In Rialto Unified, 3 of 3 public high schools sit at or above the 50th percentile among California high schools we score; 1 of 5 public middle schools does (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).
Elementary · 19 schools
from 10th to 87th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Samuel W. Simpson Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
Georgia F. Morris Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary: 62nd percentile, Solid
A. H. Morgan Elementary: 52nd percentile, Solid
Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
Lida M. Henry Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
J. Calvin Boyd Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
The average elementary school in Rialto Unified had 19 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Rialto Unified score highest?
William G. Jehue Middle is highest, at the 61st percentile.
That’s higher than 61 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Rialto Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average middle school in Rialto Unified had 23 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
High schools
Which high schools in Rialto Unified score highest?
Eisenhower High is highest, at the 59th percentile.
That’s higher than 59 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
Highest in Rialto Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average high school in Rialto Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.
2 high schools not ranked statewide
Alternative schools and continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind.
Where does Rialto Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Rialto Unified spent $21,114 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Rialto Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction59%
Instruction support13%
Student services13%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$178.9 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 77 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 32% of its $551.1 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 256 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
The money is spread out. No action gets more than 11%, and the three largest, Home to School Transportation; Student Device Program; and Teacher Support for Learning and Differentiated Instruction, take 28% between them. The plan itself puts 74% of it toward staff.
Home to School Transportation $18.8 million
Student Device Program $18.6 million
Teacher Support for Learning and Differentiated Instruction $12.3 million
74 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
14 of the plan’s 77 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $10.7 million
Math $11.1 million
Catch-up help $4.8 million
English learners $12.4 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Dual Language Immersion Program Implementation$10.6 million
Literacy and Numeracy Support - Elementary Schools$6.5 million
Credit Recovery for Secondary Students$2.7 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $106.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $95.5 million and estimates it spent $95.6 million, within 1% of the plan.
$95.6 million spent (estimated)$95.5 million planned
What changed
The total is $22.6 million (14%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Student Device Program, which went from $11.7 million to $18.6 million.
Largest cuts
Behavior Support Services−$6.1 million
Family and Foster Youth Support Services−$1.1 million
Music and Arts During the School Day−$830,905
Largest increases
Student Device Program+$6.8 million
Home to School Transportation+$5.7 million
Family Engagement - District Committees+$4.1 million
New in the 2026–27 plan
Social Emotional Learning$801,095
Ask: What did Behavior Support Services pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $6.1 million less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
43%
44%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
24%
25%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 1
23 in 100
22 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 1
3.6%
3.2%
down 0.4 pts
Goals 4 and 5 track named schools and Goals 2 and 3 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Home to School Transportation · $18,803,415
Student Device Program · $18,566,863
Teacher Support for Learning and Differentiated Instruction · $12,272,226
The full plan5 goals, 47 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($178.9 million).
Where does the money go?
54% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Every student will succeed at grade level and graduate high school proficient in literacy and numeracy, while…$96.8 million54% of action budgets
“Every student will succeed at grade level and graduate high school proficient in literacy and numeracy, while being future ready for higher education, career, and life” p. 20 ↗
29 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $90.1 million (+$6.7 million)
Largest funded actions
Student Device Program$18.6 millionaction 1.21 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $17.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Teacher Support for Learning and Differentiated Instruction$12.3 millionaction 1.33 · p. 202 ↗
Dual Language Immersion Program Implementation$10.6 millionaction 1.7 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Music and Arts During the School Day$8.0 millionaction 1.6 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.4 million is state funding counted toward those services
Classroom Support Services$7.4 millionaction 1.25 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
24 more funded actions in this goal
Literacy and Numeracy Support - Elementary Schools · action 1.2 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.3 million is state funding counted toward those services$6.5 million
College / Career Readiness (CCR) · action 1.14 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.4 million is state funding counted toward those services$5.3 million
Behavior Support Services · action 1.26 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4.0 million
Library Media Services · action 1.23 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.7 million
Lower TK-3 Class Size · action 1.29 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.2 million
Credit Recovery for Secondary Students · action 1.16 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.7 million
9-12 Independent Study · action 1.31 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.6 million is state funding counted toward those services$2.3 million
Comprehensive Counseling Program · action 1.24 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.1 million
Multilingual Instructional Support · action 1.11 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.6 million
Diversified Curriculum · action 1.30 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $45,040 is state funding counted toward those services$1.4 million
Data Analysis Platform · action 1.20 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.2 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.4 million
Technology Support Services · action 1.22 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
Literacy and Numeracy - Instructional Support · action 1.1 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $769,800 is state funding counted toward those services$1.1 million
Dual Language Immersion - Targeted Instructional Assistance · action 1.8 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
Dual Language Immersion - Supplemental Materials · action 1.9 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $102,396 is state funding counted toward those services$0.7 million
Adaptive Diagnostic Testing · action 1.19 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $81,284 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
College Entrance and AP Testing · action 1.15 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Math Intervention · action 1.5 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $125,782 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Early College Program · action 1.17 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $151,286 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Milor High Class Size · action 1.32 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Special Services - Transition Services and Curriculum · $65,000 → $55,000 · p. 202 ↗−$10,000
Seal of Biliteracy and Golden State Merit · $2,500 → $18,000 · p. 200 ↗+$15,500
How the plan measures it · 32 measures · 1 quoted
Middle School Drop Out Rate - District % of MS students who dropped out CALPADS Snapshot Report 1.14, 8.1cp. 30 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 ALL 0.33% …
Target for year 3
ALL 0.27% …
31 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2We will ensure all students are provided with access and opportunities to support learning with highly…$44.6 million25% of action budgets
“We will ensure all students are provided with access and opportunities to support learning with highly qualified teachers and professional learning communities that promote a culture of continuous improvement for student achievement” p. 65 ↗
22 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $35.7 million (+$8.8 million)
Largest funded actions
Home to School Transportation$18.8 millionaction 2.22 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.9 million is state funding counted toward those services
Health Clinic and Services$10.2 millionaction 2.18 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $6.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
Teacher Induction - Core Services for Induction Teachers$2.9 millionaction 2.1 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.4 million is state funding counted toward those services
Educational Program Support$2.8 millionaction 2.8 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Support$2.5 millionaction 2.7 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
17 more funded actions in this goal
Emerging Linguist Support Programs · action 2.10 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.4 million
Numeracy Training · action 2.5 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $253,797 is state funding counted toward those services$0.9 million
Culturally Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning · action 2.12 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $419,614 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Social Emotional Learning · action 2.23 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $672,102 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Teacher Induction - Professional Development · action 2.2 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $188,857 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Literacy Training · action 2.4 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $230,494 is state funding counted toward those services$0.6 million
School Site Strategic Planning and Support · action 2.16 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Differentiated Instructional Practices · action 2.21 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $211,603 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
Multilingual Programs Professional Development · action 2.11 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $64,201 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
STEM Training · action 2.15 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Social Emotional Learning Professional Development · action 2.17 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $100,665 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
AP Teacher Professional Development · action 2.14 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $135,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Bilingual Authorization · action 2.9 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $102,396 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Equity and Implicit Bias Training · action 2.13 · p. 203 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $90,080 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
PAR (Peer Assistance Review Program) for Tenured Teachers · action 2.3 · p. 202 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Special Education (Equity and Inclusion) · action 2.19 · p. 204 ↗under $0.1 million
Alternative Curriculum for Alternative Pathways to High School Diploma for Students with Disabilities · action 2.20 · p. 204 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Home to School Transportation+$5.7 million$13.1 million → $18.8 million · p. 204 ↗
Health Clinic and Services+$2.4 million$7.9 million → $10.2 million · p. 204 ↗
Teacher Induction - Core Services for Induction Teachers+$1.0 million$1.9 million → $2.9 million · p. 202 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Educational Program Support · $2.9 million → $2.8 million · p. 203 ↗−$0.1 million
Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Support · $2.9 million → $2.5 million · p. 203 ↗−$0.5 million
Emerging Linguist Support Programs · $1.4 million → $1.4 million · p. 203 ↗−$34,719
Numeracy Training · $318,739 → $851,658 · p. 202 ↗+$532,919
Culturally Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning · $592,802 → $817,088 · p. 203 ↗+$224,286
Social Emotional Learning · $801,095 · p. 204 ↗new or renamed
Teacher Induction - Professional Development · $654,230 → $751,511 · p. 202 ↗+$97,281
Literacy Training · $250,000 → $642,649 · p. 202 ↗+$392,649
School Site Strategic Planning and Support · $718,664 → $462,043 · p. 204 ↗−$256,621
Multilingual Programs Professional Development · $355,472 → $266,320 · p. 203 ↗−$89,152
STEM Training · $250,812 → $210,221 · p. 204 ↗−$40,591
Social Emotional Learning Professional Development · $657,092 → $156,624 · p. 204 ↗−$500,468
AP Teacher Professional Development · $210,149 → $153,492 · p. 204 ↗−$56,657
Bilingual Authorization · $97,299 → $152,396 · p. 203 ↗+$55,097
Equity and Implicit Bias Training · $65,000 → $140,080 · p. 203 ↗+$75,080
PAR (Peer Assistance Review Program) for Tenured Teachers · $51,209 → $53,044 · p. 202 ↗+$1,835
Special Education (Equity and Inclusion) · $124,908 → $27,120 · p. 204 ↗−$97,788
Alternative Curriculum for Alternative Pathways to High School Diploma for Students with Disabilities · $25,000 → $25,000 · p. 204 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 3 measures · 1 quoted
State Summative - CAST % of students who scored Met or Exceeded CAASPP Public Dashboardp. 66 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 ALL 17.75% …
Target for year 3
ALL 26.75% …
2 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3We will create a positive, safe, and engaging learning environment that is student and family centered$36.2 million20% of action budgets
18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $29.7 million (+$6.5 million) · p. 81 ↗
Largest funded actions
Social Emotional Learning / Educational Related Mental Health Services$11.0 millionaction 3.8 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $7.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Engagement of Students in Extracurricular Activities$7.4 millionaction 3.1 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $6.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
Family Engagement - District Committees$5.0 millionaction 3.5 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $457,373 is state funding counted toward those services
Chronic Absenteeism$3.9 millionaction 3.18 · p. 206 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Family and Foster Youth Support Services$1.8 millionaction 3.16 · p. 206 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
13 more funded actions in this goal
Student Services Support for Students and Families · action 3.17 · p. 206 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
Website and Online Presence · action 3.13 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
Multilingual Interpretation Services · action 3.14 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
Intervention and Support Services · action 3.15 · p. 206 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $500,232 is state funding counted toward those services$0.9 million
Family Engagement - Family and Community Engagement Center · action 3.7 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $485,064 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
District Registration Center · action 3.10 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
Wellness Centers · action 3.9 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
Equity and Cultural Community Engagement · action 3.4 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Student and Community Engagement · action 3.3 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
College and Career Centers · action 3.6 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Communication with Families and Community · action 3.12 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Engagement of Students during the School Day · action 3.2 · p. 204 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Rialto Equity Council · action 3.11 · p. 205 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Family Engagement - District Committees+$4.1 million$0.8 million → $5.0 million · p. 205 ↗
Engagement of Students in Extracurricular Activities+$1.9 million$5.5 million → $7.4 million · p. 204 ↗
Family and Foster Youth Support Services−$1.1 million$2.9 million → $1.8 million · p. 206 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Social Emotional Learning / Educational Related Mental Health Services · $10.5 million → $11.0 million · p. 205 ↗+$0.6 million
Chronic Absenteeism · $3.4 million → $3.9 million · p. 206 ↗+$0.5 million
Student Services Support for Students and Families · $0.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 206 ↗+$0.1 million
Website and Online Presence · $837,849 → $984,841 · p. 205 ↗+$146,992
Expulsion Rates % of students who were expelled from school DataQuestp. 84 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 ALL 0.1% …
Target for year 3
ALL 0.08% …
4 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Milor High School will increase its College / Career Indicator (CCI) for all students…$673,134under 1% of action budgets
“By June 30, 2027, Milor High School will increase its College / Career Indicator (CCI) for all students including English Learners, Long-Term English Learners, Hispanic students, Homeless students, Low-Income students, and Students with Disabilities” p. 96 ↗
Targeted Academic Support$394,213action 4.4 · p. 206 ↗
High Quality Professional Development$116,921action 4.3 · p. 206 ↗
Extracurricular Activities Before, During and After the School Day$87,000action 4.2 · p. 206 ↗
Social Emotional Learning Programs$75,000action 4.1 · p. 206 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Targeted Academic Support+$205,730$188,483 → $394,213 · p. 206 ↗
Social Emotional Learning Programs−$75,000$150,000 → $75,000 · p. 206 ↗
Extracurricular Activities Before, During and After the School Day+$27,000$60,000 → $87,000 · p. 206 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
High Quality Professional Development · $121,176 → $116,921 · p. 206 ↗−$4,255
How the plan measures it · 2 measures · 2 quoted
College and Career Indicator - School and Student Group % of students Prepared CA School Dashboardp. 97 ↗
Baseline
2022-2023 ALL 0% …
Target for year 3
ALL 12% …
HS Graduation Rate - School and Student Group % of HS students graduating CA School Dashboardp. 97 ↗
Baseline
2022-23 ALL 80.9% …
Target for year 3
ALL 83.9% …
Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, students at Zupanic Virtual Academy will increase the graduation rate by 15% for all…$687,027under 1% of action budgets
“By June 30, 2027, students at Zupanic Virtual Academy will increase the graduation rate by 15% for all students, including Low Income and Hispanic, the College/Career index by 15% for all students, including English Learners, Low Income, and Hispanic, and decrease the distance from standard in ELA by 20 points for all students, including Low Income and Hispanic, as indicated on the CA School Dashboard” p. 102 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 23,073 students
1Hispanic or Latino87%
2Black or African American8%
3White2%
4Two or more races1%
5Asian<1%
6Filipino<1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
84%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 19,316 of 23,067 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Rialto Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 43% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,442 of 3,332 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
2 schools getting state support, 2025–26
Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary (Targeted support) · Wilmer Amina Carter High (Targeted support)
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Rialto Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Samuel W. Simpson Elementary, 87th percentile (Strong). Middle: William G. Jehue Middle, 61st percentile (Solid). High: Eisenhower High, 59th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Rialto Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Rialto Unified good?
Rialto Unified’s 19 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 87th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 3 Solid, 9 Developing and 6 Needs Support. Rialto Unified’s 5 public middle schools run from the 24th to the 61st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 2 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Rialto Unified’s 3 public high schools run from the 50th to the 59th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 3 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Rialto Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Rialto Unified had 19 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Rialto Unified had 23 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Rialto Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Rialto Unified spend per student?
Rialto Unified spent $21,114 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Rialto Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Rialto Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $178.9 million into 77 funded actions in 5 goals, 32% of its $551.1 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $96.8 million, 54% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Rialto Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.