Riverside STEM Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.9% |
| Met Standard | 33.6% |
| Below Standard | 24.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Riverside STEM Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.9% of students exceeded standard while 33.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 25.6 points above the Riverside Unified district average of 16.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 15.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 103 | 47.6% | 41.8% | 89.3% |
| 6th | 103 | 35.9% | 33.0% | 68.9% |
| 7th | 100 | 25.0% | 49.0% | 74.0% |
| 8th | 105 | 45.7% | 42.9% | 88.6% |
| 11th | 57 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 100.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 103 | 55.3% | 22.3% | 77.7% |
| 6th | 103 | 45.6% | 29.1% | 74.8% |
| 7th | 100 | 35.0% | 26.0% | 61.0% |
| 8th | 105 | 63.8% | 21.9% | 85.7% |
| 11th | 57 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 100.0% |
Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score