📍 10237 W Encanto Blvd, Avondale, Maricopa County, 85392
Rio Vista Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Avondale, Maricopa County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pendergast Elementary District (4283) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Rio Vista Elementary enrolls 641 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 460 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 13% |
| White | 52 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
435 of the school's 641 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rio Vista Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
Rio Vista Elementary is one of 12 schools in Pendergast Elementary District (4283), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 8,098 students district-wide and employs 422 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 641 students, Rio Vista Elementary is close to the district average of about 675 students per school.
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