# Riverside Unified

Riverside Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 47.3%, +2.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 33.2%, +2.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/riverside-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 49 |
| Students | 38,647 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,893 |
| Low-Income Students | 28,305 (74.4%) |
| English Learners | 6,376 (16.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 44.6% | 20,165 |
| 2024 | 45.5% | 19,731 |
| 2025 | 47.3% | 19,732 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.0% | 20,221 |
| 2024 | 31.6% | 19,845 |
| 2025 | 33.2% | 19,773 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 37.5% | 64.4% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | 65.9% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | 67.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 50.4% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | 52.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | 54.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 48.9% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 49.6% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | 51.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.1% | 34.8% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | 35.5% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | 37.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Vickers | Board Clerk | avickers@riversideunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Brent Lee | Board Member | blee@riversideunified.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dale Kinnear | Board Member | dkinnear@riversideunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jesse Tweed | Board Vice President | jtweed@riversideunified.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Noemi Hernandez Alexander | Board President | nalexander@riversideunified.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Riverside STEM Academy | Riverside | 82.7% | 78.0% | 80.3% | -2.8 | -3.1 |
| 2 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary | Riverside | 64.8% | 65.7% | 65.3% | +5.9 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Lake Mathews Elementary | Riverside | 63.0% | 52.6% | 57.8% | +5.7 | -0.2 |
| 4 | John F. Kennedy Elementary | Riverside | 60.8% | 52.6% | 56.7% | +2.4 | +3.1 |
| 5 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle | Riverside | 62.9% | 48.2% | 55.6% | +1.3 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Amelia Earhart Middle | Riverside | 60.1% | 50.4% | 55.3% | +4.3 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Tomas Rivera Elementary | Riverside | 55.5% | 52.6% | 54.1% | -1.6 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Martin Luther King Jr. High | Riverside | 71.7% | 36.1% | 53.9% | -5.6 | -8.7 |
| 9 | Magnolia Elementary | Riverside | 60.1% | 41.5% | 50.8% | +17.6 | +4.9 |
| 10 | Pachappa Elementary | Riverside | 54.3% | 46.1% | 50.2% | +1.0 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Mark Twain Elementary | Riverside | 55.2% | 45.3% | 50.2% | +2.7 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Castle View Elementary | Riverside | 51.9% | 47.5% | 49.7% | +7.0 | +6.6 |
| 13 | Riverside Virtual | Riverside | 53.9% | 42.7% | 48.3% | +8.5 | +17.5 |
| 14 | Polytechnic High | Riverside | 62.0% | 33.7% | 47.8% | -4.6 | +11.5 |
| 15 | REACH Leadership STEAM Academy | Riverside | 49.9% | 38.7% | 44.3% | +3.5 | -1.9 |
| 16 | William Howard Taft Elementary | Riverside | 44.8% | 37.2% | 41.0% | +8.8 | +6.2 |
| 17 | Bryant Elementary | Riverside | 46.6% | 34.3% | 40.5% | +7.3 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Matthew Gage Middle | Riverside | 47.0% | 31.5% | 39.2% | +1.6 | +5.0 |
| 19 | Monroe Elementary | Riverside | 43.4% | 35.1% | 39.2% | +11.1 | +7.2 |
| 20 | Woodcrest Elementary | Riverside | 44.4% | 33.9% | 39.1% | +1.4 | -1.9 |
| 21 | Victoria Elementary | Riverside | 40.3% | 36.2% | 38.3% | +4.7 | +4.6 |
| 22 | Madison Elementary | Riverside | 40.4% | 36.0% | 38.2% | +4.8 | +6.1 |
| 23 | Patricia Beatty Elementary | Riverside | 44.0% | 31.5% | 37.8% | +5.2 | +2.1 |
| 24 | Mountain View Elementary | Riverside | 42.5% | 30.6% | 36.6% | +10.4 | +2.0 |
| 25 | John W. North High | Riverside | 52.8% | 19.5% | 36.2% | +6.1 | +3.0 |
| 26 | Encore High School for the Arts - Riverside | Riverside | 51.0% | 20.4% | 35.7% | -5.2 | -5.9 |
| 27 | Hawthorne Elementary | Riverside | 39.7% | 31.8% | 35.7% | -1.1 | +4.4 |
| 28 | Arlington High | Riverside | 54.9% | 15.7% | 35.3% | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 29 | Alcott Elementary | Riverside | 35.8% | 33.5% | 34.7% | -5.8 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Harrison Elementary | Riverside | 37.4% | 31.3% | 34.4% | +0.2 | -1.3 |
| 31 | Ramona High | Riverside | 52.5% | 15.2% | 33.8% | +1.8 | -1.9 |
| 32 | Adams Elementary | Riverside | 41.2% | 26.3% | 33.8% | +2.2 | -1.9 |
| 33 | Central Middle | Riverside | 42.6% | 20.8% | 31.7% | +6.7 | +0.5 |
| 34 | University Heights Middle | Riverside | 40.8% | 20.4% | 30.6% | +9.2 | +6.8 |
| 35 | Jefferson Elementary | Riverside | 36.9% | 23.3% | 30.1% | +6.4 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sierra Middle | Riverside | 39.3% | 20.4% | 29.8% | +4.6 | -0.5 |
| 37 | Fremont Elementary | Riverside | 35.1% | 23.6% | 29.3% | +3.8 | -2.1 |
| 38 | Jackson Elementary | Riverside | 32.1% | 24.0% | 28.0% | +2.1 | -2.5 |
| 39 | Emerson Elementary | Riverside | 33.1% | 23.0% | 28.0% | +3.4 | +0.5 |
| 40 | Washington Elementary | Riverside | 29.5% | 25.1% | 27.3% | -6.2 | -0.6 |
| 41 | Chemawa Middle | Riverside | 34.7% | 19.1% | 26.9% | -0.5 | +2.4 |
| 42 | Highgrove Elementary | Riverside | 32.9% | 20.9% | 26.9% | +7.3 | +3.4 |
| 43 | Liberty Elementary | Riverside | 26.9% | 23.6% | 25.3% | -6.2 | -0.1 |
| 44 | Summit View Independent Study | Riverside | 40.0% | 10.0% | 25.0% | -5.6 | -9.0 |
| 45 | Longfellow Elementary | Riverside | 27.5% | 18.2% | 22.8% | +0.4 | -3.9 |
| 46 | Harada Elementary | Riverside | 22.8% | 14.4% | 18.6% | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| 47 | Opportunity Program | Riverside | 23.5% | 5.9% | 14.7% | +19.4 | +5.9 |
| 48 | Raincross High (Continuation) | Riverside | 13.8% | 3.5% | 8.6% | +2.1 | +2.8 |
| 49 | Abraham Lincoln Continuation | Riverside | 9.0% | 1.5% | 5.2% | -1.5 | +1.5 |