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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Riverside, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Riverside based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 31.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 28.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 59.1 34.5% 65.1% 11.7% 1.0%
2 Lake Hills Elementary
Alvord Unified
 Riverside 57.2 34.1% 65.3% 9.8% 0.4%
3 Tomas Rivera Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 55.2 27.1% 54.0% 14.2% 1.8%
4 Riverside Virtual
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 53.9 23.1% 48.1% 7.7% 0.0%
5 Mark Twain Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 51.1 25.6% 50.2% 13.7% 2.2%
6 Magnolia Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 49.9 23.1% 50.8% 14.0% 2.1%
7 Castle View Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 49.8 20.0% 49.7% 14.8% 1.3%
8 Lake Mathews Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 49.8 31.2% 57.9% 10.3% 3.5%
9 Pachappa Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 49.2 22.8% 50.2% 18.9% 0.7%
10 John F. Kennedy Elementary
Riverside Unified
 Riverside 48.6 30.1% 57.3% 11.9% 3.7%

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