Riverside Unified School District
Schools by level
Elementary 29 · Middle school 7 · High school 7 · Other / combined 2
At a glance
- Students
- 38,033 (2024-25)
- Schools
- 45
- Students per teacher
- 23.3
- Grades
- K-12
- Locale
- City: Large
- District office
- 3380 14th St., Riverside, CA 92501
- Phone
- (951) 788-7135
- Website
- www.riversideunified.org
Official rating
State test: share meeting the standard · % met or exceeded standard (all grades, all students)
ELA 47% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
California Department of Education — CAASPP Smarter Balanced research file 2025-26The official rating for this district is not linked yet.
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Each address is zoned to specific schools. Confirm with the district's official lookup tool or office before you sign a lease.
Schools (45)
Official campus ratings are shown with their year. Use the address lookup to confirm zoning.
Elementary 29
Adams Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 487 · ELA 39% · Math 28% (CAASPP 2026)
Alcott Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 603 · ELA 44% · Math 37% (CAASPP 2026)
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 767 · ELA 64% · Math 63% (CAASPP 2026)
Bryant Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 332 · ELA 49% · Math 40% (CAASPP 2026)
Castle View Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 684 · ELA 56% · Math 51% (CAASPP 2026)
Emerson Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 669 · ELA 29% · Math 18% (CAASPP 2026)
Fremont Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 593 · ELA 34% · Math 26% (CAASPP 2026)
Harada Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 603 · ELA 22% · Math 20% (CAASPP 2026)
Harrison Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 571 · ELA 38% · Math 35% (CAASPP 2026)
Hawthorne Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 663 · ELA 42% · Math 32% (CAASPP 2026)
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 848 · ELA 33% · Math 25% (CAASPP 2026)
Jackson Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 657 · ELA 31% · Math 23% (CAASPP 2026)
Jefferson Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 886 · ELA 34% · Math 27% (CAASPP 2026)
John F. Kennedy Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 864 · ELA 67% · Math 59% (CAASPP 2026)
Lake Mathews Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 733 · ELA 61% · Math 56% (CAASPP 2026)
Liberty Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 651 · ELA 31% · Math 28% (CAASPP 2026)
Longfellow Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 701 · ELA 31% · Math 27% (CAASPP 2026)
Madison Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 675 · ELA 39% · Math 33% (CAASPP 2026)
Magnolia Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 535 · ELA 53% · Math 40% (CAASPP 2026)
Mark Twain Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 1,033 · ELA 55% · Math 48% (CAASPP 2026)
Monroe Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 596 · ELA 38% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
Mountain View Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 851 · ELA 45% · Math 30% (CAASPP 2026)
Pachappa Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 676 · ELA 49% · Math 44% (CAASPP 2026)
Patricia Beatty Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 494 · ELA 38% · Math 30% (CAASPP 2026)
Tomas Rivera Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 699 · ELA 53% · Math 48% (CAASPP 2026)
Victoria Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 488 · ELA 38% · Math 31% (CAASPP 2026)
Washington Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 818 · ELA 36% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
William Howard Taft Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 635 · ELA 41% · Math 36% (CAASPP 2026)
Woodcrest Elementary
Grades K-6 · Riverside · Students 660 · ELA 42% · Math 35% (CAASPP 2026)
Middle school 7
Amelia Earhart Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 743 · ELA 60% · Math 48% (CAASPP 2026)
Central Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 621 · ELA 42% · Math 25% (CAASPP 2026)
Chemawa Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 885 · ELA 35% · Math 19% (CAASPP 2026)
Frank Augustus Miller Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 844 · ELA 68% · Math 52% (CAASPP 2026)
Matthew Gage Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 840 · ELA 45% · Math 34% (CAASPP 2026)
Sierra Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 829 · ELA 41% · Math 21% (CAASPP 2026)
University Heights Middle
Grades 7-8 · Riverside · Students 870 · ELA 39% · Math 21% (CAASPP 2026)
High school 7
Arlington High
Grades 9-12 · Riverside · Students 1,920 · ELA 54% · Math 18% (CAASPP 2026)
John W. North High
Grades 9-12 · Riverside · Students 2,011 · ELA 46% · Math 15% (CAASPP 2026)
Martin Luther King Jr. High
Grades 9-12 · Riverside · Students 2,699 · ELA 69% · Math 40% (CAASPP 2026)
Polytechnic High
Grades 9-12 · Riverside · Students 2,484 · ELA 69% · Math 29% (CAASPP 2026)
Ramona High
Grades 9-12 · Riverside · Students 2,142 · ELA 57% · Math 20% (CAASPP 2026)
Riverside STEM Academy
Grades 5-12 · Riverside · Students 665 · ELA 84% · Math 77% (CAASPP 2026)
Sunshine Special Education
Grades 12-12 · Riverside · Students 74
Other / combined 2
Educational Options Center State Preschool
Riverside
Riverside Virtual
Grades K-12 · Riverside · Students 524 · ELA 56% · Math 52% (CAASPP 2026)
Checklist before renting in this district
Check these before you sign a lease.
Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Fairfax County Public Schools (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned
Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)
Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)
Source:U.S. Department of Education (NCELA) (checked 2026-10-29)
Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)
ESL / ELL support
US public schools must support students learning English. At enrolment families complete a Home Language Survey and an English assessment decides the support. Ask the district about its programmes.
F-1 student visas cannot be used for US public elementary or middle schools (K-8); public high school on an F-1 is limited to 12 months with full tuition paid (US Department of State). Your status depends on the parents' visa, so confirm with official sources.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data — 2024-25 preliminary directory files2024-25· Checked 2026-10-28
- NCES Common Core of Data (EDGE school & district characteristics)2024-25· Checked 2026-10-28
- California Department of Education — CAASPP Smarter Balanced research file 2025-262026
School and district lists come from the NCES Common Core of Data; ratings from each state education agency. Every number carries its year. No house prices, crime data or home-made rankings.
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