Highgrove’s public schools outscore 64% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Highgrove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Highgrove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 526 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Highgrove’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,390 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then eight middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Highgrove’s grade
B: better than 64% of California school districts, #314 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highgrove, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
1st grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
2nd grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
3rd grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
4th grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
5th grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
6th grade in Highgrove
Highgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · 848 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Highgrove’s public schools are run by Riverside Unified School District, which also serves Riverside. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Highgrove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Highgrove’s borders.
Every school in Highgrove
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Highgrove’s schools
Are Highgrove’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Highgrove children attend outscore 64% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #314 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highgrove in?
Riverside Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 38,002 students in 48 schools (2024–25).
Where do Highgrove kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Martin Luther King Jr. High, Polytechnic High, Ramona High, John W. North High, Arlington High and Riverside STEM Academy.
What is Highgrove’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Riverside Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Highgrove spend per student?
$18,390 in Riverside Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highgrove families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.