Riverview School, El Mirage AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Riverview School

Riverview School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in El Mirage, part of the Dysart Unified District. The school sits within a community that has grown steadily from its agricultural roots into a diverse, car-dependent suburb northwest of Phoenix. El Mirage lacks a traditional downtown; its civic life is organized around a new city hall, parks, and a YMCA recreation facility. Major employers include Luke Air Force Base, Walmart, and the school district itself, and the city has pursued industrial development through a foreign trade zone. Housing values in the area have seen a modest recent decline, and rents have also softened slightly, though the area remains more affordable than the state benchmark.

Riverview School serves a large student body across pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with White students as the next largest group, followed by Black students and smaller shares of students who are two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports.

State assessment results for the 2024-2025 school year show that proficiency rates in both English language arts and math were below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County, placing Riverview in the bottom quartile overall. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency varied by grade, with the highest rate in eighth grade and the lowest in third grade. Math proficiency rates were lower across the board, with the highest rate in fourth grade and the lowest in fifth grade. Science results were available for fifth and eighth grades, with a modest share of students reaching proficiency in each. Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports students who are performing below grade level and what academic interventions are in place.

The school is part of Dysart Unified District, which underwent a notable reconfiguration starting in the 2021-2022 school year, converting several schools into separate middle and elementary campuses and altering feeder patterns. The district also rebranded to Dysart Schools in 2022. These changes may affect how Riverview fits into the broader district structure and what middle school options are available after eighth grade.

Riverview School is a large pre-K through eighth grade campus in El Mirage, serving a predominantly Hispanic student body. Academic proficiency rates on state assessments are below the county median, particularly in math. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation data. Families considering Riverview will want to understand what academic supports are available and how the district's recent reconfiguration affects the transition to high school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 46% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 30% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 30% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 27% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 37% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 316%

School 16% · District 41% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 40% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 33% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 46% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 50% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 51% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 43% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 42% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

This schoolDysart Unified District (4243), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.