Public school · Alvord Unified

Norte Vista High — Rating & test scores

6585 Crest Avenue, Riverside · 1,804 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 71

DevelopingScope Score · 26th percentile. Higher than 26 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (358 of 378); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 378
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Norte Vista a good high school?

Developing. Norte Vista is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced2043%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1311%
English, Advanced1814%
Math, Advanced51%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2728 in 100
Norte Vista’s place among California high schools, out of 100Alvord Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 15% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is Norte Vista’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Norte Vista say about itself?

We haven’t read Norte Vista’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open nortevista.alvordschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Norte Vista. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 4.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. HillcrestNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7654th
  2. PatriotJurupa Unified · by addressScope Score 7552nd
  3. ArlingtonRiverside Unified · by addressScope Score 7337th
  4. La SierraNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  5. Jurupa ValleyJurupa Unified · by addressScope Score 7336th
  6. RamonaRiverside Unified · by addressScope Score 7233rd
  7. Norte VistaScope Score 7126th
  8. RubidouxJurupa Unified · by addressScope Score 7023rd
Alvord UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Norte Vista compare with schools like it?

Norte Vista’s Scope Score is 71. 351 California high schools, counting Norte Vista, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Norte Vista’s result is higher than 132 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 351

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 90%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

351 California public high schools where 86% to 98% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 86% to 98% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Norte Vista’s share. The count includes Norte Vista. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 43% to 50% and math from 11% to 15%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 53%57%CaliforniaCalifornia52%Alvord UnifiedDistrict50%Norte VistaNorte Vista

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202623%18%32%CaliforniaCalifornia19%Alvord UnifiedDistrict15%Norte VistaNorte Vista

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Alvord Unified’s line combines its 3 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Alvord Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringNorte VistaAlvord UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201753%53%60%520
201847%45%56%511
201949%54%57%478
202249%50%55%453
202343%50%55%475
202455%57%56%393
202543%51%57%421
202650%52%57%419
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringNorte VistaAlvord UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201718%23%32%526
201813%18%31%511
201917%25%32%478
202210%16%27%449
202311%16%27%481
202412%15%28%397
202511%18%30%422
202615%19%32%420

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

English

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25253020
Alvord Unified49%California57%

Math

15%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

592611
Alvord Unified17%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 15% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school20%30%25%25%419
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Alvord Unified20%29%25%26%1,234
Math, grade 11 · This school4%11%26%59%420
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Alvord Unified6%11%23%60%1,234

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 419 tested in English, 420 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 92% of students. 469 of 1,900 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

25in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (469 of 1,900 students).

At the average Alvord Unified high school: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.7% of students were suspended at least once (33 of 1,932). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,804

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 92%White 3%Black or African American 2%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

Family income

92%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,660 of 1,804. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

90

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

1% were in their first year.

86% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

36%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (138 of 385 students).

Alvord Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino92%
White3%
Black or African American2%
Asian1%
Two or more races<1%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 84.1 of 97.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino386 tested15%California 21%
  • Low-income389 tested13%California 23%
  • Homeless39 tested8%California 15%
  • English learners90 tested1%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities58 tested0%California 8%

13% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students, English learners and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Alvord Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 388 tested in English, 389 in math
English48%+246%−149%
Math13%−215%−1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 385 tested in English, 386 in math
English50%+446%+149%
Math15%+114%−621%
English learners · 89 tested in English, 90 in math
English8%08%08%
Math1%−23%−78%
Students with disabilities · 58 tested
English7%−512%−1219%
Math0%−22%−88%
Homeless · 39 tested
English36%−238%+135%
Math8%+17%−715%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Alvord Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 57% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 50% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

57%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

39%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 358 of 378 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

57%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 217 of 378 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

39%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 141 of 358 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

50% enrolled in college within 12 months · 439 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓32 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓29 · 7%
  • California community college124 · 28%
  • In-state private27 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled218 · 50%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
50%enrolled in college within a year

439 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California32 (7%)
  • California State University29 (7%)
  • California community college124 (28%)
  • In-state private27 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled218 (50%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 358 of 378 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 217 of 378 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 141 of 358 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
63
Admitted
45
Enrolled
27

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 49 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 16
  • UC San DiegoApplied 45 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 41 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 35 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 26 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 23 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 19 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 17 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 16 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 63 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 111 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2023Applied 118 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2022Applied 115 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2021Applied 105 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2020Applied 124 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2019Applied 129 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2018Applied 152 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2017Applied 143 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2016Applied 90 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 40

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
256
Admitted
248
Enrolled
29

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 828 · Admitted 680 · Enrolled 54
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 706 · Admitted 284 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 640 · Admitted 578 · Enrolled 29
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 584 · Admitted 354 · Enrolled 27
  • San Diego StateApplied 414 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 246 · Admitted 212 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 204 · Admitted 168 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 154 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 138 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 136 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 134 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 104 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 90 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 78 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 78 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 74 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 70 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 66 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 56 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 54 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 256 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2024Applied 318 · Admitted 294 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2023Applied 276 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2022Applied 248 · Admitted 230 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2021Applied 228 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 25
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 7 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course7 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Precalculus
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • European History
  • Microeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
79 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Norte Vista. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$21,925 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Alvord Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $87 million.

$21,925

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,036
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,889
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,632
  • Norte Vista$21,925
  • Alvord Unified high schools$22,205
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Alvord Unified’s yearly plan

$87million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27
  • ENGAGEMENT / CONNECTION$41 million
  • ACADEMICS$38 million
  • COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS$7 million
  • SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO SUCCESS$321,442

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $87 million of $348 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Alvord Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Norte Vista like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92503. They are not figures for the families at Norte Vista.

Typical household income in a year

$96,268

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92503.

Typical home value
$597,300
People who live in this ZIP code
88,395
Typical age
35.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on Norte Vista’s results?

Alvord Unified’s board decides Norte Vista’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Norte Vista in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Alvord Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Alvord Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Norte Vista. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (138 of 385 students); California: 47%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?25 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (469 of 1,900 students); average Alvord Unified high school: 21 in 100
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?85% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (420 students tested); California: 68%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Norte Vista, and how do I get in?

Ask Alvord Unified which school serves your address. From parts of Loma Vista Middle and Wells Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Loma Vista Middle Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Wells Middle Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Norte Vista High

From the district’s 2024 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (6)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Loma Vista Middle

Into Wells Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Arlanza Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Terrace Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 20th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Rosemary Kennedy Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Twinhill Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · elementary · 2026

    76% of the zone’s children

  • La Granada Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

    71% of the zone’s children

  • Foothill Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Loma Vista Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · middle · 2026

    91% of the zone’s children

  • Wells Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · middle · 2026

    66% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Norte Vista?

Address
6585 Crest Avenue, Riverside 92503Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jason MarquezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Alvord Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Norte Vista a good high school?

Norte Vista High has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 26 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 26th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 25 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average Alvord Unified high school. 1.7% of students (33 of 1,932) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 48% of low-income students in grade 11 at Norte Vista High in Riverside scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 7 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 79 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

50% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,099 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in Alvord Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math7%4022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)57%5820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math27%4318%
Chronically absent28 in 100525%
Suspension rate3.7% (71 of 1,905)505%
English learners: top level12%425%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257126#1099California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1003.9% (90 of 2,323)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1003.3% (67 of 2,026)
2024–2528 in 1003.7% (71 of 1,905)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1141920%30%25%25%50%57%−7

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114204%11%26%59%15%32%−17

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English41920%50%
2026 · Math4204%15%
2025 · English42114%43%
2025 · Math4221%11%
2024 · English39319%55%
2024 · Math3972%12%
2023 · English47513%43%
2023 · Math4811%11%
2022 · English45320%49%
2022 · Math4492%10%
2019 · English47818%49%
2019 · Math4783%17%
2018 · English51117%47%
2018 · Math5112%13%
2017 · English52020%53%
2017 · Math5263%18%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English42143%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math42211%
2024 · Grade 11 · English39355%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math39712%
2023 · Grade 11 · English47543%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math48111%
2022 · Grade 11 · English45349%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math44910%
2019 · Grade 11 · English47849%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math47817%
2018 · Grade 11 · English51147%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math51113%
2017 · Grade 11 · English52053%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math52618%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4215%22%63%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income38848%+2−1
Hispanic or Latino38550%+4+1
English learners898%00
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 28 in 100 → 2025–26 · 25 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.7% (71 of 1,905) → 2025–26 · 1.7% (33 of 1,932) · −2.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10025 in 100+7 in 100
Male20 in 10025 in 100+5 in 100
Asian4 of 413 of 27—
Black or African American11 of 3819 of 40—
Filipino5 of 14——
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10024 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races4 of 130 of 14—
White20 of 9222 of 55—
Students with disabilities30 in 10033 in 100+3 in 100
English learners23 in 10026 in 100+3 in 100
Foster youth4 of 96 of 13—
Homeless28 in 10030 in 100+2 in 100
Low-income18 in 10025 in 100+7 in 100
All students18 in 10025 in 100+7 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 57% · numerator 217 students classified Prepared · denominator 378 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 41% · AP-pathway numerator 89 · denominator 217 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 217 of 378 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
41%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
39%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
50%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20256345273.553.743.77
202411186433.623.803.94
202311891353.743.884.02
202211584513.733.924.01
202110579453.493.723.83
202012480453.513.743.85
201912965403.403.753.82
201815277533.423.723.82
201714376503.383.743.83
20169055403.283.573.62

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251964
Berkeley20243253
Berkeley2023304under 3
Berkeley2022314under 3
Berkeley2021193under 3
Davis202516under 3under 3
Davis20242212under 3
Davis20232912under 3
Davis20223115under 3
Davis20212910under 3
Irvine2025416under 3
Irvine202491193
Irvine202391276
Irvine2022983717
Irvine2021643215
Los Angeles2025354under 3
Los Angeles20246763
Los Angeles20236164
Los Angeles2022616under 3
Los Angeles202161under 3under 3
Merced20252323under 3
Merced20241817under 3
Merced20232019under 3
Merced20222723under 3
Merced20213830under 3
Riverside2025494016
Riverside2024946821
Riverside2023945914
Riverside2022975918
Riverside2021885523
San Diego20254513under 3
San Diego202465205
San Diego202374387
San Diego202262357
San Diego20215415under 3
Santa Barbara20252613under 3
Santa Barbara202429153
Santa Barbara20233112under 3
Santa Barbara20223214under 3
Santa Barbara202140143
Santa Cruz20251711under 3
Santa Cruz202428173
Santa Cruz20231811under 3
Santa Cruz20222916under 3
Santa Cruz20213214under 3
Universitywide2025634527
Universitywide20241118643
Universitywide20231189135
Universitywide20221158451
Universitywide20211057945

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
English Language and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count12
AP enrollment (male/female)472
IB participationoffered · 249 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 79 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections20
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,901

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California327%
California State University297%
California community college12428%
In-state private276%
Out-of-state, 4-year82%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled21850%

439 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 50% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,196 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,682 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$481 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,804

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,151 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,804

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,841 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,716,91963.64%64%
Instruction support$37,253,69111.15%11%
Student services$29,731,5248.90%9%
Administration$18,729,2655.60%6%
Buildings & maintenance$31,476,9859.42%9%
Other$4,334,2291.30%1%
Total$334,242,614100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $334,242,614 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,196 per pupil
2020$13,092 per pupil
2019$13,771 per pupil
2018$12,822 per pupil
2017$12,265 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92503 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92503 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$96,268
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population88,395
Median age35.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92503 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026