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Riverside STEM Academy — Rating & test scores

Riverside · 5–12 · 665 students (2024–25)

96thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

78 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Riverside STEM Academyhigher than 96 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Riverside STEM Academyhigher than 96 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Riverside STEM Academyhigher than 96 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well above California in English and math: 82% and 76% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 306
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 6–8. Riverside STEM Academy teaches 5–12: grade 5 results ↓

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 43%
Proficient: 39%
Below Proficient: 18%

82% proficient or advanced · 306 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	43%	19%	16%
Proficient	39%	30%	32%
Developing	11%	23%	26%
Minimal	7%	28%	26%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 55%
Proficient: 21%
Below Proficient: 24%

76% proficient or advanced · 306 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	55%	21%	17%
Proficient	21%	16%	16%
Developing	17%	23%	27%
Minimal	7%	40%	40%

English

grade 5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 54%
Proficient: 28%
Below Proficient: 18%

82% proficient or advanced · 105 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	54%	23%	20%
Proficient	28%	26%	25%
Developing	13%	20%	21%
Minimal	5%	31%	34%

Math

grade 5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 53%
Proficient: 21%
Below Proficient: 26%

74% proficient or advanced · 105 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	53%	21%	18%
Proficient	21%	16%	16%
Developing	24%	24%	23%
Minimal	2%	39%	43%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

43% in English and 55% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2026

43%English · exceeded the standard55%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 306
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In grade 5, 82% met or exceeded the standard in English and 74% in math, against 49% and 37% statewide.grade 5 · spring 2026

82%English · met or exceeded the standard74%Math · met or exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 5: 105
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 410,249 in English and 411,080 in math tested).

Low-income students here (220 tested, grades 5–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 5–8 · spring 2026

76%English · met or exceeded67%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 5–8: 220
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 220 students.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school82%

California49%

Tested: 306 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school82%

Riverside Unified48%

Tested: 306 here · 8,563 in Riverside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 33 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	43%	19%	16%
Proficient	39%	30%	32%
Developing	11%	23%	26%
Minimal	7%	28%	26%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school76%

California37%

Tested: 306 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school76%

Riverside Unified33%

Tested: 306 here · 8,563 in Riverside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 33 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	55%	21%	17%
Proficient	21%	16%	16%
Developing	17%	23%	27%
Minimal	7%	40%	40%

English

grade 5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school82%

California49%

Tested: 105 here · 410,249 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school82%

Riverside Unified45%

Tested: 105 here · 2,814 in Riverside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 33 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	54%	23%	20%
Proficient	28%	26%	25%
Developing	13%	20%	21%
Minimal	5%	31%	34%

Math

grade 5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school74%

California37%

Tested: 105 here · 411,080 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school74%

Riverside Unified34%

Tested: 105 here · 2,815 in Riverside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 33 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Riverside Unified
Advanced	53%	21%	18%
Proficient	21%	16%	16%
Developing	24%	24%	23%
Minimal	2%	39%	43%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202577%308 tested

→

202682%306 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202574%308 tested

→

202676%306 tested

This school

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Grades 6–8 are well above California. Grade 5 are also well above it.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)82%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)76%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 95% in 2017 to 82% in 2026. Math went from 94% in 2017 to 76% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	92% 306 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	92% 306 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	95% 311 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	94% 319 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	95% 315 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	88% 306 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	85% 302 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	86% 310 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	77% 308 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	82% 306 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	88% 306 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	95% 306 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	94% 311 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	94% 319 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	90% 315 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	87% 306 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	83% 302 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	80% 308 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	74% 308 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	76% 306 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure406 students · grades 5–8 · 2025

English+3ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

Math+20ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 3 points above that prediction, and in math 20 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Ask: Math is lower than in 2015 here (88% to 76%), while across California it went from 33% to 37%. How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

91% enrolled in college within 12 months · 55 high-school completers

University of California23 · 42%
California State University6 · 11%
California community college13 · 24%
In-state private4 · 7%
Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 7%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled5 · 9%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

8in 100 at the average Riverside Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

39 of 674 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school6 in 100

at the average Riverside Unified school8 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

1.3%of students were suspended at least once (9 of 678), 2025–26

1.4%at the average Riverside Unified school3.3%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	6	12 of 212
Grades 7–8	7	14 of 208
Grades 9–12	5	13 of 254

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

School-level teacher and staff feedback is not available on this profile yet.

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 5–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

220 tested per subject

English76% / 39%

Math67% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

220 tested per subject

English77% / 39%

Math67% / 25%

White

89 tested per subject

English85% / 62%

Math84% / 50%

Asian

48 tested per subject · grades 5 and 6 and 8

English94% / 74%

Math92% / 69%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 5–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Riverside Unified	vs California
Low-income · 220 tested
English	76%	+3640%	+3739%
Math	67%	+4126%	+4126%
Hispanic or Latino · 220 tested
English	77%	+3542%	+3839%
Math	67%	+4027%	+4225%
White · 89 tested
English	85%	+2164%	+2362%
Math	84%	+3252%	+3450%
Asian · 48 tested · grades 5 and 6 and 8 only
English	94%	+2371%	+2074%
Math	92%	+2468%	+2369%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Riverside Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Riverside STEM Academy in Riverside, 77.4% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11, compared to 42.2% district-wide for those same grades and 40.7% statewide for those same grades. Riverside STEM Academy’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 35.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (68.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (78.2% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 8.3 percentage points: Hispanic students in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 239 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino46%
White23%
Asian18%
Two or more races4%
Black or African American4%
Filipino3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share2%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	46%
White	23%
Asian	18%
Two or more races	4%
Black or African American	4%
Filipino	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About half students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (54%, 356 of 665). California: 63%.

85% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 85.37%: 21.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 24.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Getting in

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stemacademy.riversideunified.org

Location and visiting

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4466 MountVernon Avenue, Riverside 92507

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

Math is lower than in 2015 here (88% to 76%), while across California it went from 33% to 37%. How does the school check what’s working in math?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Call (951) 788-7308 to ask about a visit.

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2026 statewide percentile

Itliong-Vera CruzNew Haven Unified · 1,097 enrolled · 53.5% meal eligibility
50thSolidScope Score 40/100
Paul L. Cato MiddleBakersfield City · 694 enrolled · 53.6% meal eligibility
68thSolidScope Score 48/100
Brown Jr. (Willie L) MiddleSan Francisco Unified · 363 enrolled · 53.4% meal eligibility
77thStrongScope Score 53/100
Academies of the Antelope ValleyAntelope Valley Union High · 677 enrolled · 54.1% meal eligibility
28thDevelopingScope Score 31/100
Hillview MiddleWestside Union Elementary · 1,100 enrolled · 53% meal eligibility
71stSolidScope Score 50/100
John Muir MiddleSan Jose Unified · 722 enrolled · 54.2% meal eligibility
58thSolidScope Score 43/100

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 45.5–61.5% meal eligibility and 333–1,330 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Riverside STEM Academy a good middle school?

Riverside STEM Academy is in the 96th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 78 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Riverside STEM Academy was well above California in English and math: 82% and 76% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Riverside STEM Academy's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 82% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 76% the math standard; 43% and 55% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 306 students were tested in English and 306 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Riverside STEM Academy rank in California?

Riverside STEM Academy is in the 96th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Riverside STEM Academy ranks #82 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2024 G6 → 2026 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Riverside STEM Academy getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Riverside STEM Academy's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 75th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Riverside STEM Academy?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 5.8% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 39 chronically absent of 674 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.3%; 9 unduplicated suspended students of 678 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 6.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.4%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Riverside STEM Academy compare to other schools in Riverside?

Riverside STEM Academy is in the 96th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 665 students. Use the schools in Riverside page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Riverside STEM Academy?

Source records

Explore the data

Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology

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Riverside STEM Academy is ranked #82 statewide · #1 of 3 in Riverside Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	49.0%	17.8%	42%
Met or exceeded	79.2%	40.8%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Above avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	6.4%	17.5%	5%
Suspension rate	1.4%	3.3%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 85 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.8% · index 82 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈75th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 65 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 3.4pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 58 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.3pp lower vs 2025

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 5	105	54%	28%	13%	5%	82%	+34
Grade 6	102	45%	40%	9%	6%	85%	+39
Grade 7	101	46%	32%	14%	9%	77%	+29
Grade 8	103	40%	45%	11%	5%	84%	+37
Grade 11	57	89%	7%	4%	0%	96%	+47

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 5 ELA equal-school mean: 48.1%; n=5715 reporting schools

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4052 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 48.5%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2647 reporting schools

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 49.3%; n=2069 reporting schools

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 5	105	53%	21%	24%	2%	74%	+39
Grade 6	102	63%	24%	11%	3%	86%	+51
Grade 7	101	43%	26%	21%	11%	68%	+33
Grade 8	103	58%	16%	19%	7%	74%	+40
Grade 11	57	56%	32%	9%	4%	88%	+62

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 5 Math equal-school mean: 35.6%; n=5717 reporting schools

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.9%; n=4050 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 35.1%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 33.9%; n=2651 reporting schools

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 25.5%; n=2061 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2025 · Grade 5 · ELA	103	89.3%
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	103	68.9%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	100	74.0%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	105	88.6%
2025 · Grade 11 · ELA	57	100.0%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	103	77.7%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	103	74.8%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	100	61.0%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	105	85.7%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	57	100.0%
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA	101	68.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	105	77.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	103	85.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	102	95.1%
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	54	96.3%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	102	61.8%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	105	72.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	103	81.5%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	100	85.0%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	54	77.8%
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA	102	77.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	101	73.3%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	100	90.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	101	93.1%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	57	100.0%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	102	68.6%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	101	77.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	100	83.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	101	90.1%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	57	91.2%
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA	104	76.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	101	77.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	103	93.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	102	94.1%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	54	100.0%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	104	61.5%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	101	83.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	103	82.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	102	94.1%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	54	96.3%
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA	104	90.4%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	108	94.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	101	96.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	106	93.4%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	50	100.0%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	104	87.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	108	88.0%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	101	85.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	106	98.1%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	50	92.0%
2018 · Grade 5 · ELA	101	93.1%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	107	89.7%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	105	99.0%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	107	94.4%
2018 · Grade 11 · ELA	54	90.7%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	101	93.1%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	107	87.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	105	95.2%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	107	98.1%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	54	83.3%
2017 · Grade 5 · ELA	105	89.5%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	102	94.1%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	107	96.3%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	102	95.1%
2017 · Grade 11 · ELA	40	92.5%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	105	85.7%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	102	88.2%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	107	98.1%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	102	96.1%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	40	90.0%
2016 · Grade 5 · ELA	103	91%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	103	99%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	99	96%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	104	82%
2016 · Grade 11 · ELA	41	100%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math	103	87%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	103	98%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	99	92%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	104	94%
2016 · Grade 11 · Math	41	85%
2015 · Grade 5 · ELA	102	89%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	104	92%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	103	92%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	99	93%
2015 · Grade 5 · Math	102	86%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	104	88%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	103	95%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	99	82%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	265	47%	34%	17%	3%

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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	239	77.4%	+35	+37
Hispanic/Latino	239	78.2%	+34	+37
White	107	87.9%	+22	+25

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Riverside STEM Academy ←	—	7896th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	49.0%	79.2%	−6.7pp	+55 pts	1.4%
California average	—	42School average · no percentile	17.8%	40.8%	+3.0pp	—	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	93/100	99	#12	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 9.3% → 2026 · 5.8% · −3.5pp
Suspension rate2025 · 1.6% → 2026 · 1.3% · −0.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2026 · ELA	468	51.5%	84.0%
2026 · Math	468	54.5%	77.1%
2025 · ELA	468	44.7%	82.7%
2025 · Math	468	53.0%	78.0%
2024 · ELA	465	44.3%	83.2%
2024 · Math	464	49.8%	75.4%
2023 · ELA	461	50.8%	85.5%
2023 · Math	461	57.9%	81.1%
2022 · ELA	464	52.6%	87.1%
2022 · Math	464	61.4%	82.1%
2019 · ELA	469	58.2%	94.2%
2019 · Math	469	64.6%	90.0%
2018 · ELA	474	58.2%	93.7%
2018 · Math	474	67.5%	92.4%
2017 · ELA	456	55.9%	93.6%
2017 · Math	456	69.1%	91.9%
2016 · ELA	450	60%	93%
2016 · Math	450	71%	92%
2015 · ELA	408	46%	92%
2015 · Math	408	63%	88%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	60.3%	92.5%	4.2%	2.8%	+4.6pp
2022	—	—	—	57.2%	87.4%	10.1%	3.6%	+13.9pp
2023	—	—	—	56.1%	84.5%	10.6%	4.3%	+16.3pp
2024	—	—	—	49.0%	82.8%	7.7%	4.3%	+15.3pp
2025	—	—	—	41.9%	75.5%	9.7%	1.7%	+15.3pp
2026	78	96	#82	49.0%	79.2%	6.4%	1.4%	-6.7pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

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— Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	6.3%	6.9%	+0.6pp
Male	1.8%	5.1%	+3.3pp
Asian	4.0%	2.5%	-1.5pp
Black/African American	2.0%	3.8%	+1.8pp
Filipino	0.0%	0.0%	+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	3.9%	8.3%	+4.4pp
Two or More Races	4.5%	6.9%	+2.4pp
White	4.5%	4.6%	+0.1pp
Students with Disabilities	23.1%	10.0%	-13.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	3.7%	8.8%	+5.1pp
All Students	3.8%	5.8%	+2.0pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2017–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	44	38	24	3.89	3.97	3.95
2024	47	36	25	3.82	3.95	3.92
2023	41	37	23	3.96	4.07	4.06
2022	47	37	26	4.00	4.13	4.17
2021	35	30	22	3.81	3.87	3.87
2020	41	32	21	3.77	3.88	3.88
2019	36	24	10	3.71	3.79	3.81
2018	33	27	19	3.83	3.88	3.83
2017	28	21	13	3.74	3.90	3.84

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	30	4	masked
Berkeley	2024	30	3	masked
Berkeley	2023	23	7	5
Berkeley	2022	32	9	4
Berkeley	2021	15	4	masked
Davis	2025	18	7	masked
Davis	2024	17	8	masked
Davis	2023	17	7	3
Davis	2022	13	4	masked
Davis	2021	11	3	masked
Irvine	2025	32	11	4
Irvine	2024	35	8	3
Irvine	2023	30	6	masked
Irvine	2022	35	9	3
Irvine	2021	24	6	masked
Los Angeles	2025	34	masked	masked
Los Angeles	2024	35	5	3
Los Angeles	2023	32	masked	masked
Los Angeles	2022	35	7	4
Los Angeles	2021	22	3	masked
Merced	2025	11	11	masked
Merced	2023	7	7	masked
Merced	2021	8	8	masked
Riverside	2025	35	35	15
Riverside	2024	39	33	13
Riverside	2023	38	30	10
Riverside	2022	41	34	10
Riverside	2021	30	26	16
San Diego	2025	28	3	masked
San Diego	2024	41	7	masked
San Diego	2023	34	6	masked
San Diego	2022	40	12	masked
San Diego	2021	24	8	masked
Santa Barbara	2025	18	4	masked
Santa Barbara	2024	26	6	masked
Santa Barbara	2023	22	10	masked
Santa Barbara	2022	30	10	3
Santa Barbara	2021	15	7	masked
Santa Cruz	2025	10	8	masked
Santa Cruz	2024	17	11	masked
Santa Cruz	2023	15	10	masked
Santa Cruz	2022	17	11	masked
Santa Cruz	2021	6	3	masked
Universitywide	2025	44	38	24
Universitywide	2024	47	36	25
Universitywide	2023	41	37	23
Universitywide	2022	47	37	26
Universitywide	2021	35	30	22

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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.

Advanced coursework — 2023-24 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	10
AP enrollment (male/female)	171
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	offered
Calculus sections	2
Physics sections	2
Chemistry sections	3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	660

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. Participation counts and comparisons use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	23	41.8%
California State University	6	10.9%
California community college	13	23.6%
In-state private	4	7.3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	4	7.3%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0.0%
Not enrolled	5	9.1%

55 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 91% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+3	406	Average	+20	406	Exceptional
English Only	0	278	not categorised	+18	278	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+2	236	Average	+14	236	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+1	217	Average	+12	217	Accelerated
White	+8	82	Accelerated	+24	82	Exceptional
Asian	+9	59	Accelerated	+38	59	Exceptional
English Learner	−2	34	Average	+21	34	Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−3	28	not categorised	+24	28	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	+1	26	Average	+13	26	Accelerated
Two or More Races	+6	19	Accelerated	+32	19	Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

34%

exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 105 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

40%

exceeded standard · 84% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 103 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 103 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

406 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

56th pctile · +3 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

406 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

92nd pctile · +20 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,951 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 39,443 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$26 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 665

Central federal expenditures attributed here$399 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 665

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,502 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.

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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 61%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$13,951 per pupil

2020$12,918 per pupil

2019$13,303 per pupil

2018$12,332 per pupil

2017$11,811 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

13ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92507

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92507
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$75,303
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	31.49%
ZCTA population	64,015
Median age	27.1 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · CRDC 2023-24 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-10-15

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