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Rio Vista Elementary School is a community that has high expectations of success for each student by embracing individual differences and learning styles in a safe and orderly environment.
RIO VISTA ELEMENTARY NEWS
![The Principals of San Bernardino City Unified School District’s newest California Distinguished Schools—Shannon Cabanas of Richardson PREP HI, James Espinoza of Middle College High, Dr. Christopher Jackson of Cajon High and Kathy Atencio of Rodriguez PREP Academy—hold star-shaped awards presented by the Board of Education.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1787941909/sbcusdcom/nk6k4gkyq0gz8gbmz1av/DistinguishedSchools2026April-15.jpg","width":2200}])
Four SBCUSD campuses—Cajon High School, Middle College High School, Richardson PREP HI Middle School and Rodriguez PREP Academy Middle School—earned a 2026 California Distinguished School Award from the California Department of Education (CDE).
![A young boy is reading a hard-cover children's book outside, just in front of the playground equipment.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1785799166/sbcusdcom/xrjyr9hde4uasrm81k2z/UrbitaReaders2025Sept-5.jpg","width":2200}])
As nearly 44,000 students returned to San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) campuses for the start of the new school year on Monday, Aug. 3, the District’s School Police Department is urging motorists to exercise extra caution around schools and along student travel routes.
![The front of the San Bernardino High School campus with the words "SBHS" and "Cardinal City" painted in large letters that take up half the building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1784328958/sbcusdcom/xnakzylq5tuhioij4qx8/5A2A1832.jpg","width":2200}])
As the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) prepares to welcome tens of thousands of students and employees back for the new school year, SBCUSD District Police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for a series of copper thefts and acts of vandalism that impacted multiple school campuses.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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650 North Del Rosa Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92410
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Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room, Board of Education Building 777 North F St. San Bernardino, CA 92410
Join SBCUSD Board of Education and Superintendent Mauricio Arellano for the regular scheduled Board of Education meeting.
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500 Inland Center Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Are you thinking about your next steps after high school?
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1881 West Baseline Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411
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700 North F Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
QUICKFACTS
1451 North California Street
San Bernardino, CA 92411
$16,245
Expenditures per Pupil
K-6
Grades Served
1
Technology Device per Student
429
Total Enrollment
28
Teachers
35.4%
English Language Learners
33
Classified Employees
86.7%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged