughly the top 1 percent statewide. New Lexington Elementary ranks #337 of 9,533, which is still a strong top-4-percent standing but trails Rio Vista by 242 positions on the same scale.

Academically, the delta is concrete: Rio Vista Elementary scores 8.9 out of 10 versus New Lexington Elementary's 8.0 — a 0.9-point gap that represents the largest single difference between these two schools. Growth scores are closer but still favor Rio Vista, at 9.4 versus New Lexington's 9.0. Both schools serve the same grade span, kindergarten through sixth grade, so the comparison is direct across all elementary years. That 0.4-point academic gap compounds over six grades and likely reflects measurable differences in proficiency rates rather than a single outlier year.

The two schools are demographically similar. New Lexington Elementary enrolls 298 students and Rio Vista Elementary enrolls 314 — a difference of 16 students. Free and reduced lunch eligibility runs 85 percent at New Lexington Elementary versus 80 percent at Rio Vista Elementary, signaling comparable socioeconomic contexts across both campuses. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical: New Lexington Elementary at 15.7 to 1 and Rio Vista Elementary at 15.0 to 1. Neither school carries a meaningful structural advantage in class size or resource access based on available data.

Both schools serve kindergarten through sixth grade and sit just 1.4 miles apart within El Monte. Because demographics, grade span, and class sizes are so closely matched, the gap between them traces almost entirely to academic outcomes and growth trajectory rather than to structural differences in programming or student population composition.