Riverview Middle, Bay Point CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Riverview Middle

Riverview Middle serves grades six through eight in Bay Point, an unincorporated working-class suburban community on Suisun Bay in eastern Contra Costa County. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Latino, with substantial numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the area's economic profile. The school sits in a part of the county where median household income is moderate and housing values have softened slightly in recent years, though the waterfront location and proximity to the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station are shaping a wave of transit-oriented development nearby.

Academically, Riverview's state testing results show proficiency rates well below the county midpoint across tested subjects. In English Language Arts, overall proficiency across the three grades averages in the low twenties; math proficiency is in the single digits. Grade-level data show a pattern of improvement as students advance through middle school—sixth-grade math proficiency is lower than eighth-grade—but all grades remain substantially below the typical range seen in county schools. Science proficiency at the eighth-grade level, the only grade tested in that subject, is similarly low. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among county school sites. These numbers point to significant academic challenges; a parent may want to look into what interventions or supports the school has in place, or what the district's broader strategy is for schools in this position.

The school is a regular public school operated by Mt. Diablo Unified, a large district headquartered in Concord that spans multiple communities across the county. The district has made recent changes in arts offerings following state funding approval for arts and music instruction, so expanded arts access may be available; details on current course breadth or advanced pathways at Riverview specifically were not provided in the available data. Enrollment is stable at a size typical for a six-to-eight building, with roughly balanced numbers across the three grades.

Bay Point itself is a commuter bedroom community whose residents work largely outside the area in construction, health care, and retail. The Ambrose Recreation and Park District, the adjacent BART station, and a new county library being built near the station form the main civic anchors. The neighborhood is car-dependent except near the Willow Pass Road corridor, and the community is in the early stages of significant transit-oriented housing growth. A family choosing this school would be entering a setting with substantial economic hardship reflected in the student body, academic performance well below county norms, and a community in transition. Understanding the specific supports or programming the school offers would help clarify whether Riverview is a fit for your child's needs.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 65%

School 5% · District 39% · ▼ 34 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 37% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 37% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 615%

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

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 49% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 48% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Science

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 36% · ▼ 27 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 54% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

This schoolMt. Diablo Unified, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income29%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income20%Higher-income39%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income25%Higher-income29%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income4%Higher-income12%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income8%Higher-income23%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income13%Higher-income11%2 pp gap