Riverside’s public schools outscore 61% of California districts

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Riverside children attend outscore 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #358 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

Two districts: Riverside Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Alvord Unified School District runs grades K–12.

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Martin Luther King Jr. High, Polytechnic High, Ramona High, John W. North High, Arlington High, Norte Vista High, Hillcrest High, La Sierra High and Riverside STEM Academy.

93% of the class of 2023 in Riverside Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

$18,390 in Riverside Unified School District and $20,674 in Alvord Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Yes: Woodcrest Christian School System (religious, grades PK–12, 1,210 students), Bethel Christian Schools (religious, grades K–12, 485 students), Notre Dame High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 350 students), St. Catherine of Alexandria School (Catholic, grades K–8, 332 students), St. Thomas the Apostle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 149 students), Growing Place (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 141 students), Uc Riverside Center for Early Childhood Education (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 133 students), Islamic Academy of Riverside (religious, grades PK–8, 133 students), St. Francis de Sales School (Catholic, grades K–8, 121 students), Riverside Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 96 students), Allegiant Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 71 students), Riverside Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 38 students) and Cottonwood Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 18 students). Riverside also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.