How does Wells Middle compare to other middle schools in Riverside?

Wells Middle has a Scope Score of 19.7/100, ranked #1549 among California middle schools. 2% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,503 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wells Middle?

2.4% of students at Wells Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 15.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Wells Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Wells Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Wells Middle?

24.8% of students at Wells Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Wells Middle

Middle School

Alvord Unified RiversideRiverside County92503

📍 10000 Wells Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

783 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 240 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic94.1%

White2.4%

Asian0.9%

Black1.7%

Other0.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wells Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.4%
Met Standard	12.6%
Below Standard	85.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 2.4%

14.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 15.0%

24.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 24.8%

5.5pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 15.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.4%

1.3pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Wells Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.4% of students exceeded standard while 12.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.0 points below the Alvord Unified district average of 10.4%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 7.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 12.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.8%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

2.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

15.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

24.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,503

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	227	2.6%	15.9%	23.8%	57.7%	18.5%
7th	264	2.6%	18.6%	26.9%	51.9%	21.2%
8th	260	3.9%	18.9%	28.5%	48.9%	22.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	227	2.2%	6.6%	21.6%	69.6%	8.8%
7th	265	2.3%	7.2%	26.4%	64.2%	9.4%
8th	260	0.8%	8.8%	17.7%	72.7%	9.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

La Granada Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Wells Middle

19.7# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.